[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18037-18038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              UNITY AND RESOLVE WILL WIN THE WAR ON TERROR

  (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, Osama bin Laden himself has 
stated that victory for the extremists in Iraq will mean America's 
defeat and disgrace forever.
  The terrorists clearly see Iraq has the central front in the global 
war on terror.
  On Monday evening, the fifth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 and 
the

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beginning of the war on terror, the President clearly stated the 
importance of success in Afghanistan and Iraq and winning that war. He 
understands the resolve that we need to meet the significant challenges 
faced by our Nation.
  And what is the response of the Democratic leadership? To attack the 
President for even mentioning Iraq as a part of the war on terror. They 
seek, once again, to distract and divide America to score cheap 
political points.
  For whatever reason, they do not take the terrorists at their word 
with regard to Iraq, or they do not care because they see a political 
benefit in undermining U.S. efforts.
  The Democrats must understand that America must be united. We must 
have the resolve to defeat the terrorists in the heart of their power 
so we do not have to fight them on our own streets.
  One has to wonder if the Democratic leadership cares as much about 
winning the war on terror as they do about winning the election in 
November.

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