Wayne Allard: “I rise to speak under morning business that we set aside to salute our troops in Iraq. Initially, the plan that was put…”

“I rise to speak under morning business that we set aside to salute our troops in Iraq. Initially, the plan that was put together by the military leadership was criticized, but today it is heralded as one of the great military strategies put together and will probably go down in the annals of military strategy. A number of individuals throughout the country are writing comments about our troops in Iraq. I have an article written by Rick Atkinson, Washington Post Foreign Service, Thursday, April 3, 2003. It reads: An enthusiastic welcome for U.S. forces in Najaf turned jubilant today, as several thousand Iraqis braved sporadic firefights for what one Special Forces officer described as 'the Macy's Day parade,' applauding a U.S. patrol that pushed close to a religious shrine at the center of the city. Four days after encircling Najaf, the 101st Airborne Division tightened the occupation today.”