[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           WAR WITH AL QAEDA

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, there are a lot 
of issues that are before this Congress, very, very serious issues. But 
on Christmas Day, we were reminded of one that we do not always think 
about, and that is the fact that we are still the subject of those who 
would use terror to take away our liberty.
  I would hope that, as the President has found it appropriate to use 
the word ``war'' and talk about the war with al Qaeda, that we would 
understand that it is more than words, it is actions; that we need to 
treat those who would attempt to kill us in this way as what they are, 
unlawful enemy combatants, not common criminals. We should not turn 
them over to our criminal justice system. We should allow them to be 
interrogated by the military.
  Madam Speaker, those who say that they are attacking us because of 
Guantanamo do not understand history, both long-term and short-term. 
They are not attacking us because of Guantanamo. They are attacking us 
because of the Statue of Liberty.

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