[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ISRAELI COWBOYS v. HEZBOLLAH OUTLAWS

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, what is playing out in southern Lebanon is 
analogous to the days of yesteryear in the Old West. It is the cowboys 
versus the outlaws.
  There is a basic human right to self-defense. There is a basic right 
to shoot back when shot at. You don't have to duck, run or hide. And 
there is a further right to keep on shooting back until the bad guys 
stop shooting.
  This is taking place in the gunfight with Hezbollah outlaws and 
Israeli cowboys, just like the Old West.
  Hezbollah, a fancy name for a gang of terrorists, are kidnappers and 
killers, and they are hiding out in the hills of southern Lebanon. They 
are a state within a state. They are spreading terror. That's what 
terrorists do. They started shooting at Israeli citizens, kids and 
soldiers, and they won't stop no matter what we do. The outlaws have 
fired 1,100 rounds, and they will shoot thousands more because they 
preach death to Israel.
  So, Madam Speaker, what's a cowboy to do? Well, shoot back and keep 
on shooting until the Hezbollah gang stops, gives up, or is rounded up 
and locked up.
  It is a basic human right to defend yourself and take out the 
outlaws. And that's just the way it is.

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