[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE CASE FOR BEING IN IRAQ

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, public opinion polls show shrinking support 
for the war in Iraq. No doubt the nonstop media coverage questioning 
President Bush's motives for going to war have contributed greatly to 
these poll numbers.
  But where is the coverage of the progress being made in Iraq? A 
recent 230-page Pentagon report analyzing thousands of Iraqi documents 
and interviews with officials from Saddam Hussein's regime is extremely 
enlightening.
  The report shows Saddam's well-established support of terrorist 
activities dating back to 1994. This includes the establishment of 
terror training camps within Iraq's borders, and one document shows 
Saddam's son, Uday, coordinating a martyrdom operation called Blessed 
July aimed at targets in the West.
  Russian President Putin has publicly stated that Russian Special 
Services had received information that Saddam's officials were 
preparing attacks on the U.S., and he reported this to the U.S.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time the American people hear more about the facts 
that supported our decision to go to war. We must maintain our resolve 
to fight extremist terrorists, and we must finish the job in Iraq.

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