On the recordSeptember 21, 2012
Mr. President, this resolution has 83 cosponsors. Even I cannot lose this vote. This resolution says it will not be the policy of the United States to allow the Iranian regime to get a nuclear weapon and try to contain them. President Obama has rejected containment. Governor Romney, 83 Senators have said that is a bad idea. Very quickly, why will containment not work? If the Iranians get a nuclear weapon, every Sunni Arab state will want one themselves. Israel will never know a minute's peace. And my biggest fear: If we allow these people to get a nuclear weapon, they will share the technology with terrorists. The reason thousands have died in the war on terror-- not millions--is because the terrorists cannot get the weapons to kill millions. Senator Casey has been terrific. My Democratic colleagues, thank you for working in a bipartisan fashion. I yield now to Senator Casey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.
