Jeff Duncan: “the attacks of last week were the most evil, tragic actions ever carried out in this country. I have said many times…”

“the attacks of last week were the most evil, tragic actions ever carried out in this country. I have said many times that we need to take the strongest possible action against bin Laden and other terrorists. However, we must be very careful not to overreact. If we go overboard and have an almost panic-type reaction, we will be doing just what the terrorist want us to do. The Wall Street Journal reports today that bin Laden's fortune is nowhere close to the $300 million stated in some stories, that his fortune has been wildly exaggerated, and bin Laden's network is a 'primitive and cheap force.' Besides that, we have just appropriated $40 billion in emergency funding, and today we start on a bill to give the military the biggest increase in history following 6 straight years of multi-billion dollar increases. I believe bin Laden has probably been shocked by the worldwide condemnation he received even from people and countries he probably thought would support him. We need to take the terrorists' threats very seriously, but it would be a very bad mistake to greatly overreact. We need to carry on the other functions of government too, and as President Bush has urged, try to get back to normal as soon as we possibly can.”