[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5347-H5348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAKISTAN IS NO ALLY OF THE USA

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Lieutenant General Austin 
Miller, the nominee to lead our forces in Afghanistan, testified before 
the Senate that the biggest obstacle to success in Afghanistan is 
Pakistan.
  He echoes the same frustrations the President expressed earlier this 
year and what others in this Chamber, including myself, have said for 
years,

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that Pakistan is providing safe havens for terrorists and playing both 
sides. Terrorist leaders even arrogantly make public appearances in 
Pakistan, with the knowledge of the government.
  When we take action against terrorists in Pakistan, Pakistan 
officials typically condemn us, rather than take steps to improve 
counterterrorism efforts.
  President Trump and the incoming commander for U.S. forces in 
Afghanistan hold a realistic view of Pakistan. Pakistan is the problem 
with success in Afghanistan.
  There should be no American money sent to Pakistan until they stop 
their treacherous ways. Otherwise, the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan 
may never end.
  And that is just the way it is.

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