Bill Delahunt

In 1988 in Halabja, and he murdered somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 Iraqi Kurds, and we were silent then when we should have imposed the sanctions and insisted that he be brought to trial. So that is the full story. That is the full…

The reality is, he did have chemical weapons; and as Secretary Powell indicated today, they knew he had chemical weapons when they launched Desert Storm in the first Gulf War and our soldiers were prepared; but, of course, he did not use…

Has the Attorney General responded? Has he identified those officials that were responsible?

To point out two other facts, the initial approach to Saddam Hussein in 1983 at the direction of President Reagan was done by a special envoy.

And none to come. Remember that conference in Madrid? That was all about loans. Our allies are loaning, expecting the money back; but American taxpayers, we give it away. We give it away in this body. That is what we do. We just shove it…

Back about a week ago in the Miami Herald this is what the CIA said in response to a question posed by the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie). They said in the Miami Herald, in a commentary on the President's State of the Union…

I was unaware of that. But maybe he had done his reading in terms of American history and our fight and our struggle to secure one vote for every person regardless of color, religion, ethnicity, whatever; something that we as Americans are…

They still cannot find the weapons of mass destruction. And, by the way, I do not know if the American people are aware of this, but it has cost and will cost the American taxpayer simply to look, to secure the experts, secure the…

I am aware of the gentleman's expertise in terms of issues involving national security. I do not know whether the gentleman had an opportunity to read just recently the fact that we are now, for the next 6 months, under the benchmark in…

This is the same Richard Perle, my friend, who was the former chair but then resigned because of concerns about conflict of interest.

And, Mr. Speaker, who happened to be a decorated hero, a military hero; someone who fought for his country with great bravery and valor. That is the kind of individual that my colleague is talking about.

Twenty-six people died today in Turkey, the victims of an act of terrorism. Some 400 were wounded. In the northern part of Iraq, not in the so-called Sunni Triangle, 12 died as a result of acts of terrorism in northern Iraq. We are in a…

We never finished the job in Afghanistan. They never put up a sign that said mission accomplished for Afghanistan.

What is happening here is competition is being precluded by this bill and huge amounts of dollars, tens of billions of dollars, are being given to the pharmaceutical industry. That is what this bill is about.

I met with families of Reservists and National Guard, military that are serving in Iraq currently. They have been trained as a transportation unit. They are now serving in a different role that exposes them to great danger. They are using…

But here we are, we have suffered, and let us be very candid and frank: We have suffered a loss of prestige all over the world. One only has to turn to nightly news shows. Leading the news now are the preparations in Great Britain for the…

When they come home, to honor them and to respect them and provide them with adequate health care coverage, and they are not receiving it now. Let me suggest, those that speak of patriotism and indulge in rhetoric about America, they are…

One mother went out and bought a Kevlar body armor piece for $900. I would think that anyone hearing us tonight is just simply incredulous that this is the case, and then had to pay, had to pay to have it shipped through the post office…

I think the most egregious aspect of this war supplemental submission is the fact that American veterans have been left out. Not only are deductibles being raised, not only are co-payments being insisted upon for prescription drugs, but…

But what has gone unremarked during the course of this debate is that the American taxpayer has already, through our government, negotiated a loan to the government of Turkey for $8.5 billion. That is not part of this supplemental. Now, we…

$230 million. So again, I do not think that we are going to realistically expect that a figure of $10 billion, which has been circulated about, is realistic. And I cannot agree with the gentleman more. Not only have we carried the burden…

I do believe, however, that one of the gravest mistakes that was made during the course of the 1980s right up until 1990 was this unholy, if you will, relationship that was formed with Saddam Hussein. As the gentleman knows, it is the…

If he is unaware, he should know that the European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, has already made its commitment. Now, obviously, individual countries will be asked to come and contribute. But does the…

Nobody is helping us. American taxpayers, American military, American veterans, American education, American health, we are making sacrifices and we are doing it alone, without anybody, because of poor planning and going into a war under…

What I found particularly unsettling when the discussion of the donors' conference in Madrid was being reviewed by various pundits was that it was written that the European Union's contribution and the figures now are projecting a $100…