Iraq (2004) | The United States Is Successfully Establishing Order in Iraq

It has been less than a month since the end of [2003] combat operations in Iraq and already the glass-half-empty crowd is portraying America as having won the war but losing the peace. I had the opportunity to visit Baghdad over the [2003] Memorial Day weekend with several of my House colleagues and witnessed American ingenuity and Iraqi determination firsthand.

The war eliminated a grave national security threat, deposed an evil dictator and liberated millions of people from oppression. Today [ June 4, 2003], basic services throughout the country are being restored, a new...

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