[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               FOCUS ON WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN IRAQ

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, democracy dealt terrorism another major blow 
last week with the defeat of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the mastermind 
behind countless brutal acts of terror.
  This was a crucial victory for Iraq's new democracy, and major 
setback for the terrorists who seek to destroy that democracy.
  Mr. Speaker, we all know the sacrifices our military has made to 
ensure our freedoms and our safety. They fought bravely and served 
honorably. That is why I cannot understand why some members of the 
press and some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle put a 
negative spin on our military's accomplishments.
  These folks need to focus on the great progress we are making and 
stop listening to liberal newspaper editorial columns. Last week's 
silencing of al Qaeda's top leader in Iraq should silence their false 
views on the war on terror.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to close with a quote by an Army major 
serving his third tour in Iraq. ``For every vividly portrayed suicide 
bombing, there are hundreds of thousands of people living quiet, if 
often uncertain, lives. For every depressing story of unrest and 
instability, there is an untold story of potential and hope. The 
impression of Iraq as an unfathomable quagmire is false and dangerously 
misleading.''

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