On Thursday, Congress passed a resolution that was amended to specifically link the War in Iraq to 9/11.
The sponsor of the resolution, Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) responded to critics, saying “there is a direct connection between the war in Iraq and the bombing of Sept. 11.”
House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Tx.) said U.S. troops in Baghdad are “fighting the same evil and upholding the same virtues” as the passengers aboard Flight 93 who battled the hijackers or the police and firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center. “It is one and the same conflict,” he said.
The resolution passed overwhelmingly, 406-16, with 15 Democrats and Republican Congressman Ron Paul courageously voting against.