[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26262]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        DEMOCRAT OBSTRUCTIONISM

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Democrats and President 
Bush have consistently and truthfully said that Saddam Hussein was a 
threat to our country. In the 2002 war debate, Senator Hillary Clinton 
said, ``If left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continued to increase 
his capability to wage biological and chemical warfare.'' Liberal 
Democrat Nancy Pelosi declared, ``Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical 
and biological weapons.'' Howard Dean vowed, ``There is no question 
that Saddam Hussein is a threat to the United States and our allies.''
  However, since losing the 2004 election, Democrats have developed a 
disturbing case of obstructionism and now falsely claim that President 
Bush exaggerated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein. Why would 
Democrats go from agreeing with President Bush in supporting our 
mission in Iraq to slandering our Commander in Chief and questioning 
our troops' efforts? Politics, pure and simple politics.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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