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From the Judiciary Committee:
Ms. Pelosi. How is this war in Iraq helping us fight the war on terrorism, the real war on terrorism, Afghanistan? General Mullen says we don't have enough troops to go there with the commitment in Iraq.How is this impacting our readiness, our capability to protect the American people wherever our interests are threatened? Admiral Mullen says we don't have any troops on the shelf to meet those needs.
The Cost of the War in Iraq to Our Economy
Next week, General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will testify before Congress about the Iraq war. As many media reports have made apparent, the intention of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker next week is simply to announce a continuation of the current strategy -- the decision to maintain at least 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq indefinitely was made weeks ago.
"We are here today to observe the 40th anniversary of the day an assassin murdered a great man, but failed to silence a prophet of peace--Reverend Martin Luther King Jr."Dr. King possessed a voice of hope so powerful that it shook and shattered walls of oppression and lifted the spirits of the downtrodden and denied.
"Today, 40 years after his death, we pause from our work in the People's House to honor this great American, whose message of peace, love, and hope continues to ring throughout the world.