[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10808]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Today is the fourth anniversary of the President of the 
United States announcing ``Mission Accomplished.'' It is also the day 
of the publication of a book called ``The Life and Times of Warren 
Zevon,'' a biography of a dear friend of mine who was a late, great 
singer/song writer. I wanted to address both topics, and I think I can 
do it together.
  Four years ago, when the President announced ``Mission 
Accomplished,'' he was right if he was talking about Saddam Hussein's 
government being toppled; but otherwise, he was wrong and he has been 
channeling Warren Zevon who said, ``I'm caught between a rock and a 
hard place. Send lawyers, guns, and money. The Shiites have hit the 
fan.''
  Warren Zevon, requiescat in pace. Mr. President, please sign the bill 
the Congress has given you to end this war, to end the occupation, and 
to bring our troops home.

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