Bush hails 6 months after Saddam

Washington Times ^ | Friday, October 10, 2003 | By Bill Sammon

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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — President Bush yesterday marked the six-month anniversary of the fall of Baghdad by unapologetically celebrating Saddam Hussein's ousting and imploring Americans not to abandon Iraq.

"Six months ago today, the statue of the dictator was pulled down," the president told cheering reservists at Pease Air National Guard Base. "There is only one decent and humane reaction to the fall of Saddam Hussein: Good riddance."

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Friday, October 10, 2003

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"The challenges we face today cannot be met with timid actions or bitter words," Mr. Bush said. "The terrorists who threaten America cannot be appeased. They must be found, they must be fought and they must be defeated."

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I saw that the budget deficit got revised downward by about $70 billion dollars as well. It's still going to be the largest deficit ever in terms of dollar amount, but this is still good news nonetheless.