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"Communism was not the only monstrous phenomenon determined to destroy free and open societies," said Lantos in 2007. Lantos, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had fought against Nazism and communism, and "it is now my privilege to fight against Islamic terrorism determined to take us back 13 centuries."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061201125.html Omar Fekeiki, "The Toll of Communism," ''Washington Post'' June 13, 2007]</ref>

"Communism was not the only monstrous phenomenon determined to destroy free and open societies," said Lantos in 2007. Lantos, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had fought against Nazism and communism, and "it is now my privilege to fight against Islamic terrorism determined to take us back 13 centuries."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061201125.html Omar Fekeiki, "The Toll of Communism," ''Washington Post'' June 13, 2007]</ref>

Lantos often grabbed headlines for his outspoken comments. He blasted former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and former French President Jacques Chirac for their failure to fight "Islamofascism" and their ingratitude to America for World War II. "I am so glad that the era of Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder in Germany is now gone," he said. He ridiculed Schroeder as a "political prostitute, now that he's taking big checks from Putin" (Schroeder took a consulting job with a Russian oil firm shortly after leaving office), and then quipped that "the sex workers in my district objected so I will no longer use that phrase."  He bluntly told Dutch leaders that some Europeans were more outraged by the Guantánamo detention center than by the Nazi's death camps.

Lantos often grabbed headlines for his outspoken comments. He blasted former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and former French President Jacques Chirac for their failure to fight "Islamofascism" and their ingratitude to America for World War II. "I am so glad that the era of Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder in Germany is now gone," he said. He ridiculed Schroeder as a "political prostitute, now that he's taking big checks from Putin" (Schroeder took a consulting job with a Russian oil firm shortly after leaving office), and then quipped that "the sex workers in my district objected so I will no longer use that phrase."   

In 2003 Lantos staunchly supported President [[George W. Bush]]'s invasion of Iraq, but he later became an outspoken critic of Bush's handling of the war.

In 2003 Lantos staunchly supported President [[George W. Bush]]'s invasion of Iraq, but he later became an outspoken critic of Bush's handling of the war.  He bluntly told Dutch leaders that some Europeans were more outraged by the Guantánamo detention center than by the Nazi's death camps.  

As chairman of the House committee in 2007 he demanded that Japan apologize for wartime sex slavery by its military. He declared Turkey’s mass killing of Armenians in World War I an act of genocide, a move that angered the Bush administration and nearly provoked a confrontation with the Turkish government.

As chairman of the House committee in 2007 he demanded that Japan apologize for wartime sex slavery by its military. He declared Turkey’s mass killing of Armenians in World War I an act of genocide, a move that angered the Bush administration and nearly provoked a confrontation with the Turkish government.

He was frequently critical of China, citing its record  

He was frequently critical of China, citing its bad human rights record.

 

Lantos, a prominent advocate for Israel, attributed his support not to his Jewish heritage, but to his belief in democracy and opposition to Islamic terrorism.

Lantos, a prominent advocate for Israel, attributed his support not to his Jewish heritage, but to his belief in democracy and opposition to Islamic terrorism.