Amodei statement on 9/11 anniversary
Submitted by editor on Thu, 09/11/2014 - 11:09am
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today released the following statement on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
“There is a commemorative license plate in Nevada featuring the words ‘United We Stand’ and ‘We Will Never Forget.’ On this 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the 2,977 victims whose lives were mindlessly taken by evil men in the name of radical Islam.
“It is appropriate for us all to not forget the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the ‘Let’s roll’ heroes of Flight 93. It is also appropriate to not forget the victims of more than three decades of such attacks targeting Americans, including:
— Bombing of U.S. Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, April 18, 1983.
— Bombing of U.S. Marine barracks, Beirut, Lebanon, October 23, 1983.
— Bombing of U.S. Embassy, Kuwait, December 12, 1983.
— Bombing of restaurant near U.S. Air Force base in Torrejon, Spain, April 12, 1984.
— Hijacking of Kuwait Airlines Flight 221, December 3, 1984.
— Hijacking of TWA Flight 847, June 14, 1985.
— Hijacking of cruise ship Achille Lauro, October 7, 1985.
— Bombing of Vienna and Rome airports, December 27, 1985.
— Bombing of La Belle disco, Berlin, April 5, 1986.
— Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, December 21, 1988.
— First bombing of World Trade Center, February 26, 1993.
— Bombing of U.S. military headquarters, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 13, 1995.
— Bombing Khobar Towers, U.S. military personnel housing, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, June 25, 1996.
— Bombing U.S. Nairobi Embassy, Kenya, August 7, 1998.
— Bombing U.S. Dar es Salaam Embassy, Tanzania, August 7, 1998.
— Bombing U.S.S. Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, October 12, 2000.
— Fort Hood shooting, Killeen, Texas, November 5, 2009.
— Attack of U.S. diplomatic compound, Benghazi, Libya, September 11, 2012.
“It is an uncomfortable, but undeniable fact that those who advocate and practice violent jihad must be dealt with decisively and effectively on a long-term and aggressive basis. To do less is disrespectful to our fellow Americans who have lost their lives. Rest in peace. And to the families of the deceased, I promise I will not forget.”
