Members of the House Select Committee on Intelligence paid tribute Monday to the hundreds of Iraqi police killed by insurgents in suicide bombings, shootings and other attacks. The delegation, led by Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert, R-N.Y., visited Baghdad’s police academy and laid a wreath in honor of the fallen policemen. Hundreds of Iraqi police stood by as the delegation arrived under heavy security. Members shook hands with some of the officers after the ceremony. Others in the delegation included Rep. Jane Harmon, D-Calif.; Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.; Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev.; and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md. Rep. John E. Sweeney, R-N.Y., was in the delegation but is not a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Decent thing to do.
| Jim McDermott was no doubt there with them in spirit. |
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