Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFaziois the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district, serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg and part of Corvallis. As Oregon's most senior member of Congress, he is the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserves, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon...
oil free-market
There is no free market in oil.
iraq unity force
The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.
years common conflict
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 1,400 years.
training force should
The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.
country commitment home
Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government.
war men tyrants
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 off to war and possible death.
years oil increase
In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.
years oil america
Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.
tired iraq majority
Even the majority of the Sunnis have grown tired of foreign terrorists operating in Iraq.
book oil would-be
About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it.
size harvest illegal
Given the large size of the illegal harvest, ... I find it difficult to understand how this could have been a casual oversight.
running made deficit
Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.
iraq september-11 hussein
It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq.
responsibility home government
A timeline for bringing U.S. troops home that is negotiated with the Iraqi government would also boost the Iraqi government's legitimacy and claim to self-rule, and force the Iraqi government to take responsibility for itself and its citizens.