[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AL QAEDA TERRORIST THREAT GROWS

  (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, last Monday, I attended a 
briefing by the American Enterprise Institute concerning foreign policy 
issues. I particularly appreciated a presentation by Dr. Fred Kagan, an 
internationally recognized authority on terrorist threats to American 
families.
  He provided a map, which I believe should be known by the American 
people, of the al Qaeda and associated movement areas of operation and 
safe havens. It is sad Somalia is ruled by warlords, Libya is 
controlled by militias, and in Mali, there are new reports of 
terrorists training with surface-to-air missiles. This war began with 
safe havens in Afghanistan on September 11, 2001.
  I believe we should be proactive in working with our allies to stop 
terrorists overseas. We cannot wish the threat away because, in fact, 
threats are growing. We should support peace through strength by 
stopping terrorism overseas or face more attacks on the streets of 
America.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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