[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        WAIT FOR PETRAEUS REPORT

  (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, we are all anticipating the report David 
Petraeus will bring us in mid-September. But between now and then, 
there is hard work, dangerous work, and important work that has to be 
done.
  For Members on the other side of the aisle to begin to anticipate 
what David may say to us and to plan political spinning of that is 
irresponsible.
  Mr. Speaker, that is the ``ready, fire, aim'' approach to taking a 
position. That works well in a target-rich environment like the Alamo 
or Little Bighorn, but it is unworthy of Members of this body.
  Let's don't anticipate what David might say. Let's don't undermine 
that work that is going on in Iraq. Let's take the responsible position 
and listen to what he has to say before we try to spin it.

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