[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRESS NEEDS TO SIT UP AND LISTEN

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, Cindy Sheehan and hundreds of 
thousands of opponents of the war in Iraq marched here in Washington, 
DC. The massive outpouring of public demonstration against the war is 
reflected in national polls showing America's growing dissatisfaction 
with the President's Iraqi policy.
  In the spring of 2003, the President pushed our Nation into a war in 
Iraq. The decision was not based on proven terrorist threat or WMDs, 
but President Bush's private agenda.
  Two years ago, the American people had spent over $250 billion in 
Iraq. What do we have to show for it? Not much except for the growing 
insurgency, close to 2,000 American deaths, and untold innocent Iraqi 
lives.
  Mr. Speaker, President Bush's adventure in Iraq has been an abysmal 
failure. People such as Cindy Sheehan, who have made a mother's 
ultimate sacrifice, are speaking out. The President will not listen, 
but it is time for Congress to sit up and listen.

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