Gohmert: ‘Strategy’ Should Be To Pass ‘Declaration of War Against Radical Islam’

Gohmert: Pass ‘Declaration of War Against Radical Islam’ (National Review Online)

Congressional approval for military action against the Islamic State, as the president suggested today, isn’t an adequate response for Representative Louie Gohmert (R., Texas) — he wants a “declaration of war against radical Islam.”

Gohmert criticized the president’s approach to Syria, warning that bombing President Bashar Assad a year ago, as the president had initially promised, would have given the Islamic State control over the whole country, which would have been a much worse outcome. For the time being, the United States should not take actions that end up benefiting the Islamic State, Gohmert said, and should instead accept the lesser of two evils, the Assad regime.