[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WE MUST FINISH OUR MISSION IN IRAQ

  (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, last month, Ayman 
Zawahiri, al Qaeda's number two leader, said that the terrorist mission 
was to ``expel the Americans from Iraq.'' Yesterday, this statement was 
echoed when Democratic Congressman John Murtha called for U.S. troops 
to be withdrawn from Iraq.
  Instead of proposing winning solutions for the Global War on 
Terrorism, some Democrats are throwing up their hands and waving the 
white flag of surrender. As our brave men and women in uniform continue 
to protect our country, Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, and other Democrats 
should have learned from last week's mass murders in Jordan that we 
face a global enemy, following the bus bombings in London and New 
Delhi.
  As a 31-year veteran and the father of a son who served in Iraq, I 
know our troops and brave Iraqi patriots are making tremendous progress 
protecting American families. Americans recognize we will face the 
terrorists on the streets of Iraq or we will face them again in 
America.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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