Mike Pence: “Last week, President George W. Bush outlined a new strategy and new tactics in our war in Iraq; he called it, ``The Way…”

“Last week, President George W. Bush outlined a new strategy and new tactics in our war in Iraq; he called it, ``The Way Forward.'' Sadly, many in Congress and many around the country want to go backwards; to redeploy, to undo our military commitment to freedom in Iraq. Mr. Speaker, I understand this temptation, even though I disagree with it. It is always tempting to go backwards, always tempting to want to go back before loss and hardship and war. The Old Book tells us otherwise, reading, ``Forgetting what is behind, I press on.'' Winston Churchill gave us this counsel: ``One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it; if you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.'' So said Winston Churchill. I support our Commander in Chief. I support our new way forward. We must come together as a Nation. We must decide as a Nation not to see freedom fail in Iraq.”