I yield myself another half minute. Reclaiming my time, if the gentleman supports the idea of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan on the ground, then your logic would follow perfectly. However, what I am saying is that following the language of the War Powers Resolution. We've had three troops killed there. The atmosphere for the U.S. in Pakistan is quite hostile. A Gallup poll demonstrated that. People don't want us in their country, as the gentleman from Texas pointed out. I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from New York (Mr. McMahon) will control the time of the gentleman from California. There was no objection. Mr. McMAHON. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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