Bush: So our short-term strategy is to defeat the enemy overseas

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Defeat the enemy overseas?

Bush in Chicago July 7: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060707-2.html

"I do not want the enemy to think that we will withdraw because of politics. The enemy should not think that when they hear talk about artificial timetables for withdrawal that's what the American people think, nor that's what the Congress will do. This United States Congress and this President will stand squarely behind our troops and stand squarely behind a strategy for victory. (Applause.)

So our short-term strategy is to defeat the enemy overseas so we don't have to face him here at home. And we're keeping the pressure on them. And I appreciate the Speaker's steadfast support. The long-term strategy, we will defeat the ideology of hatred with an ideology that's hopeful and light. And that's the ideology of freedom. And it's worked. It's worked in the past. Freedom has been able to convert enemies into allies."


Bizzare. The 'American people' clearly want a timetable for withdrawal, whether Congress will call for one or not.

What's this 'victory' he's boasting about? He said himself this month that we would never end the violence. The 'enemy' isn't just these 'terrorist leaders' they keep elevating and promoting. Most of the violent attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan come from resisters to the occupation in their countries of our military forces.

Our military's actions have only deepened the hatred of the U.S. abroad and have increased the threat and the numbers of people who want to do the U.S. and our interests harm. What the hell is so free about increasing civil wars under our foreign occupation?

Bush has it backward: it's 'allies into enemies.'

[Swamp Rat]

1. He clearly has no strategy whatsoever.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Yes we are preventing the al qaeda armada!

10,000 jihadist suicide bombers in speed boats headed for our shores. Thank You Presidunce Bush!

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3. cant wait til he defeats the enemy at home

worlds largest and most obvious fraud

[Mr_Spock]

4. Bush's "strategery" is to milk this cow untill she's dry.

Then he'll walk away from Iraq and never look back (or leave office, which ever comes first).

[Olney Blue]

5. "an ideology that's hopeful and light"

WTF is that? A country that uses torture and secretly takes away civil liberties?

[Warren Stupidity]

6. He meant his ideology.

It is very light. Almost to the point of non-existence.

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7. A thousand points of non-existence?

:)

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8. Lies, lies and more lies, Bush's short-term, intermediate term,

...long term and infinite term is perpetual war to enrich himself, the Bush crime family and all of the Bush reTHUGlican and neoconservative cronies.

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9. "[I]deology that's hopeful and light"?? WTH is he SMOKING???

"LIGHT"?? WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN??
Light in the loafers with JimmyJeff?

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10. soft bigotry

of cluster bombing