On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I join my friend from California who just spoke, and my friend from Massachusetts who spoke before him, Mr. Garamendi and Mr. McGovern. I joined in that meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Davis. He is a very brave man. In fact, if any of my colleagues would like to read the article in The New York Times on Monday, the title is: ``In Afghan War, Officer Becomes a Whistle-Blower,'' with a subtitle of ``A Solo Campaign to Tell the Truth.'' And as my two friends who have just spoken said, the truth does matter. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ spoke the truth, and it's time that we in Congress demand the truth on this war in Afghanistan. I think Colonel Davis is doing this country a tremendous favor by trying to say: Congress, ask the right questions. Stop listening to those who keep telling you that training the Afghan soldiers and the Afghan to be policemen is going well. I'm on the Armed Services Committee, and I've been hearing that for 10 years. You can teach a monkey to ride a bicycle sooner than 10 years. How many more young men and women have to give their legs and their arms? Last week, I had a Marine general in my office and a Navy admiral. After we talked about the issues impacting eastern North Carolina where we have three bases, we got into this war on Afghanistan.…
