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Katherine Harris on War & Peace
Former Republican Representative (FL-13, 2003-2007)
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Military solution needed, no political solution of cut-&-run
Q: Do you have any second thoughts about your vote in favor of going to war?NELSON: There are no do-overs. What we ought to be focusing on is, What are we going to do for the future? We ought to be recognizing that it isn’t going to be a military
solution, but a political solution. We ought to look at dividing the country.
HARRIS: All Americans want our troops to come home as son as possible. But we must have a flexible strategy that guarantees our victory. If we follow the Democrat strategy
of a cut-and-run, or tell the terrorists when we’re going to cut and run, then our troops will have died in vain. Furthermore, we will have set up the opportunity for genocide of this fledgling democracy, and created a rogue nation for terrorists. The
flexible strategy must be one from the military experts on the ground, not from the halls of Congress where it’s demagogued. This is not a Democrat or Republican solution. This is the future of a democracy in the Middle East, and defeat is not an option.
Source: FL 2006 Senate Debate moderated by PBS’ Linda O’Brien
Oct 23, 2006
Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date.
Voting YES would support the following resolution (excerpted): - Whereas the United States and its allies are engaged in a Global War on Terror, a long and demanding struggle against an adversary that is driven by hatred of American values and that is committed to imposing, by the use of terror, its repressive ideology throughout the world;
- Whereas the terrorists have declared Iraq to be the central front in their war against all who oppose their ideology;
- Whereas the United States and its Coalition partners will continue to support Iraq as part of the Global War on Terror:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives--- Honors all those Americans who have taken an active part in the Global War on Terror;
- Declares that it is not in the national security interest of the United States to set an arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq;
- Declares that the United States is committed to the completion of
the mission to create a sovereign, free, secure, and united Iraq;
- Declares that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror, the noble struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary.
Reference: Resolution on Prevailing in the Global War on Terror;
Bill HRES 861
; vote number 2006-288
on Jun 12, 2006
Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops.
States that the House of Representatives: - affirms that the United States and the world have been made safer with the removal of Saddam Hussein and his regime from power in Iraq;
- commends the Iraqi people for their courage in the face of unspeakable oppression and brutality inflicted on them by Saddam Hussein's regime;
- commends the Iraqi people on the adoption of Iraq's interim constitution; and
- commends the members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces for liberating Iraq and expresses its gratitude for their valiant service.
Reference: War in Iraq Anniversary resolution;
Bill H Res 557
; vote number 2004-64
on Mar 17, 2004
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