Charles Rangel: “Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee, I thought the House would be screaming at the opportunity to justify sending young men…”

“Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee, I thought the House would be screaming at the opportunity to justify sending young men and women to a part of the world that we believe is of danger to the entire community. I am so amazed that people are saying that this resolution calls for the immediate withdrawal of our troops. I don't read it that way because I don't know of anything that justifies them being there, and this could be screaming for a reason why the administration and Members of Congress want these troops there. I have no clue as to why people believe that these people, who have been fighting each other for thousands of years, are a threat to my Nation's national security. I don't know of any of my constituents that go to sleep at night worried about ISIS invading their jobless community. I do know--because I am old enough to remember--that when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, immediately President Roosevelt called the Congress to declare war, and America, with pride, came out to support our Nation and our President. Now, I don't see the connection between ISIS and being struck by Japanese and Germans, but I know one thing: When an American dies, when they lose their lives, when we send them overseas, when they come back wounded or deranged, we have an obligation in this body to justify why we have done it.…”