'We will follow them to the Gates
of Hell!'
Staking out a hard line against the vicious jihadist group ISIS, Vice President
Biden vowed Wednesday that the U.S. “will follow them to the Gates of Hell!”
Appearing in Maine, Biden could not contain his disgust a day after
ISIS released a video boasting of the beheading of a second American
journalist, Steven Sotloff.
The Vice President spoke bluntly as he promised retribution.
“If they think the American people will be intimidated, they don’t know
us very well,” Biden said.
"When people harm Americans, we don't reteat, we don't forget. We
take care of those who are grieving. And when that is finished, they should
know: We will follow them to the Gates of Hell, until they are brought to
justice, because Hell is where they will reside!” Biden said, practically
shouting.
“Hell is where they will reside!” he added for emphasis.
Biden spoke during a visit to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard with Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire, and several Maine
Democrats.
His forceful remarks contrasted with the more restrained comments of
President Obama, who vowed at a news conference earlier Wednesday in Estonia
that the U.S. would not forget the “terrible crime against these two fine young
men.”
“We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a
country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists,”
Obama said.
“And those who make the mistake of harming Americans will learn that we
will not forget, and that our reach is long and that justice will be served.”
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