Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch Issues Statement on Attack on Israel

(Colorado State Capitol, October 7, 2023) -- Today, House Minority Leader Mike Lynch (R-Wellington) issued the following statement in response to this morning's unprecedented surprise attack on Israel:

“My heart is heavy as I witness these disgusting terrorist attacks playing out in Israel on this sacred Shabbat morning. Families, innocent and defenseless, have been brutally killed in their own beds by Hamas militants. And we now learn that other women and children are being dragged from their homes and forced into Hamas tunnels to face rape, torture, and possibly death--my blood is boiling.

It appears obvious that these terrorists felt emboldened following the reckless decision by the Biden administration to pay $6 billion in ransom payments to the Iranians. History will show that the Biden administration's foreign policy has been a series of deadly disasters.

Today, I believe that Coloradans stand with the thousands of Israelis barricaded in their homes and each of the brave soldiers fighting to protect their fellow citizens in the midst of this chaos and fear.

My prayers and thoughts are with the people of Israel during this trying time. May they find strength and solace in the face of these attacks.”

Colorado House Minority Leader

Mike Lynch