[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING AND SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS IN IRAQ

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of our brave military men and women fighting for our freedom 
here at home and to take the yoke of oppression off the Iraqi people.
  I also want to thank the military families and let them know that 
these soldiers are doing the best job in the world.
  Madam Speaker, there are some awful stories out there. Iraqis were 
shown on TV voicing support for Saddam Hussein. When asked why they 
were doing that, they replied that they were afraid if they did not 
show support for Saddam and he did win, then he would remember them as 
enemies, and he would kill or torture their family members. That is 
just wrong.
  Now our servicemen and women are implementing a precise military plan 
that will put an end to Saddam Hussein's reign of terror and his 
ruthless regime forever. We in the Congress are going to do all in our 
power to make sure that our troops remain the best trained and equipped 
in the world and are paid as veterans. To the brave men and women in 
uniform, I thank you and we salute you.

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