[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         BRING OUR TROOPS HOME

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, two reports from today's New York Times 
which prove why we need to continue to move in the direction of 
bringing our troops home from Iraq: The first, a new classified 
assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency says Iraq may prove to be 
an even more effective training ground for Islamic extremists than 
Afghanistan was in al Qaeda's early days, because it is serving as a 
real-world laboratory for urban combat. The report goes on to say that 
officials have said Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and other countries would 
soon have to contend with militants who leave Iraq equipped with 
considerable experience and training.
  The next report says the following: that Iraqi rebels are refining 
bomb skills and pushing the G.I. toll even higher. Improvised explosive 
devices are now sufficiently sophisticated to destroy armored Humvees. 
That means our soldiers are more vulnerable and that casualty rates 
will go higher than ever.
  It is time to bring our troops home. Support House Joint Resolution 
55, a bipartisan bill to bring our troops home.

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