Excerpts of Tonight's Bush Speech: The White House Is Linking 9/11 & Iraq

[Jersey Devil]

again.

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fort Bragg, North Carolina)

For Immediate Release June 28, 2005
Speech Excerpts from President Bush's Address to the Nation
As Prepared for Delivery

Tonight, President Bush will address the Airborne and Special Operations Forces at Ft. Bragg to mark the one year anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people. The President will address the violence in Iraq and will answer the fundamental question on the minds of the American people:

"The work in Iraq is difficult and dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying - and the suffering is real. Amid all this violence, I know Americans ask the question: Is the sacrifice worth it? It is worth it, and it is vital to the future security of our country. And tonight I will explain the reasons why."

While acknowledging that the new Iraqi government and coalition forces have experienced tough fighting and suicide bombings, the President will explain why the terrorists are failing:

"The terrorists can kill the innocent - but they cannot stop the advance of freedom. The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September 11 ... if we abandon the Iraqi people to men like Zarqawi ... and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like Bin Laden."

After detailing both our military and political strategy in Iraq, the President will provide the American people with a broader, strategic understanding of the stakes in Iraq, the enemy we face, and why he's optimistic the Iraqi people and coalition forces will prevail:

"We have more work to do, and there will be tough moments that test America's resolve. We are fighting against men with blind hatred - and armed with lethal weapons - who are capable of any atrocity. They wear no uniform; they respect no laws of warfare or morality. They take innocent lives to create chaos for the cameras. They are trying to shake our will in Iraq - just as they tried to shake our will on September 11, 2001. They will fail. The terrorists do not understand America. The American people do not falter under threat - and we will not allow our future to be determined by car bombers and assassins."
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[B Calm]

1. My god, will he ever stop pushing that damn lie?

[DesEtoiles]

2. Hey, Shrub-it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to just let them kill the innocent

YOU are supposed to be PROTECTING the innocent, jackass

[goclark]

3. Spare me from Chimp Face tonight! nt

[BurtWorm]

4. It's impossible to read that and not get that drone in your head.

"The terrorists can kill the innocent - but they cannot stop the advance of freedom."

Is there a single person who reads that who can't get a picture of how Bush boy will deliver that line? :insert shuddering smiley:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Uh..we are letting our future be determined by assassins

Everything that comes out of this guy's mouth is a goddamned fucking lie...I hope his approval ratings are in the single digits tomorrow

[Career Prole]

6. "and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like Bin Laden."

So our troops will deal with a bloody insurgency in an entirely separate country until bin Laden dies of old age?
What the f**k exactly does that accomplish? :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Jersey Devil]

another excerpt from Kos

"The terrorists can kill the innocent - but they cannot stop the advance of freedom. The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September 11 ... if we abandon the Iraqi people to men like Zarqawi ... and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like Bin Laden."

[Coexist]

7. still?..........yawn..........

I think I will skip the speech and watch the pundits "react" to it instead.

[earthside]

8. In other words, this is Bush's speech:

"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...

"The troops behind me are heros ..."

"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...
"Terrorism" ... "September 11" ... ("Iraq") ...

"Freedom is on the March."

Thank you."

[Jersey Devil]

9. The question is, will it work yet again?

Don't forget that as recently as November 2004, election day, over 60% of Americans thought Iraq was somehow involved in 9/11.

[Johonny]

10. if we forget the lessons of September 11

Can someone remind me of these again. I'm a little fuzzy on the lessons. It has something to do with not wanting to scare school children and the importants of actually reading reports given to you, but the rest...

[KC21304]

13. Will someone tell this arrogant idiot that the lesson

of 9/11 and Iraq is you don't pull your resources out of the hunt for Bin Ladin and those who brought us 9/11 so you can kill thousands of our troops and innocent Iraqis because you want to have " capital to spend "

[smurfygirl]

11. well, at least we know he hasn't forgotten about

bin laden

:puke:

[Triana]

12. STILL LYING after all these years (n/t)

[shraby]

14. I always thought the lesson of 9/11

was how to read My Pet Goat. :eyes:

[B Calm]

15. But, didn't he once say that there were no link between 9-11 and the

Iraq War?

[Kurovski]

16. Flip-flop.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

17. Let him keep lying....just makes him look worse.