Cord Byrd

Absolutely. The American people are entitled to know that. They are going to pay the bill.

The distinguished Senator speaks of our forces being deployed in various and sundry continents, countries, and climes. Are these guardsmen and reservists whom the Senator is talking about?

I am talking about our distinguished Secretary of Defense and the way he handles us children on the Armed Services Committee.

We are talking about the additional costs, the incremental costs, and how much it costs this country to wage war in Iraq per month. Additional costs are almost $1 billion a day for Iraq.

What I am trying to do is make it possible for these men and women who are in the Guard and Reserve units to return home to their children, their families, their wives, their mothers, their fathers, their jobs, their communities…

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…

I am afraid our guards men and women will have to serve a long time. Many of them have already been serving a long time, in their estimation. They will have to serve a much longer time if they wait the appointment of the commission and…

That is right. What the Senator has been quoting isn't included either. They don't include the cost of the war.

Is the Senator aware of any complaints from his National Guard in Alaska or other Reserve units there that they are being held longer than the 180 days and being redeployed for a longer period?

I am trying to get some predictability worked into the equation. That is the reason I have offered this amendment. I am getting these letters from the men and women from West Virginia who are in Iraq. They want to come home. They think…

my thanks to the senior Senator from Illinois who has added his voice and his vote in support of his conscience on this matter.

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