Marty Meehan

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Tue, 20 Feb 2007|

Congressman Marty Meehan is interviewed live in Iraq by Tom Finneran.

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  1. Marty Meehan0:07
  2. Iraqi government0:44, 3:13
  3. sectarian violence1:20
  4. binding resolution2:33
  5. House of Representatives2:16
  6. RKL5:02
  7. ratcheting2:04
  8. statute2:21
  9. benchmark2:59, 4:05

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Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate)

I'm told that we have Marty -- nonaligned from Iraq utility that as soon as we were able to make contact would go right to it two Marty Meehan alive in Iraq welcome congressman. It doing great -- it's good to have you on thank you so much for taking time out from what I'm -- is. The busy and probably a dangerous -- Nigeria needs that your Ron what did you fly over two when did fly over body.

go to a couple of a couple of -- adult afloat and recorded one minute two. But I guess -- It and basically meaningless soldiers and Marines. What do you -- leadership in both the Iraqi government -- the court struggled to try -- not military beauty cute here.

This is no idea first trip to Iraq mighty refresh my memory in the in the end to end the listeners of IK you know you've been over there at least a couple of times.

on this is my third trip last year wasn't regular 2005 at which time I hear a little -- runner strategy again out of Iraq you know we're -- time now obviously very easy sectarian violence and each yeah -- limited to include it is. On the same page continents and digital capacity if he added. The next few months that attitude has to get this government has been predicting a cartoonist two -- And government could.

Body you knew and your colleagues in congress voted on a resolution las week successfully passed the house stymied stymied in the Senate and obviously they'll be continued political activity around the resolutions. Yet it seems that in terms of ratcheting up the change in policy that the next step might be on funding. What you sense of the dynamics in the house in the in the unit in the in the House of Representatives down in DC.

Blog could only difficulty -- and you definitely -- about how -- statute and obviously we'll get them and and actions of this and -- him the issue of the act and then there was about it -- non binding resolution which students passed the Senate might -- That have been excused reaction him -- It's -- sent out some kind of continual equipment equipment to -- people and he. We're in a certain spots in it that you need to meet as -- ultimate tests. The criticism it

it will will they do the benchmark type of legislation -- before they address the funding issue.

Well I'm I didn't I didn't -- for its monetary tightening the administration is still on the synthetic it's partly get into Iraqi government. I'm one for example and -- contend. I didn't illustrious what is ultimately market development -- tackles with did you won't disrupt that is completely completely it's important -- Submission that government needs -- and continuing commitment to children do so civilians. It's anticipated that the armed -- into the let me. Participating in the government which completely are desperate -- government.

conversations with general -- S and his staff way he -- he -- have apparently -- expressed the hope that to stabilize things within the next two to three months. Would you take the generals prospective interview way and you India -- your colleagues in congress debating this next benchmark legislation

he can sort of peace I -- itself to prejudice are definitely going to struggle. Clark completely and totally. This topic indeed I -- I want some 16 need to political question and indeed what -- get the the carrier and a lot of competent you know didn't this certain press conference people don't the military -- is it is but -- Its so called mature and completely hoped it would succeed.

Sure body apparently I have and is much logistical difficulties here -- we have in terms are receiving so a lot of -- A lot of your comments have come back which is great and I know the RKL look audience is very attentive very appreciative but I just what a week cut it here if we can only were thankful so much for the effort you make appreciate defected you've made your theory trip over the -- to Iraq. And that you really trying to bring -- real world perspective to the debates that inevitably will flow on this everybody's paying great attention to it