[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6414]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REGARDING THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 2, 2011

  Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tell the American people 
and especially the 9/11 family members that we have kept our promise. 
Today, the American people have seen justice. Osama bin Laden, the 
leader of the United States' top enemy, has gotten what he deserves for 
orchestrating the deaths of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on 
September 11, 2001.
  First, let me express my admiration and gratefulness to the brave men 
and women of our military and intelligence services who performed so 
valiantly during yesterday's operation. It makes me proud to know that 
we have so many dedicated individuals who risk their lives every day to 
keep us safe. These professionals succeeded in their mission to hunt 
down and execute al-Qaeda's leader, something we have been trying to do 
for the past ten years.
  I want to commend President Obama for his resolve and his decision to 
keep the pressure on al-Qaeda and its leadership. He performed his 
duties as Commander in Chief brilliantly. I also want to give credit to 
President Bush for promising to bring the 9/11 terrorists to justice 
and doing so much to keep America safe in the years following the 9/11 
attacks. Both these men deserve great credit for their actions.
  Today is a great day for America. It is a great day for the men and 
women of our military and intelligence services. It's also a great day 
for the family members who lost loved ones on 9/11 and have been 
waiting for this day for so long.
  We are safer today because Osama bin Laden is no longer on this 
earth. He and so many of his collaborators have been hunted down, 
captured or killed. And while this is another highly positive 
development in the global war on terrorism that we are winning, we 
realize it is not over. We must continue to be vigilant and counter the 
diabolical threat of Islamic extremism.
  May God Bless America and all the brave men and women who protect us 
at home and overseas. And may the death of Osama bin Laden bring some 
peace and closure to those who lost loved ones on September 11th, 2001.

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