Will the U.S. and the International Community Allow Iran to Develop a Nuclear Weapon?

Floor Speech

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister will
make a direct appeal to the American people. His plea will not be made
in front of cameras at a press conference. They will not be made from
his home country 6,000 miles away. Tomorrow morning, Israeli Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will stand right here behind me at this
podium to address this Congress.

The Prime Minister will speak before us to directly petition Congress
and the American people because, sadly, he has, like so many, lost
faith in the abilities of our Commander in Chief. The Prime Minister
has lost faith in an administration whose foreign policy summarized the
President's guiding advice: Don't do stupid stuff.

He no longer trusts this American President, whose aids slander his
name to the press. He is skeptical about the State Department's trust
above all else policy with Iran, whose leaders have publicly proclaimed
their desire for Israel to be wiped off the map. He regrets the
President's inability to outright condemn Hamas, a U.S.-designated
terrorist organization, without blaming Israel in the same sentence.

Mr. Netanyahu has rightly questioned America's once unwavering
commitment to his homeland, Israel--Israel, our partner, our ally, but
most importantly, our friend.

Madam Speaker, we have responsibility--no, we have a commitment--to
watch over and protect our greatest advocate in the Middle East. To my
colleagues in this body that do not believe in the United States' moral
obligation to watch over Israel, I remind them about the United States'
strategic obligation. Israel's interests are closely aligned with ours.
Israel benefits from a secure America, just as America benefits in
having a secure, stable, and trustworthy ally in a very volatile,
dangerous region.

Despite my personal beliefs that America has a moral obligation to
ensure Israel's peace and prosperity, I cannot disregard the obvious
strategic benefits our relationship has brought us. The Obama
administration's inability to realize this twofold bond between the
United States and Israel illustrates how out of touch they really are.

Mr. Prime Minister, I welcome you to the Chamber of the United States
House of Representatives.

Mr. President, you and your supporters who refuse to meet with our
friend, I must remind you of your foreign policy advice. Simply, you
said: Don't do stupid stuff.

In God we trust.

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