[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
GIVE NAVY SEALS MEDALS
(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, three of our tenacious Navy SEALs
captured one of the worst terrorists in the world: Ahmed Hashim Abed.
In 2004, four Blackwater security guards were transporting supplies
in Fallujah, Iraq. They were caught in an ambush and murdered by those
cowards in the desert. These Americans were set on fire, mutilated,
dragged through the streets, and hung from a bridge over the Euphrates
River.
Abed, the terrorist, was the mastermind behind the massacre of these
Americans. But Navy SEALs McCabe, Keefe, and Huertas captured this
outlaw. But now for some odd reason, they are being put on trial--the
SEALs, not the terrorist.
The whiny terrorist later claimed he was punched in the stomach
during his capture on the battlefield. It hurt his little terrorist
feelings, it seems. Now the SEALs face a court martial.
Congress should commend the valiant actions of these Navy SEALs, and
I have introduced a resolution to do just that. These SEALs should be
given medals and sent out to bag another one.
And that's just the way it is.
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