bush: 'the war on terror is going to be a long war' [View All]

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http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2005-daily/21-07-2005/main/main11.htm

WASHINGTON: President George Bush on Wednesday said this week the House of Representatives will vote on legislation to renew the Patriot Act, and added the war on terror "is going to be a long war."

The Patriot Act has accomplished "exactly what it was designed to do," The US president said this in his address at the Port of Baltimore, in Maryland. He said, "the problem is, at the end of this year 16 critical provisions of the Patriot Act are scheduled to expire. All 16 provisions are practical, effective and constitutional, and they are vital to defending our freedom."

He said, "as we saw in London, the terrorists are still active and they are still plotting to take innocent life." "So my message to the Congress is clear: This is no time to let our guard down, and no time to roll back good laws. The Patriot Act is expected to expire, but the terrorist threats will not expire."

He said "I expect, and the American people expect, the US Congress and the Senate to renew the Patriot Act, without weakening our ability to fight terror, and they need to get that bill to my desk soon." "The war on terror is going to be a long war. But freedom is going to prevail... history has always brought us challenges and problems. We’ve always handled them; we’ll handle this one, too."

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bush said that yesterday, i saw him say it. reassuring huh?

how long george? how many thousands more have to die you fuckhead?