[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15707]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN RUSSIAN RISE

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, today, I note with great concern the 
divisive involvement of Russian forces in Syria. Due to the failure of 
this administration to articulate a strategy, Russia has now stepped in 
to conduct its own strategy, including airstrikes.
  United States adversaries have picked up on the administration's lack 
of a well-articulated strategy in Syria. Sources say that Russian 
forces are launching deliberate airstrikes on Syrian groups backed by 
the CIA. While conducting these contentious attacks, Russia has 
violated Turkish airspace.
  NATO has warned President Putin to halt the airstrikes, but where is 
President Obama with his warnings? If sources are accurate, the 
administration has abandoned CIA-backed fighters. President Obama is 
fearful of taking the necessary steps. But given his failings in the 
region, is anyone surprised by Russia's actions?
  This unrest contributes to the growing refugee crisis, putting a 
strain on our own country and others to manage the influx of refugees 
fleeing the turmoil that this administration has helped to create.
  As warned in Proverbs 28:19, ``Where there is no vision, the people 
perish.''

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