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“THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS GETTING WORSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7738 on Sept. 29, 2004.
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THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS GETTING WORSE
(Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, today the Washington Post quotes a former CIA official who said, ``People at the CIA are mad at the policy in Iraq because it's a disaster . . . The best we can hope for is a failed state hobbling along.'' But this view is widely shared in every branch of government. The State Department official warning to travelers from September 17, ``Iraq . . . remains very dangerous.''
An army officer recently back from Iraq said, ``It is getting worse .
. . They have infiltrators conducting attacks in the Green Zone. That was not the case a year ago.'' A National Intelligence Estimate from July said that among the three possible scenarios for Iraq, the best case was merely ``tenuous stability.'' A study by Kroll Security International shows that the number of daily attacks has increased from 40 per day to around 70 each day. On Meet the Press, General Abizaid said, ``We will fight our way through the elections.'' ``Through,'' not up to the elections.
And this weekend, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, ``Yes,'' Iraq is ``getting worse.'' It is getting worse, but we do not know it from the President's comments who says and sees Iraq as a success.
The President of the proud of the fact that he does not read the newspapers. Can somebody please arrange a briefing for the President?
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