[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CATCHING BIN LADEN WON'T MAKE US SAFER?

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise in utter disbelief on hearing comments 
made by Democrat leaders that the capture of Osama bin Laden would not 
make America any safer. This statement exemplifies the Democrats' lack 
of any concrete plan on national security and the global war on terror.
  Bin Laden is the alleged orchestrator of the 9/11 attacks, and as he 
remains on the loose, there is no telling what terrorist activities he 
may be planning and inciting. He is more than a symbol, he is a threat.
  What confuses me even more is the Democrats' criticism of the 
Republican agenda in winning the war on terror. Democrats accuse 
Republicans of diverting resources that should be utilized in 
Afghanistan and then proceed to issue statements that the capture of 
Osama bin Laden is meaningless, that it would not make us any safer.
  So then what is the Democrats' agenda for the war on terror. Give up 
in Iraq and create a vacuum where regimes that fund and incite 
terrorist activity can rise again? Leave Afghanistan and cease breaking 
up terrorist cells?
  Mr. Speaker, I have one last question for my colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle. I know what you are against, but what are you for?

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