Rep. George Holding of North Carolina sought to characterize the threat by Iran by suggesting they threatened America first. This was not the case. Pictured in the bottom right hand corner.
On February 3, 2014 Rep.George Holding of North Carolina asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding threats from Iran.
“Madam Speaker, as the Obama administration continues to cut deals with the regime in Iran, Iranian military leaders pulled no punches in letting us know that they are prepared to strike our homeland, our forces in the Middle East, and our ally Israel.”
“These military leaders are at the real center of power in Tehran, pulling the strings behind the scenes. They are also the people who this administration is trusting to end their nuclear weapons program even though they invested heavily in keeping that same program hidden from the world for years. Iranian commanders just this past weekend went as far as to talk about destroying America from within and how we will face devastating consequences if we exercise our military option”, he said.
“Madam Speaker, their words are just another reminder of how this administration has misplaced their trust and how the current deal with Iran jeopardizes our national security”, said Rep. Holding (source: http://thomas.loc.gov/).
It should be understood that Iran was responding to threats made by Secretary of State John Kerry who said in an interview in Geneva last week that the military option was still on the table “if Iran did not live up to its nuclear commitments under the Geneva deal (source: Iranian legislator warns the United States against taking military action against Tehran saying “America’s first mistake will be their last” (source: https://groundreport.com/iranian-legislator-warns-u-s-against-taking-any-military-aggression-against-tehran-saying-americas-first-mistake-will-be-their-last/).
It should also be understood that Iran is living up to the agreement thus far and threats directed against it at this point is unwarranted and unnecessary under the circumstances.
Furthermore Rep. Holding’s comments were also unnecessary and serves no ones interest in this case but his own.
The situation is already tense enough, without any help from him!
Rep. Holding currently serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.