Democrats Refuse to See Progress in Iraq

DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO SEE PROGRESS IN IRAQ -- (House of Representatives - November 18, 2005)

(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about something that Democrats lately seem incapable of speaking about, and that is the progress that is being made in Iraq.

As of late last month, 210,400 Iraqi security forces have been trained and equipped. Thirty-six Army battalions and three combat support battalions are leading the fight in their areas, a 71 percent increase since March. More than 50,800 Iraqi police have completed the basic training course.

And, adding to that, the progress of the Iraqi people towards democracy has been tremendous. They are now holding free elections instead of the fake ones that Saddam Hussein forced on them for many years.

Yet, I do not hear many Democrats speak of this progress. All they talk about is how we are in a ``quagmire'' and that the war has been a ``grotesque mistake.''

Our men and women are not only fighting terrorists over in Iraq, but they are also setting up roads and schools. But Democrats would rather have us cut and run and, in the process, undo all the good work that has been done.

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