Fighting Terrorism Around the World

Floor Speech

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Mr. Speaker, tonight we stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel and France to express our support and our commitment to these, our allies overseas.

   We have witnessed the violence in Israel in recent weeks whipped up by the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, knowing now that radical Islamic militants are determined to continue their assault on the democracies of the world and western civilization.

   On Friday, the 13th, the world witnessed an unspeakable tragedy brought about by ISIS. This is a terrorist organization that has repeatedly plagued the Middle East with gruesome beheadings, violent killings, the rape of women, and the enslavement of children.

   Now they have unleashed a terror rampage on our ally, France, and they promise to bring it to America as well.

   Our President has called this slaughter ``a setback.'' So now Congress must recognize both the gravity and the tragedy of what has recently occurred and respond accordingly.

   What will it take, I ask, for this administration to admit that we are in a life-and-death struggle with radical Islam?

   Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu once gave this admonition: Know thy enemy. The enemy must be identified in order to defeat him.

   My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the recent terrorist attacks, and I hope that the United States will stand by them and the people of Israel as well as France during these times.

   To the people of France: I am very sorry--Je suis vraiment desole.

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