[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE RESOLUTION OF RETREAT

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the band continues to play today while Congress 
argues the ``Resolution of Retreat'' from Iraq.
  This illness of defeatism is spreading. Self-proclaimed military 
experts are saying the war cannot be won, even with more troops. Wars 
have always had homegrown critics and doomsayers, even in the military. 
Those in and out of the military who say we cannot win should never be 
placed in a position to allow us to lose. Those critics are thorns in 
the battlefield of hope.
  This resolution, this policy of ``No More Troops for the Troops'' 
leaves our volunteers in Iraq in a precarious, vulnerable situation. 
Since no help is coming to their aid, what shall our troops now in Iraq 
do with less manpower? Fight a containment war? Fight not to lose? Or 
win? Not fight? Retreat to the hills?
  This resolution is good news to the terrorists, bad news for the 
troops. We should find the moral will to finish our mission in Iraq and 
protect American interests with whatever number of troops is necessary. 
Duty requires such, and safety and honor demand it.
  And that's just the way it is.

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