Boehner Releases Web Video on American Safety
House Minority Leader John Boehner, along with Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), released a web video today asking whether the administration's strategy toward terrorism is keeping Americans' safe.
Asked at his weekly press conference today whether the video was alarmist, Boehner said he was simply raising his own concerns on behalf of Americans regarding the decision to close the Guantanamo detainee facilities and release of the CIA interrogation memos.
"Well, the question is, do you feel safer?" Boehner said. "What I'm trying to do here is to push the adminstration to tell us, what is the overarching strategy to take on the terrorists and defeat them, and to help keep America safe."
Earlier in his comments, however, Boehner expressed support for President Obama's Iraq and Afghanistan strategies.
"I support the president's responsible plans to bring our troops home from Iraq after victory, and to bring stability to the country of Afghanistan," Boehner said. "I think the president's made very good decisions with regard to how to approach those two theaters."



