RUSSIANS LIED--SYRIANS DIED; Congressional Record Vol. 164, No. 61

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RUSSIANS LIED--SYRIANS DIED

(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House

for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Russians lied.

In 2013, the Russian bear entered into a sweeping agreement with the

United States. The deal, Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons would be

removed by the middle of 2014. Russia would guarantee this agreement.

In return, the United States would indefinitely stall air strikes.

For months, we have watched in horror as defenseless men, women, and

children were murdered by the rogue Syrian regime, intent on using

chemical weapons against their own people. Friday evening, President

Trump joined our allies, France and Britain, to authorize precision air

strikes against chemical weapon production and storage in Syria. This

decisive retaliation was an appropriate, targeted response to this

horrific crime. No chemical weapons in Syria.

However, the United States' role in Syria must be focused. The U.S.'

purpose in Syria is to eradicate the influence of ISIS. Any other U.S.

military escalation of the Syrian war must be authorized by Congress.

But meanwhile, Assad the butcher now knows from our President not to

cross a red line and use chemical weapons on his people.

And that is just the way it is.

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