Norman D. Dicks: “Again, we heard the same thing, and again I want to say my own personal thanks to all those who have served in the…”

“Again, we heard the same thing, and again I want to say my own personal thanks to all those who have served in the military operation. I had a chance to go over right before the war with the chairman and then with the gentleman from Illinois (Speaker Hastert) and to go again to see the success of the military operation, but again, I want to emphasize, we have got to continue to work on this security issue, to help protect the young men and women. Many of us have been to the various hospitals to see the wounded. It makes one's heart break that we did not have some of the equipment necessary at the right time to protect them. Now, we have put the money in the budget. We have beaten on the Defense Department to get it out there, and I think they are doing a much better job, but this was a very revealing trip, and I think we are doing the right thing, but we have got to continue to stay with it, bring in our international allies and get this job done, and if we do it right, it could be a great success.”