Barbara Cubin: “There is no greater obligation we have to the people of this Nation than to protect their freedom and their safety. We…”

“There is no greater obligation we have to the people of this Nation than to protect their freedom and their safety. We owe it to the public to pursue those who seek to destroy our way of life. Democrat wartime President Franklin Roosevelt understood this when he said, ``When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.'' Policies of appeasement did not work against Nazi Germany. They did not work against the Soviet Union, and they will most certainly not work against terrorists right now plotting violence and bloodshed against our citizens. Our actions taken in Iraq and Afghanistan are aimed unequivocally at crushing global terrorism. We must complete our mission.”