[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     FREEDOM AND SECURITY, NOT POLITICS, WILL BRING OUR TROOPS HOME

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend and just now 
on the floor, we have seen leading Democrats spin themselves into the 
ground when reports came out that the general in charge of operations 
was making plans to lower the number of American troops in Iraq.
  Democrats seem more interested in who gets the political credit for 
the troops coming home than allowing themselves to achieve their 
mission. They see bogeymen around every corner.
  In fact, the Senator from my home State of Michigan said that he 
knows the administration intends to withdraw troops in advance of the 
election simply for political gain.
  Well, if they actually believe that the President is going to bring 
the troops home, why all these resolutions calling for a timetable for 
a withdrawal? Do they fear a withdrawal that happens due to the heroism 
of our troops and not Democratic political maneuvering?
  The policy which has been backed by both Houses of Congress is that, 
as the Iraqis are increasingly able to stand up and provide for their 
own security, our forces will be able to stand down and return home 
with their mission accomplished.
  Arbitrary timelines and calls for immediate withdrawal are nothing 
more than political posturing that will not change conditions on the 
ground.
  God bless our troops.

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