House Proceeding 04-05-06 on Apr 5th, 2006 :: 1:17:16 to 1:21:59
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Speech By: James L. Oberstar

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James L. Oberstar: decision. it took it away from defense and gave it to state department. state department had a better sense of how to help this government, not how to fight the war. the war is still being

1:17:16 to 1:17:32( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: fought by our troops. we started to train their police, border patrol and army and they have become very competent. what i then saw in 2005 were three elections in iraq. i was there for the

1:17:16 to 1:21:59( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Gil Gutknecht

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Gil Gutknecht: first one. i remember asking if i could stick my finger in the ink jar and this kuwaiti member said, no, you are not an iraqi. that gave me a chill. she didn't say i wasn't a kuwaiti. excuse

1:17:47 to 1:18:01( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: me. she didn't say i wasn't a kurd. she said i wasn't an iraqi. then what i saw was another election, after creating a government that was elected, creating a constitution and ratifying this

1:18:01 to 1:18:18( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: constitution, this constitution was ratified with 79% favoring it. then they proceeded to elect a government in the end of last year -- i can tell you why it was a success, the press didn't

1:18:18 to 1:18:33( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: talk about it. 76% voted of 100%. in other words, of all adults, not the 2/3 that bothered to register. not 76% of 2/3, 76% of all adults. now we 'sseen a very dicey moment. -- now we've

1:18:33 to 1:18:47( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: seen a very dicey moment. the sunni insurgents are playing their trump card, not the last straw, but their trump card and may succeed if the shiia's give in to sectarian violence. we are trying to

1:18:47 to 1:19:00( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: make them understand they are the majority and they can run this country. don't allow the sunni insurgents to get them to do the stupidest thing, to give into the violence, to give into

1:19:00 to 1:19:16( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: a civil war and fail. we are going to leaf iraq when the iraqis ask us to leave or when they give up. if they give up to the sectarian violence we will move our troops from harm's way and

1:19:16 to 1:19:28( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: take them out. i have met such brave men and women. one iraqi man, after the election he lost his two sons, his security had been taken away because he had gone to israel. he came to visit

1:19:28 to 1:19:41( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: me later in 2005 and i said, you can't go back. you are a marked man. you are a dead man walking. he looked at me with some surprise and said, i have to go back. my country needs me. which is to introduce

1:19:41 to 1:19:55( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: one point i would love to make. when i ask iraqis what their biggest fear is, it is not the bombing. their biggest fear is that you will leave us. you will give us a taste of democracy

1:19:55 to 1:20:09( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: and you will leave us. let me conclude by saying this, that very man who went back to iraq is now an elected member of the assembly. he is a very brave man and he is typical of the iraqis who are

1:20:09 to 1:20:29( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: grasping very hard to have a democracy and to have a better future. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kildee from michigan. ms. kaptur from ohio.

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Gil Gutknecht: mr. conyers from michigan. mr. levin from michigan, ms. kilpatrick from michigan, mr. owens from kentucky, mr. mcdermott from washington. mr. emanuel from illinois, mr. cummings from maryland. under the

1:20:44 to 1:20:56( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2005, the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mrs. blackburn: thank you,

1:20:56 to 1:21:14( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: mr. speaker. you know it is budget week here in the u.s. house of representatives and sometimes we will hear people say, oh, no. i just dread it when we get around to talking about budget.

1:21:14 to 1:21:29( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: then we will hear others say i love to really tackle this budget issue. i love looking at where we spend our money. and i kind of appreciate that attitude because we are the stewards of the

1:21:29 to 1:21:44( Edit History Discussion )

Gil Gutknecht: taxpayers' money and it is our responsibility to be a good steward and diligent in the work we are going do as we work on this budget. and decide what should the priorities of our government be.

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Gil Gutknecht: what should be our concerns? where should we be looking for ways to achieve a savings? and over the past several months, actually, over the past three years we've come to the floor regularly to

1:21:59 to 1:22:12( Edit History Discussion )

Collin C. Peterson: talk about waste, fraud and abuse and find ways and point out ways and to continue to seek ways that we can achieve a savings for the american people. and from time to time over the past

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Speech By: Collin C. Peterson