[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      THE WORLD IS NOT SAFE TODAY

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in his State of the Union message, 
President Obama claimed that America's standing as a world power is 
greater than when he first took office.
  Let's see, Mr. Speaker. Iran just took 10 of our sailors hostage for 
24 hours. Iran props up a dictator in Syria who has killed millions of 
his own citizens. Iran is the world's number one sponsor of terrorism. 
Iran is currently developing ICBMs and eventually will have nuclear 
weapons.
  Russia invaded Ukraine, a country hungry for freedom. The Ukrainians 
looked to the United States for leadership, and the United States 
watched and basically did nothing. The Russians are still in Ukraine.
  North Korea has nuclear weapons and ICBMs that can now reach the 
United States. ISIS and other terrorist groups control more territory 
and have more money than ever before in history. Last year was one of 
the deadliest years of terrorist violence on record.
  The fact is the world is not safer today. It is not a more stable 
place than it was 8 years ago. The world is full of dangerous, rogue 
nations seeking to do harm. Our friends don't trust us, and our enemies 
scoff at us.
  The administration's foreign policy is based on wobbly knees, not 
strength.
  And that is just the way it is.

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