Joe Wilson: “Indeed what we are talking about is jobs, because in the war on terrorism, if we were to have disruption of our economy…”

“Indeed what we are talking about is jobs, because in the war on terrorism, if we were to have disruption of our economy as we did on September 11, it could be immediately catastrophic. With the container ships that we all very much depend on for products being sent from the United States by export, back to the United States by import, we know that there is a potential for an abuse there of explosives or whatever. So by having an interruption of our shipping, it could be absolutely catastrophic, particularly in the Northeast. If there was even a 3-day disruption of shipping, there could be a disruption of the oil and gasoline necessary for refining above New York City to the Northeast to the point where it would be catastrophic. We would have the return of the lines with the lack of fuel; people would lose jobs. In my home State, the number one industry is tourism. We already know that if we were to have a terrorist attack of some nature, that it would completely devastate the hospitality industry. This is just a ripple effect all over the United States, actually all over the world. So the war on terrorism is crucial for us to proceed. It is a war we must win.”