mr. speaker , i yield myself such time as i may consume to respond to my friend .  i will simply say that i believe we should do everything we can to pursue the deliberative process here .  i believe that the rules committee does that .  we have a management responsibility .  we bring resolutions through the rules committee .  if there is controversy , i believe that recognizing our strategy for victory in iraq is the right thing to do .  people in iraq , our men and women on the ground , recognize that .  i believe it is the right thing to do and i look forward to a strong and overwhelming bipartisan vote in support of this resolution .  mr. speaker , i reserve the balance of my time .  