[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NUCLEAR IRAN
(Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, the danger of a nuclear Iran may be the
biggest security challenge facing America and the world, and now it
appears that the Iranian regime might finally be willing to talk about
ending their nuclear weapons programs.
This opportunity raises many questions. Can we depend on Iran to
negotiate in good faith? Is Iran truly ready to renounce terrorism? And
what will be the cost to the people of Iran if we engage a regime that
oppresses its own people?
We must confront all these questions and scour our conscience for the
answers. But these questions are dwarfed by a more immediate one: Do we
have the courage, the foresight and the strength of will to seize this
opportunity? Will we be brave enough to talk with Iran and risk a
diplomatic failure? Or will we be so afraid to talk that we would risk
war?
I ask the President to confront his fears, justified as they may be,
and choose the courageous path of reaching out to engage Iran on a
diplomatic formula to end the Iranian nuclear program.
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