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Ted Poe: Ever since we found Osama bin Laden living the high life in Abbottabad, we've had our suspicions about Pakistan. Turns…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2011
Ever since we found Osama bin Laden living the high life in Abbottabad, we've had our suspicions about Pakistan. Turns out they are disloyal, deceptive, and a danger to the United States. This so-called ally takes billions in U.S. aid, while at the same time supporting the militants who attack us. According to Admiral Mike Mullen, the Pakistani Government supported the groups who were behind the truck bombing attack that wounded more than 70 U.S. and NATO troops and the recent attack on the U.S. embassy. This should be the last rodeo for Pakistan. Last night I introduced legislation to freeze all U.S. aid to Pakistan with the exception of funds that are designated to help secure their nuclear weapons. By sending aid to Pakistan, we are funding the enemy, endangering Americans, and undermining our efforts in the region. We pay them to hate us. Now we pay them to bomb us. Let's not pay them at all. And that's just the way it is. ____________________
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas
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Sep 23, 2011

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