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Welcoming Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki to Washington

Date: July 26, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs


WELCOMING IRAQI PRIME MINISTER AL-MALIKI TO WASHINGTON -- (Extensions of Remarks - July 26, 2006)

SPEECH OF HON. JOE WILSON OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006

* Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, just 3 1/2 years ago, Iraq was controlled by a brutal dictator who killed an average of 300 people a day. Iraq has now been liberated, and a fledgling democracy has taken root. The Iraqi people--in the face of terrorist threats--turned out in droves to ratify a constitution and elect their representatives. Today, this Congress and the American people have heard from the democratically elected leader of Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

* I am grateful for the Prime Minister's address, as I appreciate his message of hope and progress. The training of Iraqi Security Forces is advancing rapidly. The parliamentary cabinet has been completed. Iraq has become a civil society.

* Having visited Iraq six times, I have witnessed firsthand the progress being made. While there is still a long road ahead, the United States will continue to stand with the Iraqi people which protects American families. We will together make Iraq the graveyard of terrorists.

* In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11th.

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