[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  NO INTERRUPTIONS IN WAR ON TERRORISM

  (Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 
of our military's ongoing efforts in the war against terrorism. In the 
last 25 days, the military campaign has succeeded in weakening the 
power, influence, and warfighting capability of the Taliban regime and 
the al-Qaeda network.
  Now, as the hardest of Afghanistan's winter months set in, we are 
provided with an excellent opportunity to increase the pressure on the 
Taliban through the continuation of our military campaign.
  Mr. Speaker, we stood before the American people and the 
international community and declared the war on terrorism to be a war 
with many fronts. It is imperative that this war's military front 
continue to be fought without interruption.
  Mr. Speaker, the decision to postpone military action under any 
circumstance plays directly into the hands of those who seek to destroy 
us. Despite the intentions of our decision, each day we remain idle is 
a day for the Taliban and al-Qaeda to resupply and disperse assets at a 
time when the radical Islamic militia could be most vulnerable.

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