Pete Domenici: “I only have a minute. I want you to take a trip with me. I want you to take a trip to Iraq. The first thing we are going…”

“I only have a minute. I want you to take a trip with me. I want you to take a trip to Iraq. The first thing we are going to do is walk up to a soldier. His name is Joe Chavis. We are going to say: Hi, Joe, how are you? I see that tank of yours. It needs repairing. Hey, Joe, that electric line isn't working and those kids don't have any electricity. Which do you think we ought to do: Fix your tank or fix the electricity? Sergeant Chavis says: Fix the electricity, Senator. I walked down the road a little bit and I saw another soldier, a woman who was there in military uniform. I said: Ma'am, I understand that you don't have the vests that you need to protect yourself. But I also noticed over there a schoolhouse is broken down and it needs fixing. I said: What do you need most? She said: Fix the schoolhouse. I did that five times. Every time the soldier said: Fix whatever it is, give them whatever it is and wait on me. I can wait. I think you should all understand that is what is going on. If we don't do that, they will be there forever. That is why they are saying, fix the other things and don't worry so much about us.”