[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23257-23258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       JUSTICE FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN

  (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, the war on terror is slow going. In Iraq, 
suicide bombers and terrorists continue to spread fear across the Sunni 
provinces in the center of the country. Many of our soldiers have made 
the ultimate sacrifice. Some folks here at home wonder where the war is 
going.
  It is important to step back and look at the big picture. Just this 
week, millions of Iraqis have once again exercised the right to vote, a 
right denied them for decades. And yesterday, the Tyrant of Baghdad was 
brought to trial.
  Two things we take for granted here at home: the right to choose our 
own government and the guarantee of real justice in a court of law. 
Saddam Hussein is at long last standing trial for his crimes against 
humanity. The chickens are coming home to roost for those who have 
painted the past with

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blood, and the people of Iraq with their ink-stained fingers are 
creating a new tomorrow according to popular will.
  No matter how difficult life remains in Baghdad and the Anbar 
Province, the future is now full of hope.
  Mr. Speaker, we are the good guys in this war. We are helping create 
a better world. God bless our troops and the citizens of the new Iraq.

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