Over the past four weeks, President Bush has made a cycle of three successive speeches leading up to the historic vote in Iraq today. The President has once again articulated the case for vigorously pursuing the war on terror that is well understood by many Americans. Facilitated by the designs and intentions of the liberal media, the latest outrageous anti-war oratories often eclipse the Presidents message. While the mainstream media caters to and magnifies the views John Murtha and Nancy Pelosi, liberal media figures such as Bill Moyers continue their uninterrupted tirade as the biased press attempts to stifle the message of the administration.
In celebration of the Iraqi vote today, for my own edification, and to create an irrefutable document of the case to finish the war, I wanted to publish a concise synopsis of the President’s own words in defense of the current Iraq policy. Here then are the top ten points made by President Bush during the last month of setting the record straight on Iraq.
1. September 11, 2001, our nation awoke to a sudden attack, and we accepted new responsibilities. We are confronting new dangers with firm resolve. September 11 changed our country. It changed the policy of our government
2. We are hunting down the terrorists and their supporters. We will fight this war without wavering. And we will prevail. We adopted a new strategy to protect the American people. We would hunt down the terrorists wherever they hide. We would make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbor them
3. In the war on terror, Iraq is now the central front. This is an enemy without conscience. And again, such enemy, there is only one effective response. We will never back down, we will never give in. And we will never accept anything less than complete victory.
4. Given Saddam's history, and the lessons of September 11, my decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision. Saddam was a threat, and the American people and the world is better off because he is no longer in power.
5. As I stated in a speech in the lead-up to the war, a liberated Iraq has showed the power of freedom to transform the Middle East by bringing hope and progress to the lives of millions. So we are helping the Iraqi people build a lasting democracy that is peaceful and prosperous, and an example for the broader Middle East.
6. The stakes in Iraq are high. And we will not leave until victory has been achieved. Victory will be achieved by meeting certain objectives. When the terrorists and Saddamists can no longer threaten Iraq's democracy. When the Iraqi security forces can protect their own people, and when Iraq is not a safe haven for terrorists to plot attacks against our country. These objectives, not timetables set by politicians in Washington, will drive our force levels in Iraq.
7. Today there is an intense debate about the importance of Iraq to the war on terror. The constant headlines about car bombings and killings have led some to ask whether our presence in Iraq has made America less secure. This view presumes that if we were not in Iraq the terrorists would be leaving us alone. The reality is that the terrorists have been targeting America for years, long before we ever set foot in Iraq. We were not in Iraq in 1993 when the terrorists tried to blow up the World Trade Center in New York.
8. They know they cannot defeat us militarily. So they are trying to break our will in the hopes of getting America to leave the battlefield early. And they cite Vietnam as a reason they can prevail. The enemy has only the ability to create chaos for the cameras with spectacular acts of violence.
9. There is only one way that terrorists can prevail, if we lose our nerve and leave before the job is done. And that is not going to happen on my watch. Failure is not an option. Iraq would become a safe haven from which terrorists could plan attacks against America, American interests abroad, and our allies
10. Some of the most irresponsible comments about manipulating intelligence have come from politicians who saw the same intelligence I saw, and then voted to authorize the use of force against Saddam Hussein. These charges are pure politics. They hurt the morale of our troops.
These strong words by President Bush are indisputable and convincing. We must not allow the white flag democrats and Cindy Sheehan kooks dominate the debate any longer. President Bush is as right today as he was when over fifty million Americans returned him to office in November 2004.
May God Bless President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, Secretary Rice, and Secretary Rumsfeld as they stand firm in the face of unrelenting political opponents at home. History will relegate the “Surrendercrats,” defeatists, and appeasement artists to the ash heap of history. The liberal democrats have been making the Vietnam metaphors and comparisons since day one of this war, and they have proven to right on one major similarity: the will of the politicians and the will of the American people will determine the outcome of this war as it did in Vietnam. The United States must never again lose the will to win a war that must be won. And unlike Howard Dean, the Republicans and George Bush see that the war can and will be won no matter what the cost in resources and manpower.
Michelle Malkin has great coverage on the day after the election.
Stop The ACLU has wonderful coverage on McCain's Al Quada "Bill of Rights."
Bryan Preston at the Junk Yard Blog elaborates on a comparison of war heros.
The Mudville Gazette exposes the ridiculous coverage of the MSM regarding yesterday's election.
In celebration of the Iraqi vote today, for my own edification, and to create an irrefutable document of the case to finish the war, I wanted to publish a concise synopsis of the President’s own words in defense of the current Iraq policy. Here then are the top ten points made by President Bush during the last month of setting the record straight on Iraq.
1. September 11, 2001, our nation awoke to a sudden attack, and we accepted new responsibilities. We are confronting new dangers with firm resolve. September 11 changed our country. It changed the policy of our government
2. We are hunting down the terrorists and their supporters. We will fight this war without wavering. And we will prevail. We adopted a new strategy to protect the American people. We would hunt down the terrorists wherever they hide. We would make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbor them
3. In the war on terror, Iraq is now the central front. This is an enemy without conscience. And again, such enemy, there is only one effective response. We will never back down, we will never give in. And we will never accept anything less than complete victory.
4. Given Saddam's history, and the lessons of September 11, my decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision. Saddam was a threat, and the American people and the world is better off because he is no longer in power.
5. As I stated in a speech in the lead-up to the war, a liberated Iraq has showed the power of freedom to transform the Middle East by bringing hope and progress to the lives of millions. So we are helping the Iraqi people build a lasting democracy that is peaceful and prosperous, and an example for the broader Middle East.
6. The stakes in Iraq are high. And we will not leave until victory has been achieved. Victory will be achieved by meeting certain objectives. When the terrorists and Saddamists can no longer threaten Iraq's democracy. When the Iraqi security forces can protect their own people, and when Iraq is not a safe haven for terrorists to plot attacks against our country. These objectives, not timetables set by politicians in Washington, will drive our force levels in Iraq.
7. Today there is an intense debate about the importance of Iraq to the war on terror. The constant headlines about car bombings and killings have led some to ask whether our presence in Iraq has made America less secure. This view presumes that if we were not in Iraq the terrorists would be leaving us alone. The reality is that the terrorists have been targeting America for years, long before we ever set foot in Iraq. We were not in Iraq in 1993 when the terrorists tried to blow up the World Trade Center in New York.
8. They know they cannot defeat us militarily. So they are trying to break our will in the hopes of getting America to leave the battlefield early. And they cite Vietnam as a reason they can prevail. The enemy has only the ability to create chaos for the cameras with spectacular acts of violence.
9. There is only one way that terrorists can prevail, if we lose our nerve and leave before the job is done. And that is not going to happen on my watch. Failure is not an option. Iraq would become a safe haven from which terrorists could plan attacks against America, American interests abroad, and our allies
10. Some of the most irresponsible comments about manipulating intelligence have come from politicians who saw the same intelligence I saw, and then voted to authorize the use of force against Saddam Hussein. These charges are pure politics. They hurt the morale of our troops.
These strong words by President Bush are indisputable and convincing. We must not allow the white flag democrats and Cindy Sheehan kooks dominate the debate any longer. President Bush is as right today as he was when over fifty million Americans returned him to office in November 2004.
May God Bless President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, Secretary Rice, and Secretary Rumsfeld as they stand firm in the face of unrelenting political opponents at home. History will relegate the “Surrendercrats,” defeatists, and appeasement artists to the ash heap of history. The liberal democrats have been making the Vietnam metaphors and comparisons since day one of this war, and they have proven to right on one major similarity: the will of the politicians and the will of the American people will determine the outcome of this war as it did in Vietnam. The United States must never again lose the will to win a war that must be won. And unlike Howard Dean, the Republicans and George Bush see that the war can and will be won no matter what the cost in resources and manpower.
Michelle Malkin has great coverage on the day after the election.
Stop The ACLU has wonderful coverage on McCain's Al Quada "Bill of Rights."
Bryan Preston at the Junk Yard Blog elaborates on a comparison of war heros.
The Mudville Gazette exposes the ridiculous coverage of the MSM regarding yesterday's election.
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Amen! Amen! and Amen!
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