THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR AND U.S. INVOLVEMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 120

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THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR AND U.S. INVOLVEMENT

(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. Madam Speaker, the United States is considering

sending missiles into Syria. Also, CIA-funded weapons have begun

flowing to Syrian rebels.

The rebels are made up of the Free Syrian Army, al Qaeda, and others.

It seems the Free Syrian Army is liberating areas, and al Qaeda comes

in behind and imposes strict Islamic shari'a law in those territories.

Al Qaeda is a terrorist group that is at war with the United States.

Richard Engel, with NBC, interviewed Abu Abdul Rahman, one of the

thousands of al Qaeda fighters in Syria. In the interview, Engel asked

Rahman this question:

The United States is considering launching military strikes

against Syria. Would that help you?

Rahman replied:

We have a prayer: \\\`\\\`Allah, please annihilate our enemies by

other enemies.'' Assad is an enemy and America is an enemy.

Let them fight.

Madam Speaker, in this civil war, why would we ever consider getting

involved by launching missiles into Syria or arming the rebels, which

include our enemy, al Qaeda?

And that's just the way it is.

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