Brian Jones: “Today I had the privilege and honor to visit Walter Reed Hospital to say thank you to our wounded from Afghanistan and…”

“Today I had the privilege and honor to visit Walter Reed Hospital to say thank you to our wounded from Afghanistan and Iraq, and I saw those who have lost both arms and legs. It's just so sad to go there. That brings me today to the floor to thank the chairman of the Armed Services Appropriations Committee, C.W. ``Bill'' Young, who has come out and said it's time to bring our troops home from Afghanistan, and I quote: I think we should remove ourselves from Afghanistan as quickly as we can. Mr. Speaker, that brings me to a couple of comments. I called a former commandant of the Marine Corps 3 years ago and asked him to advise me on Afghanistan, and he has, and he has been very loyal. I want to read his comments: I am more convinced than ever that we need to get out of Afghanistan. When our ``friends'' turn out to be our ``enemy,'' it is time to pull the plug. We are now nothing more than a recruiting poster for every malcontent in the Middle East. We need to wake up. I would say to the Speaker, I would say to the leadership of the Republican Party, join us in bringing our troops home in the year 2013. No more should die for a lost cause like Afghanistan. ____________________”