ISIL IN SYRIA; Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 43

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SIL IN SYRIA

(Mr. CURBELO of Florida asked and was given permission to address the

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

Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speaker, there is no question that the

barrage of attacks committed by ISIL are crimes against humanity.

The administration's strategy in Syria and against ISIL up until now

has been to do the bare minimum, which has only exacerbated the

deteriorating situation. Assad remains in power and has, himself,

committed an untold number of war crimes through the use of chemical

weapons and barrel bombs against his own people, all while giving ISIL

time to develop and to strengthen.

Last month, the administration failed to comply with the legally

mandated deadline to submit a plan to Congress. However, just this

week, the House unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution condemning

the attacks as genocide; and today, Secretary Kerry determined that

Christians, Yazidis, and Shiite groups are victims of genocide. Because

of the Obama administration's inaction and failure to develop a

comprehensive strategy, minorities continue to be targets for these

atrocious attacks.

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Now that the administration has begun to recognize the severity of

these massacres, it is time to finally create a comprehensive strategy

that will address the root causes of this conflict, including the

continued presence of Assad in Syria.

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