James Barrett: “we have talked about facts and figures tonight. We have talked about whether we have got the right number of forces and…”

“we have talked about facts and figures tonight. We have talked about whether we have got the right number of forces and how much money we are spending. But we can talk about facts and figures all the time. This is more than that. This is about faces. This is about faces in the fight on global terror. This is about the faces of leaders like Maliki and Karzai, guys that are worried whether the United States is going to keep its pledge and its word to be with them to the bitter end. This is about the faces of citizens who want to raise their families, who want to live and worship in a country that is free, where they can walk down the street without the fear of being blown up. This is about the faces of families who are concerned about whether we are going to do everything we need to do to make sure our soldiers, sailors and airmen have everything they need in this fight. This is about the faces of the enemy, cold blooded murderers with red eyes who have only one mission in life, death or victory. And this is about the faces of soldiers, dirty, tired, hungry, scared sometimes, but soldiers with a resolute mission, a mission of victory. Mr. Speaker, every day I thank God that we have men and women worldwide willing to do something bigger than any of us here today, willing to fight for freedom and justice and to keep America safe and strong.”