Phil Gingrey: “last week was an important one for the United States and the world when Iraq once again became a sovereign nation. I…”

“last week was an important one for the United States and the world when Iraq once again became a sovereign nation. I found the transition of power to the Iraqi people to be very appropriate, timely and encouraging. I believe it was very telling when President Bush in his own hand wrote, ``Let freedom reign,'' just moments after receiving the notice of the transfer of power to the new Iraqi Government. As American citizens, we should be proud that the United States has aided the Iraqi people in their effort to live free of Saddam Hussein's terror. Through democracy, Iraq and the world can achieve peace and prosperity. When the Iraqi embassy raised their flag in Washington, D.C., for the first time in recent memory, it was a symbolic gesture for all of those in the free world to say, ``Let freedom reign.''”