[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    LET'S NOT DECEIVE OURSELVES ON WHAT THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SEEKS

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, as people in the United States evaluate what 
happened this past weekend in the Presidential election in Egypt, I 
have a simple message: we shouldn't deceive ourselves.
  At a time when we are focused on stopping Iran's nuclear weapons 
program and on isolating the Iranian regime, the incoming Egyptian 
President vows to expand ties with Iran. At a time when families in 
southern Israel constantly live in fear of Qassam rocket attacks from 
Hamas-controlled Gaza, the incoming Egyptian President vows to expand 
ties with Hamas. As for relations with Israel, we should not paper over 
the most obvious reason for alarm. While the incoming President has 
recently pledged to honor the Camp David Accords, it is our 
responsibility to ensure that the U.S. goodwill is not taken advantage 
of and painfully looked upon as naive.
  We must understand that the Muslim Brotherhood has a very clear 
history of opposing the peace treaty. Six weeks ago, incoming President 
Mohammed Morsi stated: ``Jihad is our path, and death for the sake of 
Allah is our most lofty aspiration.''
  While we welcome the democratic process, Mr. Speaker, this result is 
nothing to cheer. We must not be in denial of what the Muslim 
Brotherhood really wants.

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