[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18559]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        GUERILLA WARFARE IN IRAQ

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, since President 
Bush declared the end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003, our 
brave servicemen and women have continued to die in Iraq at a rate of 
one per day. Let us look at the figures: 412 wounded, 86 killed. And 
still the administration continues to downplay the gravity of this 
situation.
  Our troops are facing insurgents who are clearly using guerrilla 
techniques and tactics; and even the new CENTCOM commander yesterday 
admitted that, in his opinion, this is a classic guerrilla-type war.
  So why is it that the Secretary of Defense and the President are 
refusing to characterize it as such? We are starting down a slippery 
slope into another long, drawn-out guerrilla conflict, once again.
  We need to find a viable solution fast. It is imperative that we give 
our troops all of the resources that they need to get the job done and 
confront the enemy, and we must continue to urge NATO to provide 
emergency assistance. We must bring our troops home as quickly as 
possible.

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