James Traficant: “Over 6,300 Americans are now dead since our last debate. President Bush has shown wisdom in calling up 50,000…”

“Over 6,300 Americans are now dead since our last debate. President Bush has shown wisdom in calling up 50,000 reservists. If we need more, tell me what is more important than the national security of the United States nor the charge that we have here in Congress. I am a former sheriff. Sheriffs and police chiefs do not fight wars. Border patrols and customs do not fight wars. They are a great help. All this business about traffic and deploying troops is an absolute lie. We, in fact, through legislation create the training for a specific mechanism of military combat to terrorism. We do not know who our enemy is, but I know this: on September 11 there was one other unusual headline. China signed a cooperative agreement economically with the Taliban government, and today there was another headline, that China is testing super missiles. If not now, when? If not this, what? We cannot guard all these borders. We give the chance to make sure that there is adequate training; that we support our President; that there is a strong aviation presence; and that if there are to be troops deployed, they are deployed as former-President Bush did with his task force that worked successfully. Yes, there were some setbacks, but never has America been more threatened. Let me ask this question of Congress. How do we defend our home if our back door and our front door is unlocked? It is unlocked. That is not offending customs.”