Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, in the face of insurgencies in Fallujah and other hot spots in Iraq, what is it that keeps our soldiers fighting for freedom and democracy? In addition to the trials of war, our soldiers in Iraq wake up with the same problems every other American has. Their lives at home did not stop when they received their orders to ship out. They are mothers and fathers. They have elderly parents to care for. They have bills to pay and college educations to worry about for their children. These soldiers are concerned about how their children are doing in school. They wonder what the score of the last Little League game was, and they question whether they can make that car payment, just like many of us. Only they do all this halfway around the world in a combat zone. And yet day after day, month after month, our service members wake up, put on their uniform, and they diligently do their duty. Every day they make this sacrifice, knowing they are risking their lives to protect our freedoms and spread democracy. The reason they do this is because they know they are building a safer Iraq and, simply put, a safer Iraq means a safer America for their families. Ask these soldiers what they look forward to the most and what keeps them steadfast, and they will tell us it is news from home.”