[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24248-24249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PROGRESS IN THE WAR ON TERROR

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the great deal of progress being 
made on our global war on terror. While there is no quick path to 
victory, it is absolutely necessary for us to maintain our resolve. 
Terrorists have long waged war against the United States, well before 
the September 11 attacks. Americans were bombed in Lebanon in 1983, at 
the World Trade Center in 1993, at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in 
1996, at the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and on 
board the USS Cole in 2000.
  Over the years, these terrorists have attacked and attacked and 
attacked, thinking they could kill innocent Americans without paying a 
price. I am proud of President Bush and our troops for standing up to 
these murderers and showing them we will not sit back and tolerate this 
behavior.
  Conditions in the Middle East are improving. Despite the terrorists' 
plans to disrupt democracy in Iraq, millions of Iraqi people embraced 
democracy by turning out to vote for a new Constitution. In addition, 
the Iraqi security forces are taking a much more prominent role in 
defending their country.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that Americans will continue to support our 
troops.

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They are doing the right thing because they are making the world a 
safer place.

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