SYRIA; Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 119

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SYRIA

(Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased with the recent diplomatic

proposal to address this terrible crisis in Syria. Peace takes courage,

and I am proud we have a President who is willing to embrace this

diplomatic option.

The proposals by Russia and Syria have raised the possibility of a

real diplomatic solution to the crisis--with Syria possibly agreeing to

accept international control of its chemical weapons stockpile.

I hope that this proposal bears fruit, and that the President will do

everything he can to make it a reality. But we cannot pretend that

military action is a good alternative.

Violence must not be mistaken for strength, and our limited strike

risks igniting a dangerously unlimited conflict.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., knew what he was talking about when he

said:

Returning violence for violence only multiplies violence,

adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

Let us give peace a chance to solve the problems that military

strikes could not begin to address.

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