House Proceeding on Jun 19th, 2009 :: 1:45:10 to 1:47:20
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Dana Rohrabacher: about. iranian people and we condemn the violence. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentlewoman from florida. to yield two minutes to mr. rohrabacher, ranking member on the subcommittee on international organizations,

1:45:10 to 1:47:20( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Dana Rohrabacher

1:45:28 to 1:45:49( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: human rights and oversight. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. rohrabacher: today i rise in support of this resolution which ratchets up to a degree america's willingness to express its heartfelt support for the iranian people and their struggle against the mu

1:45:50 to 1:46:10( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: la dictator ship that -- mullah dictatorship that oppresses them. america should not intervene in every struggle taking place, but we should be unapologetical on the side of those who are in desperate battle for their own freedom. tempered rhetoric can be

1:46:11 to 1:46:32( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: interpreted by tyrants as weakness. we need to spend a -- send a rong message to those tyrants and a strong message to the people willing to risk their lives on the streets of tehran that we are on the side of the salespeople and -- people and the side of democracy and freedom. any other message would be a

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Dana Rohrabacher: de-- a betrayal of our fundamental principles, the principles of liberty and democracy that so many americans have sacrificed to give us and give to future generation yes, we should not intervene, but it's up to us to make sure that those people struggling throughout the world know we're on their side. we must be bold in our words of support.

1:46:54 to 1:47:14( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: i was honored to be ronald reagan's one of five speech writers serving ronald reagan. he was told, too, to tone down his rhetoric. he was told strong words would be interpreted as belligerence. with his strong words he ended the cold war. without the conflagration that hung over our heads for decades.

1:47:15 to 1:47:20( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: he made it a better, a more peaceful, and a freer world with a strong message with no