Bill Delahunt: “I know we have been joined by several of our colleagues, Congresswoman Waters and Congressman Van Hollen, and of course…”

“I know we have been joined by several of our colleagues, Congresswoman Waters and Congressman Van Hollen, and of course I see Mr. McDermott over there also. And I know Mr. Van Hollen has expended a considerable amount of time and effort in becoming conversant, an expert, if you will, with what is occurring in Afghanistan. But before I yield to either him or to Maxine Waters, let us just take a look at USA Today. {time} 2100 This is dated June 20 of 2006, more than 4 years after we invaded Afghanistan. The headline reads: ``Revived Taliban Waging Full-Blown Insurgency.'' I know that all of us who are interested in this particular issue can tell you that what is happening in Afghanistan today is very dangerous for stability, for the very fragile, extremely fragile democracy; that Afghanistan has become a narco-state that is providing 90 percent of the world's heroin. What have we wrought with this policy?”