"While this debate today is a belated effort to inform the American people, it is nevertheless an empty gesture. It is time to admit our mistake in Iraq and begin to bring our troops home with honor"

This quote by Raul Grijalva is a criticism of the existing debate about the war in Iraq. He thinks that the dispute is too late and is an empty gesture. He is recommending that it is time to recognize the mistake of going to war in Iraq and to start to bring the soldiers house with honor. He is suggesting that the war was an error and that it is time to end it. He is also recommending that the troops must be brought home with dignity and regard, rather than being abandoned or forgotten. This quote is a call to action for the American people to acknowledge the mistake of the war in Iraq and to start to bring the troops house with honor.