February 21, 2007
A Word from Zach Wamp
Failure is not an option in Iraq
The “War on Terror” is the worst-named war in the history of our country. We need clarity as to who we are fighting. We are at war with Islamic jihadists whose goal is to expand the caliphate from
For the first 1,350 years we were not involved in this conflict. But just over 40 years ago, a man named Qutb, the Wahhabi leader and a radical, came to America, was educated, went back home, and indoctrinated a man named bin Laden that Western liberalism and freedom equaled apostasy or ungodliness. He indoctrinated Sunni radicals that our way of life must be stopped. That is when we were brought into this conflict.
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We were not in
One, we have better intelligence than we have ever had before. Two, they don't want to see us united like we were after September 11. Our enemies love the dissent and the division. They do not want to see us come together again, because when we do, we are the best in the world.
Iraqi troops are standing up now and progress is being made. Iraqi battalions now exceed the 75 percent measurement on participation. Additional
There are two tracks to be taken. One is troop strength and security. The other is diplomacy, which will break out in the region. We will see dialogue at every level.
Majority Leader Hoyer and I believe most, if not everyone, in Congress have good intentions. But if there is to be a funding cut, more Americans will die, and the sacrifices to date will be lost. We must do better, but this problem will not go away if we leave
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