osama bin laden dead

osama bin laden dead

In response to the White House announcement that al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is dead, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said in a statement that the challenge doesn't end.

"Our mission has always been to take down Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda, the terrorist network that killed thousands of innocent Americans on September 11, 2001. That mission has now been accomplished through the patience and steadfast determination of our military, our intelligence officials, and the united leadership of Presidents Bush and Obama. Now we must continue to dismantle this and other terrorist networks that attempt to destroy freedom and human rights throughout the world."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., like many others, struck much the same tone:

"This is the most significant victory in our fight against al Qaeda and terrorism, but that fight is not over. ... Nine-and-a-half years ago, Osama bin Laden masterminded the horrific attacks against the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people. As we remember those who were killed on that dark day in September and their families, we also reaffirm our resolve to defeat the terrorist forces that killed them and thousands of others across the globe. Because of courageous Americans in our