[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, our servicemen and -women are 
winning the war on terror. Yesterday, U.S. and coalition forces 
arrested al Qaeda's third highest ranking member.
  Two years ago, the world saw the statues of Saddam Hussein come 
tumbling down as Iraqis celebrated their first taste of freedom in over 
a generation. Look at the progress Members may not have read about in 
the newspapers: 8.5 million Iraqis defied terrorists and voted in a 
historic election that was fair, transparent, and democratic. Iraq's 
National Assembly recently named the country's first democratically 
elected President in more than 50 years, and Iraqi security forces now 
number over 150,000 protecting their nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe our President said it best. Before coalition 
forces arrived, Iraq was ruled by a dictatorship that murdered its own 
citizens, threatened its neighbors, and defied the world. And now 
because we acted, Iraq's government is no longer a threat to the world 
or its own people. Today, the Iraqi people are taking charge of their 
own destiny.
  I rise to recognize the Iraqi people who have made such great strides 
and to thank our servicemen and -women who risk their lives every day 
to protect our freedom.

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