[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          ENTANGLING ALLIANCES

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I realize that there are many in schools 
that are not taught as much history as they should now because they're 
teaching to this ridiculous test, but it is important we learn from 
history.
  Right now in Syria, we have rebels that are backed by al Qaeda. And 
this administration, and even some in this building, want to rush to 
the aid of the al Qaeda-backed rebels, while there are others that say, 
well, maybe we'd be better off if Assad stayed in power. It's a lose-
lose situation for the United States, and when that's the case, it's 
time to stay out.
  Maybe early on, before al Qaeda got so powerful, it would have been 
time to do something; but when it is a national security risk, when we 
get involved in an entangling situation like that, it's time to look 
back.
  What caused World War I? Entangling alliances.
  Does entangling alliances involving Russia and so many other 
countries in Syria ring bells?
  It's time the bells rang and we stayed out.

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