[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                DEFUSING THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the President is going to talk to the 
congressional leaders about Iraq. It is his way of trying to defuse the 
will of the American people. He is going to talk about his vision for a 
military victory in Iraq. He is going to talk about his military 
escalation and how well it is working.
  He is not going to talk about the bombing in the Green Zone last 
week, or the fact that about 3 hours ago there were 127 Iraqis killed 
by a suicide bomber. And it is only early morning. There is plenty of 
time left in this day.
  The President will say there are good days and there are bad days. In 
truth, there are only bad days, and worse days in Iraq.
  The only thing worth talking about is protecting our soldiers by 
getting them out of the Iraq quagmire. That is the only discussion 
worth having, because setting a timetable is the only way to protect 
and defend the U.S. soldiers he keeps sending into harm's way.
  Don't give him an inch, Mr. Speaker. Bring our troops home.

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