It is a cash business and we should make no mistake about it. It could be an Al-Qaeda affiliate. Al-Nusra or Al-Sham that is in Syria. It could be a criminal enterprise that understands their value is a cash proposition.

This news, this idea that ISIS is planning to kidnap westerners in Jordan and Lebanon, bring back into Syria. It would certainly be an escalation in the tactics but as I said, in the calculus of ISIS, it makes a certain amount of sense.

This is, a, very plausible and b, in both Lebanon and Jordan, it is, because of the border issues there, the large number of people from Syria coming over, the large number of refugee camps, this is absolutely plausible and that's what…

So, the question--so, under the laws of war, a person who's an unlawful--who is a prisoner of war can be detained until the conflict is over, on the general principles of war.

there is absolutely no way that you can contend over a number of cases, as a matter of policy, it's better for the National security of the United States that people be promptly taken to civilian court to be tried in civilian court rather…

the person charged in civilian court has a right to demand a speedy trial, he has a right to demand discovery of the government's case.

Wasn't that a high-risk thing for American soldiers? And they were sent in to capture him alive so that he could be interrogated.

That's what goes on in the real world.

And, before they can be asked any questions, they are given their Miranda rights and told not to answer questions, correct?

Well, you also don't consider there's a difference between civilian prosecution and military detention and military commission trials, either, in which case, as Senator Ayotte said, you're dead wrong.

if we can prosecute them in Article 3 court, we will.

If the gentlelady would yield, I would like to add one other thing to that. This bill would allow access through Federal lands, and it has created a huge impediment for Border Patrol in the interdiction of people like this, whether they…

I would. I want to thank the gentlewoman from Arizona for the work you have done on this. I know this has been--I don't want to say a labor of love, but you have an incredible sense of urgency, I think perhaps more than anyone that I have…

Well, think about the staging that had to take place for that, that a vehicle that heavy, to be able to cross that fence, obviously--and the interesting thing is they used our own I-beam and channel to support the ramps that would bear…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin), a new Member of the House, who is himself a dentist.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Stewart), a colleague of ours and a distinguished veteran.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), another freshman in this House. {time} 1615

I feel the tensions there very intensely. It's been said in--that the Defense Department--in and around the Defense Department, but each service is committed to maintaining personnel levels.