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Albert Russell Wynn: “One of the age-old realities of politics is that old men sit in judgment and send young men off to war, some to die.…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2003
One of the age-old realities of politics is that old men sit in judgment and send young men off to war, some to die. Today we have young men and women fighting in the Gulf, fighting for our country. As with many of my colleagues, I have reservations, I have disagreements, I have questions. But I think at this moment in time, it is important that we put aside those questions, disagreements and questions, if you will, about how we got to this point, to unify behind these young men and women and let them know that they have our full support, because we indeed are sending them off to fight and perhaps die. So this evening, despite those reservations I may have, I am going to support this resolution. I hope my colleagues will do so as well and present to the world a united front of America, 100 percent behind our young men and women in harm's way. God bless these young men and women, and God bless America.
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Albert Russell Wynn
Maryland
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Addressing support for U.S. troops fighting in the Gulf during a resolution debate.

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