RETURN STABILITY AND PEACE TO SYRIA; Congressional Record Vol. 163, No. 60

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RETURN STABILITY AND PEACE TO SYRIA

(Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia asked and was given permission to

address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my

outrage at the chemical attack in Syria on April 4, 2017, that killed

upwards of 70 civilians, including children.

I am proud to represent many Syrian Americans in my congressional

district in Charleston, West Virginia. They share their concerns with

me on a regular basis.

This type of violence is a regular occurrence in Syria. Hospitals,

markets, schools, bus stations, warehouses--none of these places are

off limits for bombing and destruction by Bashar al-Assad and his

allies. The slaughter of innocent life will not end unless the United

States of America takes the lead.

Peace in Syria is impossible while Bashar al-Assad remains in

control. He has proven this time and again by his reckless and evil use

of chemical weapons and other cruel tools of war on his own people. We

must establish safe zones for innocent civilians.

I call upon President Trump and other world leaders to do whatever

they reasonably can to end these atrocious attacks on the innocent, and

return stability and peace to Syria.

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