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51 Reaction to 9-11 51 Reaction to 9-11 Reaction to 9-11 “We're going to find out who did this America. They express their friendship and Reaction to 9-11 and we're going after the bastards.” solidarity in this tragedy. Naturally, I want to -- Sen. Orrin Hatch assure President Bush of my total support. "Thousands of lives were suddenly France, as you know, has always condemned ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The "I fully support President Bush's decision to and unreservedly condemns terrorism, and pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires strike Al Qaeda's terrorist network. Now more considers that terrorism must be combated by burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled than ever, we must stand united as a nation and all possible means.” us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, support our President and our military. It is -- French President Jacques Chirac, September unyielding anger.” important to remember that this carefully 11, 2001. -- George W. Bush targeted response is not an attack on a religion, nor a nation, but an attack on terrorism. In “It was with horror that I learned of the “What's the sense of sending $2 million Congress, we will continue to work with the abominable terrorist attacks on the World Trade missiles to hit a $10 tent that's empty?” White House to do what's needed to bring Center in New York and the Pentagon in -- George W. Bush, private Oval Office justice to those who committed the heinous and Washington in which so many innocent people meeting, September 13, 2001 evil attacks of September 11." have lost their lives. My government staunchly -- Tom Harkin condemns these acts of terrorism. The German “War has been waged against us by people are at the side of the United States of stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is “You can be sure that the American America in this difficult hour. I wish to express peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This spirit will prevail over this tragedy." my deep-felt condolences and complete conflict was begun on the timing and terms of -- Colin Powell solidarity to you and the American people. Our others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and our choosing.” “A few months ago, and again this week, their families.” -- George W. Bush, Speech at National bin Laden publicly vowed to publicly wage a -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Cathedral, September 14, 2001 terrorist war against America, saying, and I September 11, 2001. quote, "We do not differentiate between those “How do I respond when I see that in dressed in military uniforms and civilians. “I was stricken by news and television pictures some Islamic countries there is vitriolic hatred They're all targets." Their mission is murder, coming from the United States this morning. It for America? I'll tell you how I respond: I'm and their history is bloody.” is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that amazed. I'm amazed that there is such -- President Bill Clinton would have conjured up such a cowardly and misunderstanding of what our country is about, depraved assault upon thousands of innocent that people would hate us. I am, I am -- like "All of a sudden there were people people. There can be no cause or grievance that most Americans, I just can't believe it. Because screaming. I saw people jumping out of the could ever justify such unspeakable violence. I know how good we are, and we've go to do a building. Their arms were flailing. I stopped Indeed, such an attack is an assault not only on better job of making our case. We've got to do a taking pictures and started crying." the targets but an offense against the freedom better job of explaining to the people in the -- Michael Walters, a free-lance photo and rights of all civilized nations.” Middle East, for example, that we don't fight a journalist in Manhattan. -- Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien , war against Islam or Muslims. We don't hold September 11, 2001. any religion accountable. We're fighting evil. "The city is going to survive, we are And these murderers have hijacked a great going to get through it, It's going to be very, “This morning we were notified about the religion in order to justify their evil deeds. And very difficult time. I don't think we yet know the horrible news of the series of terrorist attacks in we cannot let it stand.” pain that we're going to feel when we find out the United States, that have left a great trail of --George W. Bush, press conference who we lost, but the thing we have to focus on destruction. Mexico expresses its condolences now is getting this city through this, and to the Government and the American people for “It will not be quick and it will not be surviving and being stronger for it." the irreparable human losses. We also express easy. Our adversaries are not one or two terrorist -- Rudolph Giuliani our energetic condemnation to these attacks. I leaders, or even a single terrorist organization or have informed President George Bush of our network. It's a broad network of individuals and “The full horror of what has happened in feelings of sorrow and our solidarity in such organizations that are determined to terrorize the United States earlier today is now becoming difficult moments.” and, in so doing, to deny us the very essence of clearer. It is hard even to contemplate the utter -- Mexican President Vicente Fox, , September what we are: free people. They don't live in carnage and terror which has engulfed so many 11, 2001. Antarctica. They work, they train and they plan innocent people. We've offered President Bush in countries. They're benefiting from the and the American people our solidarity, our “Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against support of governments. They're benefiting profound sympathy, and our prayers. But it is certain areas in New York City and Washington from the support of non-governmental plain that citizens of many countries round the D.C. on September 11, which caused organizations that are either actively supporting world, including Britain, will have been caught horrendous casualty, I wish to express, on them with money, intelligence and weapons or up in this terror.” behalf of the Chinese Government and people, allowing them to function on their territory and -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Interview, our deepest sympathy and solicitude to you and, tolerating if not encouraging their activities. In September 11, 2001. through you, to the Government and people of either case, it has to stop. the United States. I wish also to extend our We'll have to deal with the networks. “Any action taken will be against the condolences to the families of the victims. The One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Chinese Government has consistently they live in. And that means dealing not only Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face condemned and rejected all forms of terrorist with the terrorists, but those who harbor the consequences - and again in any action the violence.” terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, --Chinese President Jiang Zemin, September It will require the support of the American cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, 11, 2001. people as well as our friends and allies around target their troops, not civilians.” the world.” -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair -- Donald Rumsfeld, Press Briefing, September We take it so close to heart because we all know 18, 2001 “It is with enormous distress that France what it is. Points of contention between the has just learned of the monstrous attacks?there United States and Russia seem like minor “As the representatives of the people we is no other word for it?that have just struck the disputes between neighbors that fade in the face are here to declare that our resolve has not been United States of America. In these horrifying of such great sorrow, which unites people. weakened by these horrific and cowardly acts.” circumstances, the entire people of France, and -- Valentina Nikitina, Russian economist -- Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle I want to emphasize this, stand by the people of