I enjoyed listening to the last speaker tell us of his war exploits. I never tire of hearing them, and I find them quite fascinating. But I am bewildered. I do not quite understand why someone who wants to praise the military does not understand that getting rid of Saddam Hussein and trying to secure Iraq is a conquest by our military, an achievement, and that is why they are first in the four things this resolution does. And why he would want to detract from that accomplishment, that military achievement, is something that I am bewildered by.
Henry Hyde: “I enjoyed listening to the last speaker tell us of his war exploits. I never tire of hearing them, and I find them quite…”
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Discussing military achievements related to the Iraq War during a resolution debate.
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