[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PRESIDENT'S LEGACY OF FAILURE

  (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, the President's legacy of 
tragic failure is more revealing every day as refugees flee conflict, 
with children drowning at sea. He should change course to build peace 
and avoid murderous attacks on American families.
  I appreciate The Washington Post's editorial page, Editor Fred Hiatt, 
who clarified last week:
  ``He withdrew all U.S. troops from Iraq when experts advised that a 
residual force of 15,000 would help to keep a fragile peace. He bombed 
Libya to overthrow its dictator but opposed a small NATO training force 
that might have stabilized the new government.''
  The President's failure to enforce a declared red line in Syria, the 
President's abandonment of the people of Iraq, the President's 
capitulation to the autocrats of Iran allowing nuclear development, and 
the President's betrayal of Israel have been catastrophic and created 
chaos.
  It is not too late for the President to change course to promote 
peace in the Middle East. To allow safe havens for Islamist radicals 
abroad is a threat to American families at home. Senator Lindsey Graham 
tells the truth.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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