Harry Reid: “The Senator served in Congress, as I did, when the previous war occurred in Iraq, which was more than a decade ago. Does…”

“The Senator served in Congress, as I did, when the previous war occurred in Iraq, which was more than a decade ago. Does the Senator recall--and these numbers may not be exactly accurate, but they are close--that the first President Bush reached out and, prior to the conflict beginning, there were commitments from various countries to give billions and billions of dollars to help fight the war in Iraq-- billions of dollars? And is the Senator also aware that in addition to giving billions of dollars to help with the conflict, other countries were supplying tens of thousands of troops and airplanes? Now, I have pretty reliable sources that say the only country really supplying troops is Great Britain. All of the other countries are saying they support the war, but most of those are in the category of Turkey. They are supporting the war if, in fact, they get certain economic benefits. So, in short, is the Senator aware that in the previous conflict there were large sums of money that would be given to help the U.S. fight that war, and large numbers of troops that were being sent to the front lines to help the United States troops fight that war? Is the Senator aware that, in fact, basically other than Great Britain, this is our war and nobody is helping?”