Posted on 09/01/2007 5:47:17 AM PDT by Calpernia
Dallas, TX—Responding to comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that he is prepared to fill the “power vacuum” in Iraq, former House Armed Services Chairman and Republican presidential contender Duncan Hunter challenged the Bush administration to step up plans for a strike against Iran.
Commenting to a group of veterans and supporters, Hunter explained, “Iran has made their intentions abundantly clear in the Middle East, specifically with respect to military action against Israel. Never before in American history has a nation so blatantly engaged in saber-rattling without facing serious military reprisals from the U.S.” He continued, “The White House recently declared Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization for their obvious support for the terrorist insurgency in Iraq. They are aiding and abetting the killing of our military service men and women. In my book, that’s an act of war and such action ought to have military consequences. Responding in hollow political or diplomatic rhetoric only encourages more affronts from Iran.”
Rep. Hunter has served on the House Armed Services Committee since his election to Congress in 1980 and has been that committee’s chairman for four years. Serving a critical role during the Reagan Administration, he helped establish and maintain the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative. Hunter led a delegation with Rep. Henry Hyde to the Eastern Block during the Cold War stand-off to press President Reagan’s policy of solidarity. Hunter also led the Republican Congress in rebuilding the U.S. military after the Clinton Administration’s devastating cuts and slashes to critical defense personnel and materiel.
Duncan Hunter will cap off his tour through Texas with a speech Saturday at the statewide Texas Republican Presidential Straw in Ft. Worth, where he is heavily favored.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Congressman Hunter, please contact Michael Gallops at (469) 628-78926
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Commenting to a group of veterans and supporters, Hunter explained, “Iran has made their intentions abundantly clear in the Middle East, specifically with respect to military action against Israel. Never before in American history has a nation so blatantly engaged in saber-rattling without facing serious military reprisals from the U.S.” He continued, “The White House recently declared Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization for their obvious support for the terrorist insurgency in Iraq. They are aiding and abetting the killing of our military service men and women. In my book, that’s an act of war and such action ought to have military consequences. Responding in hollow political or diplomatic rhetoric only encourages more affronts from Iran.”
It’s only a matter of time.
Presiden Bush made it sound like it coming soon. I’m not wild about putting more troops in harms way, but Iran is begging for it. Israel better be prepared too. If Iran gets hit Israel will be their target. God bless American troops.
Let the truth be told!
Ping!
100% agree bump.
The phone number is wrong above. Should be 469-628-7926.
Thanks. I’ll get it fixed on my blogs.
What would Ronald Reagan have done? Exactly what Duncan Hunter would be doing. Saber rattling right back, big time. The question is, what will Bush do?
the answer is obviously YES. LOL
Great find.
Ping, oops, you are here :)
Bush’s poll numbers would triple overnight if he hit iran.
I am, and I’m inviting a few friends...
Hello dolly. How are things!
I am listening Duncan...
The truth of the matter is, if America has the balls to elect Duncan Hunter, then the mullahs will be giving up their nukes and start behaving without a shot being fired. That is one of the things that Hunter brings to the table - the fear of God in our enemies(or allah, as the case may be)
Mad Mahmoud is a charmer. Dan Rather was ready to join his harem.
“What would Ronald Reagan have done? Exactly what Duncan Hunter would be doing. Saber rattling right back, big time.”
Bzzt. Wrong.
“Long before I came into this office, Colonel Qadhafi had engaged in acts of international terror, acts that put him outside the company of civilized men. For years, however, he suffered no economic or political or military sanction; and the atrocities mounted in number, as did the innocent dead and wounded. And for us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. When our citizens are abused or attacked anywhere in the world on the direct orders of a hostile regime, we will respond so long as I’m in this Oval Office. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty. It is the purpose behind the mission undertaken tonight, a mission fully consistent with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
We believe that this preemptive action against his terrorist installations will not only diminish Colonel Qadhafi’s capacity to export terror, it will provide him with incentives and reasons to alter his criminal behavior. I have no illusion that tonight’s action will ring down the curtain on Qadhafi’s reign of terror. But this mission, violent though it was, can bring closer a safer and more secure world for decent men and women. We will persevere. This afternoon we consulted with the leaders of Congress regarding what we were about to do and why. Tonight I salute the skill and professionalism of the men and women of our Armed Forces who carried out this mission. It’s an honor to be your Commander in Chief.
We Americans are slow to anger. We always seek peaceful avenues before resorting to the use of force — and we did. We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnation, economic sanctions, and demonstrations of military force. None succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be passive. He counted wrong. I warned that there should be no place on Earth where terrorists can rest and train and practice their deadly skills. I meant it. I said that we would act with others, if possible, and alone if necessary to ensure that terrorists have no sanctuary anywhere. Tonight, we have.
Thank you, and God bless you.”
Address to the Nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya
April 14, 1986
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/41486g.htm
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