Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, everyone in this Chamber needs to support this important funding package. The President made it very clear when he articulated his plan to fight the war on terror. In no uncertain terms he declared that Iraq is now the central front in this war. The job is only half done, though. Terrorists still roam the globe and threats still exist. If we leave Iraq now, we essentially allow the country to become a terror magnet, a flypaper that attracts terrorists from all over the world to its vast deserts and its countless caves. Iraq will become their home base as they wage their war against freedom, their war against civilization. Mr. Speaker, to vote against this funding package and the goals it seeks to achieve would be to vote in favor of terror and against America's homeland security. It is that critical. This package will provide the funds necessary to establish a working society in Iraq. A government that is run by free Iraqis is a government that provides hope to her people. A free government responds to the wishes and desires of those whom it governs. People who live under a responsive and fair government have no need for terrorism. They do not experience the desperation and destitution that so often are the precursors to a life dedicated to terror. So, Mr. Speaker, a free Iraq keeps terror out of that country and, therefore, out of ours.”