[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 COLLABORATION ON THE AFTERMATH OF IRAQ

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I do not believe it is 
important at this time to restate a position that many of us took in 
this Nation in opposition to the attack against Iraq: preemptive, 
unilateral, and without a constitutional vote of this Congress.
  We have long since said that we stand united behind the United States 
military, but it is clear that our policies now in the aftermath are 
failing, with the insurgents going against our troops in high numbers, 
with the loss of life increasing and now the political delay because 
those in Iraq want direct and prompt election. In addition, it is 
important not to cover up the wash out, the white out, the words of Mr. 
Kay, finding no weapons of mass destruction.
  Today, I ask for a serious and collaborative effort with the United 
Nations who, of course, this government has approached, our NATO allies 
and Mideast allies to deal with the aftermath of Iraq.
  Secondarily, I ask for a full and open hearing by all committees of 
jurisdiction on the issue of the lack of finding of weapons of mass 
destruction. I do that because that is the basis upon which 
representations were made to the United States and the people for which 
we entered into Iraq. It is imperative that these hearings are open and 
free for the public to hear, for the national security, to ensure the 
security of our homeland and the security of our troops and the 
security of all those around the world.

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