[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NUCLEAR ARMED IRAN THE REAL THREAT

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I fear that lost 
amidst the controversy surrounding recent statements on the Israel-
Palestinian peace process, lost amidst the hopeful events of the Arab 
Spring, and lost amidst Syrian sanctions and military action in Libya, 
lies the real and greatest threat to the entire region: a nuclear Iran.
  As we debate the trajectory of America's policy in the Middle East, 
we must never forget that as we speak, Iran is hurtling toward a 
nuclear weapon. A nuclear Iran would destabilize the entire region, 
upend the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, set off an arms race, and 
expose our closest friend and ally, Israel, to grave danger. The threat 
is real. As Prime Minister Netanyahu noted yesterday morning, they 
could put a bomb anywhere: on a missile, a ship, in a suitcase, or on a 
subway.
  Last year we implemented strong sanctions against Iran, but more must 
be done to close loopholes, ensure enforcement, and take additional 
steps to stop a nuclear Iran. No matter the challenges that arise in 
the Middle East, we must never lose sight of the most dangerous threat 
of all, a nuclear armed Iran.

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