Cliff Stearns: “I do not think we should forget the amazing deeds that our troops are doing every day. Major combat has ended, and there…”

“I do not think we should forget the amazing deeds that our troops are doing every day. Major combat has ended, and there are still terrorists at work in the country, but a powerful tyrannical regime has fallen, and, of course, it will take time and concerted efforts before democracy can grow from the ash and rubble of 35 years of Saddam Hussein. Far from the headlines about the United States' military mission in Iraq, American GIs are daily making contributions to help mend Iraq both from the ravages of combat, but also from a decade of neglect, as I say, under Saddam Hussein. From the rebuilding of the hospitals to the delivery of school supplies and care packages, our troops have personally organized over 5,000 different humanitarian projects while, also, at the same time, trying to secure the security for Iraq. Slowly but surely change is coming to the people of Iraq, and it is the United States who is delivering that change, and someday, I believe, the world will realize this.”