[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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           SPY AGENCIES SAY IRAQ WAR WORSENS TERRORISM THREAT

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, the headlines in the New York Times says it 
all, ``Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat.''
  The top secret terrorism document was completed in April, after 
receiving final approval from all 16 national intelligence departments. 
The report concludes that rather than being in retreat, Islamic 
radicalism has spread across the globe. According to an American 
intelligence official, the report says that the Iraq war has made the 
overall terrorism problem worse and attacks continue to increase, with 
2,700 soldiers killed and 17,000 injured.
  And yet, over the last month President Bush told the American people 
that our Nations and its allies are safer than they ever were.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the President to be honest with the 
American public. He needs to tell the truth, and we need to make sure 
that those folks that are preparing to vote in November don't believe 
all of these lies and scare tactics being used by the Republican Party.

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