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House Proceeding on Feb 15th, 2007 :: 2:01:03 to 2:05:49
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W. Todd Akin

2:00:24 to 2:01:03( Edit History Discussion )

W. Todd Akin: security of its own people as they continue to use our troops to eliminate their adversaries rather than sitting down and negotiating with them to share power and oil revenue. after the

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:01:03 to 2:01:28( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: election the president said he heard the concerns of the american people and he promised a new plan for victory, but what he has proposed a merely a continuation of the same failed policy,

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:01:03 to 2:05:49( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Charles A. Gonzalez

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:01:28 to 2:01:52( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: sending 20,000 more american troops to iraq will do nothing to further the cause of victory. it will only prolong the agony. our mission in iraq remains dependent on a viable iraqi government

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:01:52 to 2:02:22( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: with both the ability and the will to confront the extremists that are tearing that country apart. the malaki government has demonstrated neither the ability nor the will to take the action

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:02:22 to 2:02:54( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: necessary to bring an end to the sectarian bloodshed. the members of his government at the highest levels and malaki's strongest supporters are using their office to aid the insurgents and directionly

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:02:54 to 2:03:24( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: involved in the sectarian violence gripping and destroying iraq and killing our troops. at a time when we should be doing everything we can to promote diplomacy in the middle east, our attention

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:03:24 to 2:03:46( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: and resources have instead been focused on a civil war in iraq which threatens to envelope the surrounding nations and further inflame the region. the effect on this open-ended conflict cannot

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:03:46 to 2:04:13( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: be overstated. we have zero, zero active duty or reserve brigades in the united states that are combat ready. one quarter of our troops deployed in iraq are national guard and reserves. our

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:04:13 to 2:04:40( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: guard units are stretched so thin, 30% of their essential equipment remains. these yupets are the ones we depend on in cation of domestic emergency. by further extending our commitment in iraq we are

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:04:40 to 2:05:20( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: compromising our safety here at home. in my home state of nevada winter of our guardsmen have served in iraq and with this surge they will face the possibility of further tours and extended

Charles A. Gonzalez

2:05:20 to 2:05:49( Edit History Discussion )

Charles A. Gonzalez: time away from their families. i commend our troops for their bravery in carrying out their mission. they have not let us down. we have let them down. we cannot ask them to continue their sacrifice.

Tim Walberg

2:05:49 to 2:06:19( Edit History Discussion )

Tim Walberg: i remain opposed to a fixed timetable for the withdrawal of u.s. troops from iraq and i realize the grave consequences we face if our mission fails. but that does not mean that i will give

Tim Walberg

2:05:49 to 2:09:58( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Tim Walberg

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