Phil Gingrey: “I rise for the second time during this 36-hour marathon to strongly oppose this, I almost want to say, meaningless…”

“I rise for the second time during this 36-hour marathon to strongly oppose this, I almost want to say, meaningless resolution. But make no mistake about it, this is not a meaningless resolution. The consequences of failure in Iraq are drastic, and let me just read to you what some of those are. Number one, collapse of a democratic Iraqi government, likely, very likely leading to mass killings and genocide in the nation. Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups would use this defeat to boost recruitment. They would use Iraq as a staging ground for deadly attacks paid for with Iraqi oil revenue. Iran and Syria would exert tremendous influence over the region. You think they are bad actors now, you just wait until this scenario plays out. And, indeed, and they have said that Israel would be pushed into the sea. Mr. Speaker, the real Democratic plan is coming later. And if you don't believe me, I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle just read a recent article this week in Roll Call. This resolution is not meaningless.”