Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not the measure I use when deciding whether to send our men and women in uniform… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents family values and small business than the fishermen and women on the Oregon and… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share
About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
