[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11995-11996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                  IRAQ

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
impressive work our troops are doing to fight and win the global war on 
terror.
  Last week, we debated a resolution pledging our commitment to victory 
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Iraq. I was troubled by some of the rhetoric I heard coming from other 
side of the aisle. Many Democrats are still advocating a withdrawal 
policy, and that is a policy that is sure to fail.
  Mr. Speaker, we are making significant strides toward a secure Iraq 
and a more stable Middle East. At that critical moment, it would be a 
tremendous mistake for us to set a hard deadline for troop withdrawal. 
A deadline only serves to embolden the terrorists because they know 
they only have to hold out for a few more weeks or months, or 6 months.
  Instead, the House last week sent a resounding message to al Qaeda 
that we will withdraw when the Iraqi security forces are ready and able 
to defeat the terrorists and their brutal tactics. This, and not some 
arbitrary deadline, is our true measure of success.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, we have assured our troops that we will 
support them and will allow them to finish this critical mission.

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