What Bush Should Have Said

The Virginian | 5/21/2008 | Moneyrunner

[moneyrunner]

On April 20th, the New York Times printed an article by David Barstow in which he denounced the government for using retired military officers to get it's side of the story out on the war.

It appears that the government has backed down.

They should not have.

This is the prime time speech President Bush should have delivered.

My fellow Americans

I come to you tonight to discuss an important issue. In fact, it may well be the most important issue of the next decade.

On September 11, 2001 we were attacked by forces that have declared war on the United States. Prior to that date, neither my administration nor previous administrations took the threat seriously enough.

On 9/11, 19 men, armed with box cutters, murdered nearly 3000 of our fellow citizens, destroyed the Twin Towers in New York, destroyed part of the Pentagon, and had it not been for the courage and valor of the passengers on Flight 93, would have destroyed the Capital.

This was not, as some would have it, a crime; it was an act of war. I understood - and the American people understood - that we could not deal with this threat with police on the beat or with FBI agents. War had been declared, a terrible attack had been launched and we decided to act.

[moneyrunner]

It once was said that you don’t want to pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. But this is too important for the future of the American people and the people of the globe. Thanks to new technologies like the Internet and an increasing diversity on radio and television, you have access to the truth that the mainstream media find inconvenient; that does not fit their template of defeat, of blame America first. I will not allow the media Barons to set the tone for the nation.

We are determined to fight the enemy not only on the battlefield but also in the media, because this will determine the outcome of the war.

You deserve the truth and the truth will set you free.

Thank you and God Bless America.

[Mr. K]

while I agree with your sentiments, this is not the p0lace to post your own rants

We post and discuss news articles from other locations

Start your own blog- it sounds like you have a lot of feelings to express

[moneyrunner]

while I agree with your sentiments, this is not the p0lace to post your own rants

This would be news to many of the most popular contributors to this site. I will p0lace my own "rants" here if I please, just as others have. You are under no obligation to read them. And you are certainly under no obligation to respond. We have moderators to tell us if we have broken any rules.

We post and discuss news articles from other locations

Thank you for your insight. I will take it under advisement.

Start your own blog- it sounds like you have a lot of feelings to express

Apparently you did not take the time to click on the link. As a matter of fact, I have had my own blog for four years and this was posted there ... in full.

It sounds as if you have some issues. Please take them up with someone else.

[Mr. K]

geez, i tried to be polite about it

[moneyrunner]

Mr. K:

I see you have been a Freeper since 1999. I’m frankly surprised by your comment and also offended because your comment was not only uncalled for, but factually wrong.

If my correction was a little strong, you have my apology.

The next time I post, I’ll be sure to let you know.

Have a great holiday weekend.

[moneyrunner]

I invite you to go back and click on the link to my blog. You will find the NY Times article that - among other things - prompted me to write what I did.

President Bush's single biggest failure as president was communication with the American people. I attribute this to the fact that he spent so much time in Texas that he did not really understand that Texas and the rest of America are very different. In Texas even the Democrats are conservatives.