Brian Jones: “Like my colleagues in the House, I was home for the last 2 weeks on our Easter break. It continues to amaze me why we in…”

“Like my colleagues in the House, I was home for the last 2 weeks on our Easter break. It continues to amaze me why we in Congress do not listen to the American people. I represent the Third Congressional District of North Carolina--the home of Camp Lejeune Marine Base, Cherry Point Marine Air Station, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and over 60,000 retired veterans. Not one person has said to me that we need to stay in Afghanistan. I'm not exaggerating, Mr. Speaker. Everyone I saw and had a conversation with, when the issue of Afghanistan came up, said, Get out. Get out now. That's why I wanted to be on the floor today, because the administration keeps saying, Well, in 2014, in 2014. Yesterday, when driving back to D.C., I was listening to C SPAN, and I heard an interview with Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey. I have a lot of respect for both men, but it was kind of vague when Secretary Panetta said to the reporter who asked him our plans for 2014, Well, you know, we're hoping that we can train the Afghans to stabilize their own country. Mr. Speaker, I say this respectfully: That's an iffy proposition at best. In a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, only 30 percent of the American people say the war has been worth fighting. The citizens of this country are tired of sending their loved ones to die for a country we have not been able to change in a decade.…”