Nick Rahall: “I stand corrected. Anyway, the effort to fight the true terrorists, al Qaeda, would be harmed by the passage of this…”

“I stand corrected. Anyway, the effort to fight the true terrorists, al Qaeda, would be harmed by the passage of this amendment. The Saudis have helped us, as have the Syrians; and that is the reason I brought up the other countries I thought were targeted as well, have helped us especially, since 9/11, in the fight against the true terrorists, al Qaeda. These countries get the message. They do not need the Congress to pass amendments of this nature or resolutions that go out that are nothing more than chest-thumping measures. These countries are getting the message already. They have gotten it since 9/11. For us to go out and to humiliate them publicly, as this amendment would do to the Saudis, is only going to cause them to become more stubborn. That is human nature. Any of us in this body if we are attacked publicly, are we likely to succumb the next moment, the next day and agree to that public trashing? I think not. We rather become more stubborn. That is part of human nature. That is what we are dealing with here. I believe this administration and their opposition to this amendment is on the right track.”