Brian Jones: “Last Saturday, I had the privilege to speak to well over 200 retirees. Many of the retirees are veterans of our previous…”

“Last Saturday, I had the privilege to speak to well over 200 retirees. Many of the retirees are veterans of our previous wars for this country. They wanted me to be there with them to discuss sequestration, their benefits, and what do I think is going to happen, which I could not honestly tell them. And none of us really seem to know until we get back after the election in November. But, Mr. Speaker, when I spoke to this group of retirees, I took this poster down, and I had it on a stand like this one. It says: ``Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban.'' And I told these veterans that it was time to get our troops out of Afghanistan. It was time to stop sending money to a corrupt leader named Karzai and time to bring the troops home and spend the money here in America on our own people and guarantee the benefits for our veterans, which they have earned. Mr. Speaker, I got a strong applause from those people, who have served this Nation, and their spouses. This took place in Jacksonville, North Carolina, which is in my district. The Camp LeJeune Marine base is in my district. And many of these in attendance served in the Marine Corps, the Navy, a few in the Air Force. And they agree with me, it is time to stop spending money, digging a hole that has no end to it, known as Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, in a critique on this book, ``Funding the Enemy,'' I read one of the most candid behind-the-scenes examples of war reportage.…”