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| Joint statement praises strike | |
| 2001-10-07 | |
In an unusual display of political unity, the top leaders of both parties in Congress issued a joint statement today endorsing President Bush's decision to begin military strikes in Afghanistan. The statement was issued by the Republican leaders, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois and Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi,
"We strongly support the operation President Bush ordered our military forces to carry out today," the congressional leaders said in their one-paragraph statement. "The administration has properly made it clear that today's actions and any future actions are directed against those who perpetrated the heinous attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, not against Islam or the people of Afghanistan. We stand united with the president and with our troops and will continue to work together to do what is necessary to bring justice to those terrorists and those who harbor them." | |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |