[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 86 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON UNDER PRIME MINISTER 
                             FOUAD SINIORA

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                               speech of

                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2008

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, although I support the legitimate Government of 
Lebanon, I could not support H. Res. 1194 because it contains language 
calling upon the United States ``to immediately take all appropriate 
actions to support and strengthen'' the current Government of Lebanon.
  I believe this wording is unnecessarily broad and could he construed 
by some to implicitly endorse military action against any state or 
organization that this administration deems a threat to the Lebanese 
government. Because the resolution does not expressly exclude the use 
of force as one of the ``appropriate actions'' to be taken by the 
United States, I was not able to support it.

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