Joe Pitts: “we learned this week that there are credible reports that Saddam Hussein has been holding an American Navy pilot for the…”

“we learned this week that there are credible reports that Saddam Hussein has been holding an American Navy pilot for the last 10 years. Lieutenant Commander Scott Speicher was shot down over Iraq during the Gulf War, and he has never been accounted for. Now, intelligence sources are saying Saddam Hussein captured him and has been holding him prisoner ever since. Mr. Speaker, we know that Saddam Hussein does not follow the rules of peace or war. The world knows that he is a tyrant who murders his own people, and we know that he has repeatedly invaded his neighbors. Now it seems he may be secretly imprisoning an American officer. To be clear, we do not know yet if this is true, but if it is, Saddam Hussein needs to return our pilot to us immediately. If he does not, the Government of Iraq will have to pay the consequences, and I do not need to point out that those consequences will be severe.”