[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15788]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN THE WAR ON TERROR

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, we have made great progress in the war on 
terror. Three years ago, in Afghanistan, al Qaeda was training and 
sending out thousands of terrorists. Pakistan had a significant al 
Qaeda presence. Saudi Arabia was a major area of support for al Qaeda. 
In Iraq, a sworn enemy of America was in power. Nuclear weapons 
technology was being sold to countries like Iran, North Korea, and 
Libya. For years, terrorists attacked the U.S. with relative impunity.
  Three years later, because of the leadership of George Bush, in 
Afghanistan the terror camps are closed, Osama bin Laden is hiding in 
caves. Pakistani forces are rounding up terrorists on their border. 
Saudi Arabia is working closely with the U.S. to root out al Qaeda. In 
Iraq, our coalition removed a declared enemy of the United States. And 
we have ended one of the most dangerous sources of nuclear 
proliferation.
  Today, because America has acted and we have led, the forces of 
terror and tyranny have suffered defeat after defeat, and America and 
the world are safer.

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