Joe Pitts: “yesterday we were reminded of who the real enemies are in Iraq. A video was released showing the brutal murder of a…”

“yesterday we were reminded of who the real enemies are in Iraq. A video was released showing the brutal murder of a young man from Pennsylvania, 26 years old, a small businessman who was there to help rebuild Iraq. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends, and I join with my colleagues to call for bringing these terrorists to justice. The fact is, Nick Berg's murder comes from the same terrorist extremists as the September 11 attacks. It was not about revenge; it was about intimidation. They brutally murdered an innocent civilian on camera so that the world could see it and tremble. These terrorists will use any convenient excuse to take innocent life if they believe it will advance their agenda. Mr. Speaker, yesterday's murder should not shake us. It should steel our resolve to do the right thing in Iraq, and it should remind us that there can be no negotiating with an enemy who hates freedom, despises human rights, and uses any excuse to brutally murder innocent civilians.”