Mike Pence: “As we've heard this morning, Madam Speaker, 4 years ago today, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush gave a…”

“As we've heard this morning, Madam Speaker, 4 years ago today, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush gave a speech. Now, it has been characterized by Members of Congress this morning that the President "announced 'mission accomplished.'" And one other speaker said that the President "declared 'mission accomplished.'" Actually, here's what the President said, and I am quoting: "We have difficult work to do in Iraq. We're bringing order to parts of the country that remain dangerous." But he added, "our mission continues. Al Qaeda is wounded, not destroyed. The enemies of freedom are not idle and neither are we, and we will continue to hunt down the enemy before he can strike." The President said, "the battle of Iraq is one victory in a war of terror that began September 11 and still goes on." As the President said 4 years ago, Madam Speaker, "our mission is not accomplished in Iraq or in the war on terror." So now is not the time to tie the funding for our troops to deadlines and defeat. Now is not the time for politicians in Washington, D.C. to micromanage and make decisions for our commanders in the field. Mr. President, veto this bill.”