John Drake: “As the gentlewoman was speaking, I thought I need to make sure that you know that just a few weeks ago in Washington…”

“As the gentlewoman was speaking, I thought I need to make sure that you know that just a few weeks ago in Washington, the Speaker of the Iraq National Assembly came and spoke to people who were able to attend that meeting, and it was exactly like the gentlewoman said. He kept saying to us, there is no other option. And that is exactly what you have said to us and you have said this is where we are; this is what we have done. We may go back a step, but we go forward two or three more. We honor those who have served and died, thereby remembering that there is no other option. We can only move forward. You also said very clearly who would have ever thought there would be a Constitution in Iraq; who would have ever thought there would be a National Assembly in Iraq. It is a huge success story. I think it is a miracle. I thank the gentlewoman for being here and sharing this with us. Next, I would like to call on our friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Carter).”