Mark Warner: “I want to deal with that for a minute, Mr. President. This world today is sieged with acts of terrorism. All of our…”

“I want to deal with that for a minute, Mr. President. This world today is sieged with acts of terrorism. All of our hearts are filled with compassion and sadness for the people of Israel today for the total useless taking of life in those recent terrorist acts. We admire the courage the people of Israel have shown in the face of these attacks. Just over a week ago, four innocent lives were lost in the Straits of Florida due to the Cuban shoot-down of two unarmed civilian aircraft. These acts, at the explicit direction of Fidel Castro, were first-degree, premeditated murder--offenses which would be punished in the United States upon conviction, and in most instances with the death penalty. I regret the level of reaction by the current administration.”