Bush: Terrorists Won't Rule Iraq's Future

[maddezmom]

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - President Bush (news - web sites), appearing before cheering U.S. forces Tuesday, declared that terrorists won't be able to control Iraq (news - web sites)'s destiny because "free people will never choose their own enslavement."

~snip~

Bush said that as election day there approaches Jan. 30, "we can expect further violence" but also said that the balloting must go forward.


A large crowd of Marines clad in tan-and-green camouflage uniforms bellowed "oo-rah," as Bush, who donned a tan military-style jacket with epaulets, thanked U.S. forces. He said the bravery and sacrifice of the troops has made America safer.


"You see, the terrorists understand what is at stake," the president said. "They know they have no future in a free Iraq."


"They (terrorists/insurgents) know democracy will give Iraqis a stake in the future of their country," Bush said. "When Iraqis choose their leader in free elections, it will destroy the myth that the terrorists are fighting a foreign occupation and make clear that what the terrorists really are fighting is the will of the Iraqi people."


more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush&cid=544&ncid=1480


Just had to add this earlier thread in GD about the jacket:

WTF is space-commander Shrub wearing right now on CNN?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2798611

[noshenanigans]

1. Of course not- we will. n/t

[jamboi]

3. So is Bush saying we are pulling out immediately? "The Terrorists are leav

ing!" :-)

[54anickel]

13. Had the same thought. Terrorists or terrorist magnet, either way our

retreat would contribute to a drastic reduction in "terrorist" acts there.

[maddezmom]

17. the US has created a "terryaist incubator" in Iraq

[truth2power]

16. Somebody always gets there before me.

I agree. Guess we (the terraists) will be leaving. :evilgrin:

[fertilizeonarbusto]

2. if there's something you know about, george,

it is having no future
:puke:

[bowens43]

4. And when the people of Iraq choose

an Islamic government and to be ruled by Islamic law what will stupid little Georgie say?

The terrorists in Iraq are wearing American uniforms.

[politicaholic]

5. Three cheers for the first Fundamentalist Democracy, hip, hip, Allah!!

A democracy based supression. What a concept! It should work like a charm! Sorta like communism with less tolerance.

[KingChicken]

6. Were going to kill more people than Saddam if were not careful.

A couple more years and we will break Saddam's all time record, he will be so jealous.

[berni_mccoy]

7. Every time * makes such a prediction...

Nearly the exact opposite happens. Expect Iraq to fall into CHAOS in January.

[NYC Liberal]

12. He has the anti-Midas touch.

[whistle]

8. Iraq has as much underground oil in reserve as Saudi Arabia...

...and perhaps more than all of the other Middle Eastern countries combined. Bush is not about to let the Iraqi's have free reign over that pool of wealth and power! Let the truth come out. Here is an article that was published before the actual Bush II invasion of Iraq in March 2003:

<snip>

Future of Iraq's Oil Reserves,
World's Supply Depends On Type of War Waged
By Kevin Ward
Canadian Press
December 16, 2002

Iraq sits on one of the world's largest reserves of oil, crude that is not only plentiful but also cheap to pump out of the ground.

For some, often described as the conspiratorial minded, oil is the real motivation behind the United States' push to change Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime, not a desire to rid the world of a serious threat from biological and chemical weapons.

But even those who don't buy the argument that oil is at the centre of U.S. President George W. Bush's interest in Iraq agree that the outcome of a war would have short- and long-term implications for the world's oil supply.


<link> http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1216future.htm

<other links>

http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aairaqioil.htm

http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/RRiraqWar.html

<snip from above link>

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Iraq war was designed to 1) secure U.S./U.K. oil supplies before and after global Peak Oil, and 2) to have a large military presence to "dissuade" other oil-producers from moving towards the euro as an oil transaction currency. These are the two crucial elements for maintaining U.S. hegemony over the world economy. Reconverting Iraq back to the petrodollar was not the critical issue, but preventing any further momentum towards a petroeuro is a critical component of current US Geostrategy. While deceiving the American people into war, this administration sent a message to other OPEC-producers -- "You are either with us or against us."

However, in the end I predict the rules of economics and the laws of physics will prevail over the dreams of Global Empire. It will be increasingly "sensible" for OPEC to re-denominate oil sales in euros once the EU expands in 2004. <76> Additionally, Peak Oil will usher in an era in which demand for oil will forever outstrip supply. The neoconservatives understand what this means -- the end of US Hyper power, and thus the end of their dreams of a US Global Empire. The true test of US leadership and the citizenry will be acknowledging that our nation will soon endure some economic hardship. Everyone on earth will be impacted by Peak Oil, and given that reality -- multilaterialism rather than unilateralism is the only way to create a peaceful outcome.

[ClintonTyree]

9. Well if Bu$h said it, it must be true....................

you see the Bu$shs have stopped thinking and now only "believe". Because they "believe" it, it MUST be true. Either that or they're wildly self deluded. You decide.

[Just Me]

10. Never have I found any single human being so repugnant,...

,...that everytime he opens his mouth I experience slaughterous nausea.

[Soth]

11. Uh huh. Thanks, George.

He said the bravery and sacrifice of the troops has made America safer.

Right. Despite the fact that every report, including one straight from the Pentagon, says the opposite. Just keep lying, Bush. You become more and more transparent to more and more people with each passing day.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Neither will Iraqis....

[maddezmom]

15. AP changes headline: Bush Asks Americans to Support Soldiers

and the text:

[maddezmom]

19. epaulettes reference in this link:

In a khaki jacket with epaulettes and stitched with the inscription: "George W. Bush, Commander in Chief," Bush also paid tribute to US forces from Camp Pendleton who had served in Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041208/wl_mideast_afp/us_iraq_elections_bush&cid=1514&ncid=1480

[Mari333]

21. Playing dress up again? Moron n/t

[pinniped]

18. Yes, they must install the puppet Allawi while he's still alive.

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[KDLarsen]

20. No, the terroists won't rule Iraq in the future..

.. because George McChimpy Bush will. Of course, under the guidance of Dick "FU" Cheney.