As part of Fox News Channel's coverage of a sensational WND story in which several Mideast terror leaders admitted they unanimously favor Democrats over Republicans in Tuesday's U.S. election, New York Rep. Peter King told host Neil Cavuto Democrats who want U.S. military troops out of Iraq actually are hurting the nation's security.
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King, the chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, appeared on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" program, and said the message that "too many Democrats" are sending "is that they are implying to the American people if they are elected they're going to get us out of Iraq."
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He said when terrorists hear that, they believe they have won.
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"We know what bin Laden thought when the U.S. left Somalia," he said. "The majority of Democrats were against reauthorizing the Patriot Act, the NSA surveillance programs … then when they give the impression they are going to get us out of Iraq no matter what. The Democrats mean well but words have consequences."
"This is very damaging to us in the war against terrorism," he said.
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He said that the terrorists realize they cannot defeat the U.S. military on the battle field, but they can weaken the will of the American people to continue to fight.
The video can been seen at this link by clicking on King's picture.