[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E622]
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                      SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 24, 2002

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the situation 
in the Middle East that is of grave concern to all of us.
  Since September 11th, we have had a taste of normal life in Israel. 
Americans have experienced the fear, the terrorist alerts, the military 
and police presence at airports and public sites and we don't like it. 
Yet we must have it because we are at war with terrorists just as 
Israel is at war with terrorists.
  We must stand by Israel as they work to eliminate terrorism in their 
homeland and as we try to do the same thing in the United States. We 
must stand by Israel as they fight for their very own survival and as 
we fight for ours.
  As President Bush said in his address to Congress, we must root out 
terrorism worldwide and all those organizations that support it.
  It is time we firmly support our Israeli friends in their fight 
against terrorism. We must join Israel now and continue this fight 
until the wrath of terrorism is ended.

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