[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2162]
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  COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 
                                  2008

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                               speech of

                          HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support for this bill. 
There is no doubt about Iran's intentions any longer: they are 
determined to do everything they can to harm the U.S. and annihilate 
our ally, Israel. They are well on their way to developing a nuclear 
weapon and they will not hesitate to use it against innocent civilian 
populations throughout the Middle East. They have armed terrorists in 
the past, they have built up their conventional weapons, and now they 
are doing everything they can to obtain the ultimate weapon.
  A nuclear armed Iran is a threat to everyone, everywhere and no one 
can afford any longer to sit back and wait for our allies to do the 
``dirty work'' for us and disarm Iran. We, too, must act.
  The time is long past due for us to pass these sanctions against that 
regime and stop their nuclear ambitions before they wipe our allies off 
the map.

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