One thing that I would hope we would be able to agree upon is there is no moral underpinning for sending one's child out to go to a pool hall and then have them blown to bits by a suicide bomber. Those 16 young people who were killed in the latest homicide bombing, what crime did they commit? What political role did they occupy? What was it that their killing accomplished? What form of political debate is it that was being engaged in when they were blown to bits while Prime Minister Sharon was visiting here in the United States? There is no moral justification for it.
Anthony Weiner: “One thing that I would hope we would be able to agree upon is there is no moral underpinning for sending one's child out…”
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Discussing the moral implications of violence and terrorism during a House debate.
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