A lot of things going on in the Middle East, a lot of things needing to be addressed at this point. I have grave concerns about the manner in which this administration is handling the things in the Middle East, maybe continuing with the policy on international affairs of this administration, which is, apparently, from what we see them doing, if you've been an ally to the United States, if you have been our friend, if you have fought with us, if you have had friends and family that fought with us and lost their lives, then this administration's message is we're going to throw you under the bus and we're going to negotiate and help your enemy and our enemy. So it almost looks like the best thing to do for people in the United States that want help from the Federal Government: move to an island, declare war against the United States, and then this administration will send you all kinds of money and help, buy you an office in Qatar, all kinds of things we're willing to do if you're an enemy. One of the latest things to be occurring, this week we're hearing reports from Egypt, after this administration, through an ally with whom agreements had been signed, negotiations continue to be ongoing with Mubarak in Egypt. The man certainly wasn't a Teddy bear by any stretch of the imagination, but he had had some success in keeping some semblance of peace with Israel. And yet this administration was quick to tell Mubarak, as our ally, he had to get out.…
Louie Gohmert: “A lot of things going on in the Middle East, a lot of things needing to be addressed at this point. I have grave…”
On the recordFebruary 17, 2012
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