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Blackburn on President Carter and Hamas
"I urge Mr. Carter to reconsider his ill-conceived plan"

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Washington, Apr 17, 2008 - Madam Speaker,
On behalf of my constituents in Tennessee’s 7th District; I rise to protest President Jimmy Carter’s decision to meet with the leadership of Hamas – a group designated by the U.S State Department as international terrorists.

They see this as an outrageous act, something that is a disgrace to the men and women who have protected this nation.

Madam Speaker, Islamo-fascist terrorism is the plague of our time. Every American official, past and present, should stand ready to help destroy it and to eradicate its philosophy of hate.

My constituents feel that by meeting with Hamas Mr. Carter, a former President undermines this critical goal and only goads the enemy further.

I urge Mr. Carter to reconsider his ill-conceived plan, join the rest of us in our collective [effort] to eradicate Islamo-fascist terrorism, and halt any plan to prop up the enemy.