Watson Coleman: “as I stand on the floor of the Senate, it is crystal clear that the reign of the dictator of Iraq is quickly coming to…”

“as I stand on the floor of the Senate, it is crystal clear that the reign of the dictator of Iraq is quickly coming to an end. In fact, he may already have fallen as a result of yesterday's bombings. There is no question that his death grip around the throats of the Iraqi people is being lifted; his fingers pried by American, British, and other coalition forces at places such as Basra, Mosul, and Baghdad. But the freedom of Iraq has come at a loss, a loss of American, British, and Iraqi lives. I mourn the death of each and every one of our sons and daughters, folks who volunteered to stand in harm's way for freedom and liberties we wish for all people. They are sons and daughters of a great American revolution that never ends. The cause of freedom and liberty never ends. We see pictures every day of uncommon valor, the soldiers who rescued a young Jessica Lynch from her captors, the young men and women who dashed hundreds of miles from Iraq to the borders of Baghdad to liberate the people of that oppressed nation, or the soldiers--and there was one scene I watched on the news of three soldiers with a reporter. They had enough juice in a cell phone to make one call. One of the soldier's wives was pregnant, but instead of calling their families, they chose to call the parents of a fallen comrade to see how his mom and dad were doing. There are dozens of pictures of American soldiers comforting the people of Iraq, bringing them food and offering them compassion.”