[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              WINNABLE WAR

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I give thanks that we serve in a Chamber 
where we can champion differences of opinion. Yet I rise really more in 
sorrow than in anger to see the headline in today's Roll Call 
newspaper, the senior Member from the other side of the aisle now calls 
our war effort in Iraq ``unwinnable.''
  Mr. Speaker, our troops in uniform do not wear their political 
registrations on their sleeves. They are Americans representing all 
over America. I would caution those even as I embrace the right to 
dissent. I would caution those who choose to blame America first even 
in the wake of the challenges we see now with the abuses that are being 
found out and the people are going to be punished and punished and 
brought to justice from our side.
  I would caution those who would paint with a broad brush every member 
of our military. I would caution those who would attempt now for 
political reasons to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It is not 
becoming this Nation. It does not well serve our men and women in 
uniform. And even as I defend the right to dissent, I disagree in the 
strongest possible terms with those who attempt to politicize this 
conflict and, in essence, place in jeopardy our men and women in 
uniform.

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