Dana Rohrabacher: “Mr. Chairman, I rise with hesitation to oppose the amendment of my very dear friend, the gentleman from California (Mr.…”

“Mr. Chairman, I rise with hesitation to oppose the amendment of my very dear friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cunningham), who, let me note, has always been one of my heroes in this body because he not only is an articulate champion of the things that he believes, but he is a man who has walked the walk as well as talked the talk. He is a legitimate American hero and, thus, I am hesitantly coming to oppose his amendment. Let me suggest that the gentleman from California (Mr. Cunningham) is right when he says that no Nation, including Turkey, should be able to slap the United States in the face and walk away without paying a price. They are paying a price. The fact is that earlier on we were willing to give them a huge aid package to join us in this war. It was a $16 to $30 billion package, and they are not going to get that now. This is a very much reduced package of about a $1 billion expenditure. So let us say that they have paid the price for not being true when the time was right. But let us add that Turkey must also get the credit it deserves for being one of our most stalwart friends and allies over the years.”