List of Peter DeFazio Quotes

Second, The Resolution Contains The Blatantly False Assertion That Negotiating A Timeline For Bringing U.s. Troops Home With The Iraqi Government Undermines U.s. National Security. Such A Statement Shows A Misunderstanding Of The Enemy We Face In Iraq.

Nor Should The U.s. Military Be Forced To Remain In Iraq Essentially As An Army For One Side Of A Civil War.

But They Are Not Going To Take On Big Oil Because Big Oil Is Very Generous At Campaign Time, And This Is All About The Elections. They Want To Pretend That They Are Doing Something Meaningful.

The Crude Oil Market, Unlike Every Other Commodity In America, Is Virtually Unregulated.

To The Contrary, I Believe The U.s. Military Has Already Done All That Has Been Asked Of Them. Saddam Hussein Is On Trial. The Threat From Alleged Weapons Of Mass Destruction Programs In Iraq Has Been Neutralized.

The U.s. Must Renounce Any U.s. Interest In Constructing Permanent U.s. Military Bases In Iraq.

There Is No Free Market In Oil.

The U.s. Cannot Impose Freedom, Security, And Unity In Iraq By Force.

The U.s. Cannot Force Sunnis, Shias, And Kurds To Make Peace Or To Act For The Common Good. They Have Been In Conflict For 1,400 Years.

The Training And Equipping Of Iraqi Security Forces Should Be Accelerated.

Similarly, Establishing A Firm Timeline For Bringing Our Troops Home Could Accelerate The Development Of Iraqi Security Forces And Deepen Their Commitment To Defending Their Own Country And Their Own Government.

Saddam Hussein Was A Brutal Tyrant. I Am Glad He Is Now On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity. But, Opposition To A Dictator Is Not The Measure I Use When Deciding Whether To Send Our Men And Women In Uniform Off To War And Possible Death.