Timothy Roemer: “our American revolutionary soldiers traipsed through the snow 225 years ago, and it was noted that their tracks could be…”

“our American revolutionary soldiers traipsed through the snow 225 years ago, and it was noted that their tracks could be found by the blood in the snow. Thomas Paine said, ``These are the times that try men's souls.'' September 11, 2001, tried our Nation's soul. And just as the British underestimated those soldiers 225 years ago, these cold-blooded culprits have badly underestimated the United States' steel resolve. Last night, I went to the Pentagon; and at midnight, I looked up at our fortress where our military stays and saw a building collapsed like a marshmallow accordion by these terrorist acts. I looked behind me and the only inspiration of that day occurred then when I saw an army of Americans behind me, lit up by the lighting, people in the medical profession, excavators, FBI teams picking up small pieces of the airplane. That is what Lincoln talked about, the better angels of our nature. But our history and legacy is not just about goodness and fairness; it is about force, and it is about justice. Quoting John Paul Jones, ``We have not yet begun to fight.'' When we identify these people, we will track them over hills and valleys and up mountain tops, and they will get their just due. You can count on it.”