Barbara Boxer: “I believe all of America now knows there was no plan for Iraq following the stunning military victory. There was no plan…”

“I believe all of America now knows there was no plan for Iraq following the stunning military victory. There was no plan for after that military victory, and we are paying a heavy price. I have come to this floor and eulogized those being lost. There is no plan for Iraq. By the way, that was pointed out not only by Democrats such as Senator Kerry, Senator Biden, and Senator Dodd, who sit on the Foreign Relations Committee, but also by Senators Lugar, Chafee, and Hagel, who also sit on that committee. There was no plan. I am asking my friend, as we look at the disastrous factual statistics on this economy, whether he believes there really was a plan as to how we were going to continue the Clinton administration record on job creation, stem the loss of manufacturing jobs, and stem the loss of outsourcing jobs, which, shockingly, people in this administration say is good for our economy. Was there a plan? Was there a plan to make sure that health care premiums would be affordable for our people? Was there a plan to lower prescription drug prices for our people through importation? Was there a plan for gas prices? My God. My friend put up a chart--$1.81 average. People in California would be thrilled at $1.92 a gallon. We are looking at $2.30, $2.40, $2.20, $2.50 a gallon.”