[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11427]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY SCORECARD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Walker) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, the President's foreign policy has been 
disastrous for more than 6 years. If you are keeping score at home on 
this deal with Iran, feel free to add another major error in the box 
score, labeled, ``The Failed Obama Doctrine.''
  President Obama's insistence on force-feeding a deal with Iran is 
troubling. The unrelenting attempt to boost his legacy has created a 
gross lack of discernment. The President and his State Department have 
left a trail of detrimental decisions with deteriorating relationships 
throughout the world.
  How can we forget the President's blurred red lines in demanding that 
Syria's Assad end his human rights violation? After the President drew 
his line in the sand, Assad responded with the bombing of hospitals and 
the use of chemical weapons against his own people.
  The President has failed to show any initiative or strategy and has 
consistently attempted to lead from behind. Meanwhile, of all people, 
Russia's Vladimir Putin was the one who intervened in this 
international crisis.
  Speaking of Putin, the President's posture with Putin has been 
pitiful.
  Of course, it was President Obama who mocked Presidential candidate 
Mitt Romeny's 1980s concern of Russia being a threat. Maybe it is time 
President Obama revisited Ronald Reagan's foreign policy of the 1980s.
  Wasn't it Vice President Joe Biden that claimed the President's work 
in Iraq would be one of the greatest achievements of this 
administration?
  Syria, Russia, Benghazi, Iraq, ISIS, and we are supposed to be 
excited about a deal with the world's leader in state-sponsored 
terrorism. All the while, we have given the cold shoulder to Israel, 
our greatest ally in the Middle East for generations, as we have 
listened to, over the weekend, shouts from Iran, ``Death to Israel. 
Death to America.''
  The great majority of Americans had hoped that our President would 
find the strength to increase the sanctions on Iran rather than remove 
them and surrender control of inspections to Iran. As a Member of 
Congress, I will stand against any agreement that doesn't completely 
strip Iran of all nuclear capability.
  While we are at it, Mr. President, maybe it is time to stop ignoring 
the imprisonment of Saeed Abedini, Jason Rezaian, Bob Levinson, and 
Amir Hekmati, our four Americans in Iran. Both the House and the Senate 
have showed compassion and strength demanding these Americans return 
home to their families. Saeed has been held for over 1,000 days while 
his children plead for his release.
  I agree with the President when he exclaimed: ``We should always do 
everything in our power to bring these Americans home safe.''
  Mr. President, it is time to honor the commitment you have made to 
these men, these families, and to all Americans.

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  May I close with the words of the Prime Minister of Israel in 
agreeing that this is ``a mistake of historic proportion.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.

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