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Wilson Highlights Counterterrorism Operations in Iraq

June 14, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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June 14, 2006

Wilson Highlights Counterterrorism Operations in Iraq

As Members of the U.S. House of Representatives prepare to debate a resolution regarding the Global War on Terror, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Co-Chair of the Victory in Iraq Caucus, highlighted counterterrorism operations in Iraq:

“Throughout the past three years, U.S. troops have built an elaborate counterterrorism network that has enabled Coalition forces to capture or kill hundreds of terrorists in Iraq. Their skill, persistence, and dedication are saving the lives of countless Iraqi citizens and American families.

“Last Wednesday evening, the safe house of terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi became the final destination of two five-hundred pound bombs dropped by a single U.S. F-16 C aircraft. Although this tremendous military achievement occurred within moments, it was actually the result of a coordinated counterterrorism operation involving U.S. troops, Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition troops, and Iraqi citizens.

“In the wake of this historic event, Congress must continue to support our troops to ensure that they sharpen their intelligence capabilities on the battlefields of Iraq instead of the streets of America.”

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