Kevin Brady: “on behalf of the families of East Texas, especially those with loved ones serving overseas, I strongly support this…”

“on behalf of the families of East Texas, especially those with loved ones serving overseas, I strongly support this resolution. Despite what the national media portray, the inconvenient truth is this: Terrorists have been attacking America freely for more than two decades. We should have learned we cannot push America's security forward by retreating from terrorism. We cannot strengthen the world by weakening our resolve, and we cannot support our troops by belittling them at every turn. It is clear to all but perhaps us that the terrorists' strategy is not to defeat America in Iraq. They cannot do that. Their strategy is to defeat America in America. They are counting on the American public to lose its will and for Washington politicians to undermine the morale and support of our troops overseas. The truth is if America quits, if America turns back now, no nation, no community will be safe from terrorism again. Terrorists will learn that they can wait us out one public opinion poll at a time. And the next time America is attacked, the next time innocent people die and we vow justice, who will believe us then? Who will support us then? I stand with the President. We must persist in Iraq and Afghanistan until these nations are no longer safe havens for terrorism. We have ``taken the hill'' against the terrorists. Too many Americans have sacrificed their lives for us to give it back now.…”