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On the recordOctober 19, 2011
Mr. President, I know there is a lot of confusion, and a lot of people are blaming President Obama for sending 100 troops into northern Uganda. First, I want to make sure everyone knows I am not a fan of President Obama. He is responsible for all these regulations that are driving out American businesses. He is responsible for the deficit. Actually, his three budgets have had deficits each year of $1\1/2\ trillion, and he is up to almost $5 trillion in deficits. It is coming not from the Democrats, not the Republicans, not the House or the Senate, it is coming from President Obama. And I disagreed with his position with Libya, sending our troops in there the way he did. I am on the Armed Services Committee, the second ranking member, and I am very much concerned about what is happening right now and what this President has done to our military in reducing our capability to the extent he has. But having said that, let me say that the criticism he has received for sending 100 American troops into northern Uganda is not justified, and let me explain what I am talking about. This picture here is of a guy whose name is Joseph Kony. Joseph Kony is a monster. For 25 years, he has been in northern Uganda, but he has been in other countries too--Rwanda, now the new country of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Congo. Those five countries are where he has been. This is what he does. Many people don't know about him.…
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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