[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PRESIDENT IGNORED ISIS THREAT FOR YEARS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, a year ago last June, I 
presented this map by Dr. Fred Kagan of the American Enterprise 
Institute, warning of expanding terrorist safe havens around the world. 
The President ignored these signs and underestimated the strength of 
the bloodthirsty terrorists. This has led to mass murder of opposing 
Muslims and American journalists.
  According to a recent article in The Washington Times, after the U.S. 
exited Iraq, ``It took just weeks for foreign al Qaeda fighters to 
start pouring back into Iraq to attack the new government. It announced 
itself as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, now the Islamic State, 
known as the initials ISIS and ISIL.''
  The President has been negligent for the past 2\1/2\ years, as ISIS 
fought to seize control of the very country we liberated with our 
dedicated military, including two of my sons and a martyred staff 
member.
  Radical Islamic terrorists must be fully confronted and defeated to 
protect American families at home and our allies abroad.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President should never 
forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  We need peace through strength, and I want to commend the gentleman 
from Virginia, Congressman Frank Wolf, who is retiring, who has been a 
stalwart for freedom.

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