Johnny Isakson: “I am honored to join Senator Chambliss of Georgia in paying tribute to Ed and Mary Ettel, my neighbors, as a matter of…”

“I am honored to join Senator Chambliss of Georgia in paying tribute to Ed and Mary Ettel, my neighbors, as a matter of fact, in East Cobb County, Marietta, Georgia. I live about a mile and a half from their home, and my son and daughter-in-law attend Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, where they are active members, a great church with a great minister, Randy Mickler, who does such a good job inspiring his congregation to do so many good things. Ed and Mary do a tremendous service to our men and women in harm's way. I add my praise of them to the praise of Senator Chambliss. I thank them for the example they set and the blessing they are to our soldiers. I too want to talk for a second about Iraq, about the war in Iraq, and refresh some memories. Twice this year on the floor of this Senate, once before Memorial Day and once before the August break, we had heated 1-week-long debates of whether the United States of America should declare that we have lost and should leave Iraq. In fact, earlier this year, one Member of this body actually declared the war was lost. Well, as Senator Chambliss has acknowledged, things have turned in Iraq. And they have turned because of the sacrifice of our young men and women fighting in harm's way. They have turned because of the determination of a President who understands the threat of terrorism around the world, and the agents of terror, and those who would harbor terrorists. Iraq is turning.”