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Our National Guard, As I Think Everybody Knows, Has Provided About 40 Percent Of The Boots On The Ground In Iraq And In The Conflict Against Islamofascism. They Went Into That Battle, Being Called Up For Their National Security Service, Short Of Equipment.

For The Vast Majority Of Places In America, There Is No Way You Can Build A Security System Such As We Have Here Because Of The High Priority This Rates In Terms Of Terrorist Interests.

As We Have Heard, The End Of Al-zarqawi Is A Significant Blow To Al-qaida Operations In Iraq. It Is Another Clear Indication Of The Progress We Are Making.

Remember, We Know The End Of The Story Of World War Ii And The Cold War. But Day By Day, Living In Fear Of The Nazis And Then In Fear Of The Soviets, The Outcome Was By No Means Certain.

As The Senator From Vermont Was Kind Enough To Note, I Did Have The Experience Of Being Commander In Chief Of Our National Guard In Missouri For 8 Years.