Mike Coffman: “In 1996, 19 airmen died in the Khobar Towers by an Iranian-backed attack. When they say ``death to Americans,'' they…”

“In 1996, 19 airmen died in the Khobar Towers by an Iranian-backed attack. When they say ``death to Americans,'' they mean death to Americans. In 2005, I was in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps, and we were losing soldiers and marines on the ground due to IEDs, but we up- armored our vehicles and we did better route reconnaissance and security. Iran introduced what was called an EFP--a shape charge, or an explosive force penetrator--that was designed to penetrate the thickest hulls of our vehicles and killed hundreds of soldiers and marines on the ground. When the Iranians say ``death to Americans,'' they mean it. This deal will threaten the stability of the region, the security of the United States and of Israel, and I would urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''”