Bill Delahunt: “Just show it. I hope that those that are watching can see the cover. Except I would expand on the title, ``Energy…”

“Just show it. I hope that those that are watching can see the cover. Except I would expand on the title, ``Energy Plan.'' I would add a dash, and I would add the words ``A Blueprint to Win the War Against Terrorism,'' because therein, in that plan, lies the secret, and it shouldn't be a secret, because I think it is obvious to many of us, that if we can adopt an energy plan, no longer will we find ourselves hostage to governments and societies that disagree with our values. And that is the case now. Six years into this administration, and gas has gone from $1.40 a gallon at the pump to now it is over $3. The Middle East is destabilizing. But the reality is, and we spoke about this, myself and some other colleagues earlier, today we are losing the war on terror. At least that is the opinion of people, including the American people, in 34 countries out of 35 where a poll commissioned by the BBC was taken. Just recently, a bipartisan group of experts in foreign policy and national security concluded that we are losing the war on terror. Now, in the previous hour my good friend from Iowa made the observation, why should we care whether people like us or not? Why should we care? Because, again, if you take a look other polls, and not just, by the way, in the Middle East, but on every continent, the image of the United States is poor. We are reviled. As the GAO said, anti- American sentiment is broadening and deepening. Yet my friend from Iowa says, why should we care?…”