The Anderson resident said $350 billion has been spent, 2,400 American troops died, tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed, Iraqi infrastructure destroyed, 18,000 American troops wounded and around 50,000 have suffered from post-traumatic syndrome.

“Around 9-11, everybody supported us from all over the world. Now our credibility is questioned and support has gone.

“So what you told us this morning, does that help or does that justify all this?” Soetenga asked Pence.

Pence said from several of his talks with foreign leadership, nobody wants us (Americans) to leave any time soon.

“Turkey is terrified of the idea of us leaving early and Iraq breaking into pieces,” Pence said.

Pence supporter Bob Ivy, disagrees with Soetenga.

Ivy, a Navy radio operator in World War II, said he talked with a Marine and soldier who said the news Americans receive is different from actual occurrences in the Middle East.

Seventy-nine-year-old Ivy said he doesn’t like to have war, but believes it is justifiable to fight terrorism.

“You can’t fight a war without someone being killed,” Ivy said. “I think freedom is coming to the Middle East.”