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Taliban

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 5, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

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Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, on January 28, the White House refused to
recognize the Taliban as a terrorist group, calling them an ``armed
insurgency'' instead. What part of terrorism don't they understand?

Under Federal law, a ``terrorist organization'' must meet three
criteria: be foreign, be engaged in terrorist activity and
intimidation, and threaten the security of the United States of
America.

The Department of the Treasury and the National Counterterrorism
Center define the Taliban as a ``terrorist organization,'' but the
White House refuses to do so. Common sense says, if we can't call our
enemy what they are, then how can we fight them?

Mr. Speaker, my resolution is simple. It urges the administration to
publicly recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization. We could
use a little straight talk around here.

I ask for your support of House Concurrent Resolution 13.

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