[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ORDER WAS CORRECT

  (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. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, universally 
respected Senator Joe Lieberman provided an extraordinary op-ed in The 
Wall Street Journal: ``President Trump's order to take out Qasem 
Soleimani was morally, constitutionally, and strategically correct. . . 
. No American can dispute that Soleimani created, supported, and 
directed a network of terrorist organizations that spread havoc in the 
Middle East.'' In Syria, ``more than 500,000 Syrians have died.''
  ``During the Iraq war, Soleimani oversaw three camps in Iran.'' These 
trained fighters have killed more than 600 American troops.
  The claim that President Trump ``had no authority to order this 
attack without congressional approval is constitutionally untenable and 
practically senseless. Authority to act quickly to eliminate a threat 
to the U.S. is inherent. . . . Democrats should leave partisan politics 
at `the water's edge' and . . . stand together against Iran and 
dangerous leaders like Qasem Soleimani.''
  Senator Joe Lieberman tells the truth.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism, with the courage and 
leadership of President Donald Trump.

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