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Phil Gingrey: there is no question that I am sure there were no Eagle Scouts. When we are dealing with an international terrorist, a…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
there is no question that I am sure there were no Eagle Scouts. When we are dealing with an international terrorist, a brutal, rogue dictator like Saddam Hussein and the terrorists associated with him, the only thing they understand is an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. And it is like our military leaders have said many times in testifying before Congress, before committees, before the Committee on Armed Services, if the die-hards insist, they are going to die hard, and we have given it to them. I commend the President for that, and I think this world is a safer place because of it. It is not over, and we do not need to be thinking about an exit strategy until it is over. Our men and women deserve better than that. Many of them have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and they deserve a victory, and we shall have a victory.
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Phil Gingrey
Georgia

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Discussing military strategy and support for the President's actions in Iraq.

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