[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 177 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     KENYAN INCURSION INTO SOMALIA

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to support and 
urge us to support the Kenyan military that has gone into Somalia to 
set up a corridor of safety for the Somali people and to help push back 
and fight against Al-Shabaab.
  Al-Shabaab is a terrorist organization in Somalia. And because of the 
general chaos in Somalia, Mr. Speaker, Al-Shabaab has been able to do 
two very bad things. One is, because of the instability they create, 
they have caused massive refugee problems into Kenya, which is why the 
Kenyan military had to go into Somalia to try to stop that bleeding. 
But they also have created chaos in the Red Sea through piracy, and 
have sponsored terrorism in other African nations like Uganda. At the 
same time, Mr. Speaker, they are an attractive nuisance to every bad 
guy who wants to come and have a safe haven for terrorism. And they 
attract international terrorists to Somalia, which further destabilizes 
that nation.
  After 20 years of chaos, the Somali people deserve some stability, 
and the Kenyan troops that are there are helping to bring that. The 
United States and the intelligence community need to step up and help 
offer sustenance and support for those Kenyan troops, Mr. Speaker.
  Let me say that this is the time to step up and help the Kenyan 
community help our country and the rest of the world.

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