If the facts don't support your voting record, then just make up new facts. That's what Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Citizens Council) did in the House of Representatives on Monday night. From the Congressional Record...The al Qaeda terrorist network that we are fighting in Iraq today is the very same network that brought down those two buildings in New York. They are the very same network that sent a plane crashing into the Pentagon. And they are the very same al Qaeda that had a plane headed toward Washington, DC, which undoubtedly was headed towards the Capitol Building.
We are still fighting al Qaeda, and I appreciate people like Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus who are fighting that war as capably as they know how. Al Qaeda must be defeated, Mr. Speaker. And our best opportunity, our greatest chance to defeat al Qaeda today is to be successful in Iraq. That’s what I would urge my colleagues to support, and I believe that is what the American people want us to do. I thank my friend for calling this Special Order.
Never mind that Al-Qaeda in Iraq was formed in 2005, some two years after the war began and some four years after 9/11. And never mind that two-thirds of Americans are convinced that the U.S. presence in Iraq is creating terrorism or, at the very least, has no effect on terrorism. And never mind that 60 percent of the country (a new high) wants a concrete deadline for operations in Iraq.
But hey, whatever helps you sleep at night.
The original post includes hyperlinks to info backing Will up at WillBardwell.com
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