Elliott Abrams: “the President may not take unilateral military action and must consult with and receive authorization from Congress.”

From the day that President Duarte was elected in a free election to this day, El Salvador has been a democracy. That is a fabulous achievement.

If it were to become a failed state, as you said, Mr. Chairman, the impact on the whole Arab world would be destabilizing.

That is why I think this committee and others need to reassess those expenditures.

This notion that, well, we cannot do this because there will be disorder in the West Bank or the Palestinian Authority would collapse, I think it is a reasonable concern, but it is not going to happen.