Kendrick Meek: “I can tell you, Mr. Delahunt, and with Mr. Ryan being here, as we are both members of the Armed Services Committee, of…”

“I can tell you, Mr. Delahunt, and with Mr. Ryan being here, as we are both members of the Armed Services Committee, of course there hasn't been a hearing. Mr. Delahunt, if I may, I just want to top shelf my rubber stamp again. It would be going against the philosophy of the rubber-stamp Republican majority to have such a hearing because, A, it would be embarrassing for the administration, and at the same time, embarrassing for this Congress. Things have gotten so out of control to the point to where there is not a great discussion on new members of the coalition. Have you heard that recently, that we have new countries that are coming to the coalition in the war in Iraq? No. They are not. The only new members of the coalition in the war in Iraq are U.S. contractors that are there because they are the second largest force there. I think Mr. Ryan, when he pointed out this article that was in the Washington Post on Sunday by Karen DeYoung, I mean, there is a lot here, Mr. Speaker, even in the New York Times and even on television and even by active generals that are in the military now and those that are retired that are saying we need help, we need leadership.”