[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE TERRORISTS DO NOT WANT PEACE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the terrorists we face today are the same 
enemies that bombed our Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, bombed the World 
Trade Centers in 1993, attacked Khobar Towers in 1996, bombed our 
embassy in Africa in 1997. This enemy values death over life and seeks 
not to negotiate but to war against us.
  These fanatics, in the name of religion, with a doctrine of hate, 
preach death to the United States.
  On September 11, the terrorists brought the fight to us. Now Iraq is 
the centerpiece of the war on terror, and so is Afghanistan. We cannot 
give ground to this homicidal enemy because this will only encourage 
more attacks. The resulting consequences are disaster, destruction and 
defeat.
  Today we find ourselves in a global struggle. We have been attacked 
over and over again by these radicals.
  War, no one wants war. But war will not end just because we quit, nor 
because we are weary of war, nor because we desire peace. The enemy 
will continue this war against us, whether we are in the fight or not. 
They do not want peace. There can be no peace until we stop them.
  And that's just the way it is.

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