Whereas
on November 9, 2005, a series of terrorist bombs exploded at the Radisson,
Hyatt, and Days Inn hotels in Amman, Jordan, resulting in the deaths of scores
of civilians and the injuries of hundreds of others;
Whereas Jordan has been targeted in several terrorist
attacks over the past few years and likely remains a target for Islamic
extremists;
Whereas Jordan provided unequivocal support to the United
States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
Whereas Jordan has arrested suspected terrorists with
possible ties to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization and has provided other
critical support to the global war on terrorism; and
Whereas
Jordan remains a firm ally of the United States in the global war against
terrorism and in helping to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East: Now,
therefore, be it
That the Senate—
(1)notes with sorrow
the one-year anniversary of the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman,
Jordan;
(2)condemns in the
strongest possible terms the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks;
(3)expresses its
ongoing condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were
killed in the attacks and its sympathies to those individuals who were
injured;
(4)reiterates its
support of the Jordanian people and their government;
(5)values the strong
and lasting friendship between Jordan and the United States and the continuing
cooperation of the two nations in political, economic, and humanitarian
endeavors; and
(6)expresses its
readiness to support and assist the Jordanian authorities in their efforts to
pursue, disrupt, undermine, and dismantle the networks that plan and carry out
such terrorist attacks as the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman,
Jordan.