Kirk Watson: “Abdul Henderson was called up as a Marine Reserve to go to Iraq. I am hoping and praying that he was not aboard that…”

“Abdul Henderson was called up as a Marine Reserve to go to Iraq. I am hoping and praying that he was not aboard that helicopter. As soon as I leave these Chambers, I will make a call out to Los Angeles. He is the son of one of my employees. We saw him off. I support and I honor our troops for they are following commands, and I think the most honorable thing we can do is take them out of harm's way. There is no way I can support this resolution because it speaks to a war that I feel is unnecessary and unjustifiable. Even after we succeed in Iraq, is America going to be any safer? Because I remember the President talking about the Axis of Evil, Iran and North Korea. So I pray every day for our troops and their families. And let us do the right thing. Never, ever again should America do a preemptive strike. Why do we not do what we need to do, and that is go after Osama bin Laden, who has been proven to be an effective terrorist. Bring our men and women home, and let us honor them so they can come back to their families. God bless America.”