[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14529-14530]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE SITUATION IN IRAQ

  (Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, last year William F. Buckley, Jr., said if 
he had known in 2002 what he had since learned, he would have opposed 
the war in Iraq. A few weeks ago, he wrote that it is now time for the 
U.S. to get out and leave Iraq to the Iraqis. This is a man who has 
been described as the ``godfather of conservatism.''
  On June 17, Mr. Buckley wrote that opposition to the war was mounting 
and summed up his feelings in this way: ``A respect for the power of 
the United States is engendered by our success in engagements in which 
we take part. A point is reached when tenacity conveys not 
steadfastness of purpose, but misapplication of pride. It can't 
reasonably be disputed that if in the year ahead the situation in Iraq 
continues about as it has done in the past year, we will have suffered 
more than another 500 soldiers killed. Where there had been skepticism 
about our venture, there will be contempt.''
  We should heed these words of this very respected conservative 
leader. The American people do not want this war to continue for 
another 10 or 12 years, or even another 5 or 6 more years.

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