Cord Byrd: “They are entitled to know. They are employed and they are entitled to…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2003

They are entitled to know. They are employed and they are entitled to have their expectations met. Here we are with our men and women in Iraq. They are there like sitting ducks. It is like a shooting gallery. They are in an area I am sure we would find very difficult to live in. We will be talking more about reasons why they were told they were going and about the problems with certain intelligence that had an impression, I am sure, a persuasive impression on some of the Members of Congress who voted to give this President the power to send our men and women into harm's way, but we will save that for another day.

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Cord Byrd

Florida

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the situation of U.S. troops in Iraq and the intelligence that led to their deployment.

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Cord Byrd: “They are entitled to know. They are employed and they are entitled to have their expectations met. Here we are with our…”

Editor's note · Context