Randy Neugebauer: “It is very humbling, and as we sat and participated with those Iraqi women and talked about, you know, how they began to…”

“It is very humbling, and as we sat and participated with those Iraqi women and talked about, you know, how they began to participate in this democracy and whether it is at the local level or at the state level or at the parliament, but the commitment and the courage that they had already shown. I think, as you have heard this story before if you have been to the theater, about the fact that the insurgents are now targeting the Iraqi people because they realize what is going on over there, that the Iraqi people have a hunger for this new gift that we have given them. So they are targeting these recruiting stations where some people were killed maybe the day before, and the very next day there will be long lines of young Iraqi men and women coming forth to serve. It is very encouraging. I want the American people to know that they can be very proud of their soldiers. I want to thank Chairman Hunter for arranging this Special Order Hour tonight as well as all of my colleagues who are taking the time tonight to honor our troops and show support for the brave Iraqi people. Two and a half years ago, the United States military and its allies embarked on a difficult, yet noble mission: Rid the world of a murderous, lying, and unpredictable dictator and, by doing so, allow the people who had lived for so long under the shadow of totalitarianism to experience the light of freedom. Our troops and the Iraqi people have risen to each challenge in front of them.…”