Whereas members of the Armed Forces are vital national
assets;
Whereas they must be commended and rewarded for their
service;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces must be provided all
of the tools and authorities they need to hunt down terrorists;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces must be allowed to
fight terrorists without the fear they will be accused of wrongdoing due to
political correctness;
Whereas the al Qaeda handbook instructs al Qaeda
operatives to always claim they are tortured and mistreated while being
detained, and states specifically: “At the beginning of the trial … the
brothers must insist on proving that torture was inflicted on them by state
security before the judge. Complain of mistreatment while in prison.”;
Whereas the United States Government is currently funding
the legal defense of accused terrorists; and
Whereas it is the responsibility of the United States
Government to ensure that those who defend the Nation are provided the best
possible legal defense should they be accused of committing a crime while
engaged in the fight on terrorists and extremists: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of
Representatives—
(1)supports members of the Armed Forces as
they continue to fight the war against terrorists;
(2)opposes their
prosecution when rooted in an excess of political correctness and
over-sensitivity; and
(3)expresses the sense of the House of
Representatives that any member of the Armed Forces who is accused of a crime
related to the treatment of a suspected terrorist should have any outside legal
fees related to their defense paid for by the United States Government, if the
member is acquitted or the charges are dropped.