[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        THREAT FROM IRAN IS REAL

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, the threat from Iran is real. It endangers 
Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East, many of our NATO allies 
in Europe, and indeed, the United States of America herself.
  The President has said that Iran with nuclear weapons would be a 
``game changer,'' and last week he sent a video message to the people 
of Iran. What was contained in the message was not as striking as what 
was left out.
  The President did not call on the Iranian Government to give up 
uranium enrichment. He did not insist that the Iranian Government stop 
arming Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. He did not insist that 
the Iranian Government stop threatening Israel.
  What he did do was call for a ``new beginning,'' without saying much 
more. Israeli President Shimon Perez also appealed to the people of 
Iran before making clear that the country would be run by religious 
fanatics.
  I urge the President to rely more on our friends in the Middle East, 
who deal with Iran on a daily basis, and less on Youtube and sports 
metaphors.
  The United States must make clear that we support Israel, their 
President, and their new prime minister in their continuing struggle 
with Iran and its misguided leaders.

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