[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           SITUATION IN IRAQ

  (Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, the situation in Iraq is more 
deadly than ever before. During July and August, 6,600 Iraqi civilians 
were murdered by death squads, militias, and insurgents.
  Today, it was reported that there are 23 armed and violent militias 
in Iraq, some with direct connections to the Iraqi Government officials 
and ministries. And we now know our own U.S. intelligence agencies are 
reporting that the Iraq war is fueling global terrorism, making America 
less safe. After nearly 3\1/2\ years of the war in Iraq, nearly 2,700 
American lives lost, our own independent government agencies are saying 
the incompetence of the Bush administration's Iraq policy is 
radicalizing and inspiring the creation of terrorists around the world.
  Democrats are focused on fighting the war on terror, not creating 
terrorists. Democrats are focused on keeping America secure and 
bringing our troops home from Iraq safe and soon.

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