 U.S.
Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Armed Services and
Judiciary Committees, made the following statement regarding
the three-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of
September 11:
“Three
years ago, September 11 forced us to realize that the
terrorist foe we had been fighting on the margin for years
sought a more deadly goal than we ever suspected. They do not
just seek victory over
America
. They seek the extermination of our unity, our culture, and
our liberty – everything that makes the free world what it
is today.
“Under
President Bush’s leadership, we have confronted this evil
for what it is, and we have employed our best weapon in this
cause: the power of liberty. At this moment, all around the
world, our brave men and women in uniform are battling the
terrorist threat.
“The
terrorists have flocked to battle us as coalition forces
liberated
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
, because they realize that their dark ideology of hate will
not – and cannot – survive the spreading light of freedom.
We must continue to give our forces all the support they need,
and while our enemies began this fight on their terms – we
will finish it on ours.
“None of
us asked for this task – we cannot erase 9/11, and as much
as our hearts desire it, we cannot change the past. But I also
know that this charge has now fallen to us, in this time, for
this generation, and we must and will win.
“So let
us mourn the losses of September 11 – let us comfort our
neighbors and our friends – and then let us return to the
mission at hand, resolute in our cause, and by our labor
ensure that our children will grow up in a just, free and
peaceful world.”
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