BUSH TO ADDRESS NATION RE SADDAM AT 12:15 EST (Live Thread)

FoxNews ^ | 12/14/03 | Fox News

[RobFromGa]

Bush to address nation from White House at noon EST, 9am Pacific.

[McGavin999]

I just woke up to pictures of Saddam having his head and beard searched for lice! What a way to start the day :o)

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Live video of a blazing vehicle, someone hosing it down, a crowd gathering to watch, unconcerned, not near any buildings, fire engine arriving.

[wizardoz]

Now showing a blast in Baghdad.

According to David Piper, "Eets ah cah bome!"

[Carolinamom]

I hear Mathews say that he'd voted for Bush. It was some time ago when he was working on his low ratings imo.

[maica]

PresBush is on his way to a landslide victory next year. The momentum is building.
^^^^^

George Will ended Steffi's show by saying that this week was a Trifecta for President Bush - Capture of Saddam, Dow over 10,000 and ? (I forget the third item) but Steffi had no comeback, except "We'll go to a commercial now"

LOL!

[Peach]

The French journalists have committed suicide, perhaps?

[SwatTeam]

I am bursting with pride for those who do a job I am not so sure I would be courageous enough to. What joy I feel knowing I am protected by such great men & women!!!!

Double dittoes to that. I've been crying tears of joy since I got up and clicked on FR and saw the ugly mugshot of the sewer rat. God bless our troops, And God bless and protect our President.

[CT]

While we know Clinton never went this far in any pursuit, except that of political power, imagine what his speech on the capture would have looked like:

I am here to tell you that MY forces now have Saddam Hussein in custody.

It was hard work. I have never worked harder in my life to capture this man.

A lot of people now realize why I was elected to office. Just so I could do things like you are watching me say here on the TV.

While US forces did have a role in this capture, I am not ashamed to tell you that they were executing MY strategy.

This capture is good for Amerika, particularly women, chidren and minorities. But that's why you elelcted ME.

..................Too long to transcribe.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

When Bush's rating was high, Matthews supported him. AS SOON AS they slipped, he turned 180 degrees. I noticed it atr the time. All about ratings and trying to attract a centrist audience. Time to put the myth of Matthews' moderate view to bed.

[OldFriend]

Wonder how her heinous is feeling now.......she told the soldiers that the outcome of the war in Iraq could not be guaranteed.

Really????????????

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Congress is coming out of their hole to appear on TV. Nice to see.

[concerned about politics]

Live video of a blazing vehicle, someone hosing it down, a crowd gathering to watch, unconcerned, not near any buildings, fire engine arriving.

Now that Saddam has been captured, maybe the bomber changed his mind.

[Maigrey]

Maybe he can let his hair down and be a little more frank in his assertions? (one can hope...)

[LadyDoc]

Better tell the BBC...they are in mourning and trying to spin it...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3317945.stm

Reporters' Log: Saddam's capture


The BBC's team of correspondents bring you news updates, as they happen, after the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Baghdad :: Caroline Hawley :: 1720GMT


Many people here in Iraq have been shocked by the indignity of Saddam's arrest.

Across the country we've seen scenes of celebration. I'm wearing body armour now as there has been celebratory gunfire for much of the day. This is really a hugely powerful symbolic day that people have been looking forward to.


Washington D.C. :: Justin Webb :: 1705GMT


There is no doubt this is a major political boost for President Bush. The man who is likeliest to become the Democrats' nominee for next November's presidential election, Howard Dean, is an anti war person. Not all the Democrats are, but Howard Dean is very anti war and has been extremely critical of the White House and suggested that they have got bogged down in Iraq since the war.

Now, it is very difficult for him. He is actually meant to be meant to be making a major foreign policy speech tomorrow and he will find the wind taken out of his sails. Possibly not for long, but certainly in the next few weeks.


Baghdad :: James Rogers :: 1700GMT


When that videotape (of Saddam's capture) was first shown, some people quite honestly could not believe their eyes. Some, particularly the Iraqi journalists, were completely overcome with emotion. One gentleman leapt to his feet and began shouting, and then fell to his chair again apparently bursting into tears.

People in the coalition and in the streets of Iraq did not expect Saddam Hussein to be captured alive. Now that he has been captured in an apparently humiliating way, we see this rather tired old man with a long beard from his many days on the run. People are really surprised to see this man who set himself up for so many years as the strong man of this country, who ruled it with an iron fist - the supreme dictator - now reduced to hiding in a hole in the ground.

Major General Ray Ordierno, referring to that, in a twist of irony said that he was hiding in a hole in the ground just across the river from where he lorded over his people in luxurious palaces.


Downing Street, London :: James Landale :: 1655GMT


Tony Blair said Saddam's capture was good news for the Iraqi people, but its also good news for him. For months the failure to find weapons of mass destruction, the worsening security situation and the lingering questions of the Hutton Inquiry have combined to put the prime minister on the back foot over Iraq. Now he's hoping that today's events will turn the debate back in his favour and heal a few wounds in the Labour party.


Baghdad :: James Rogers :: 1635MT


Saddam Hussein was an inspiration to some extent for the continuing attacks on the coalition. He has a lot of tribal and family ties north of Baghdad, and a lot of Ba'ath party supporters. And that area, the so called 'Sunni Triangle' is where coalition troops have suffered the fiercest attacks on them. But they've also laid some of the blame on foreign fighters who've come into the country. Because if you're in the Middle East and you want to attack US forces, Iraq is now the place to do it.


Jerusalem :: Magdi Abdelhadi :: 1605MT


Here in Israel, Saddam Hussein was seen as a sinister threat. The primary aim of the former Iraqi leader's pursuit of long range missiles was to target Israel. During the 1991 Gulf War he ordered Scud missile attacks on Israeli cities causing several casualties. For people on the streets here, the name Saddam Hussein is synonymous with terrorism. But for some Palestinians at least, he is still an Arab hero.

But Israel's worries about its western front are not over. The current instability in Iraq and fears that Iran might one day develop a nuclear weapon will continue to cause concern.


Damascus :: Kim Ghattas :: 1550GMT


It's been very difficult for the Syrians to come to terms with the fact that the region is changing. They've seen what's happened next door, but it's taken them quite a few months to realise that the Americans are very serious. We've just had the Syria Accountability Act signed into law by President Bush, which will possibly see sanctions imposed on Syria.

So there is definitely a sense that the pressure is mounting and that they have to do something to make sure they don't end up on the wrong side of history, which is something that the Americans have said again and again.

[Dog]

LOL

That was good wiz!

[EGPWS]

Live video of a blazing vehicle, someone hosing it down, a crowd gathering to watch, unconcerned, not near any buildings, fire engine arriving.

Thanks, got it on FOX.

Any casualties? I hope not.

The timing of it is impeccable isn't it?

[Peach]

Joe Wilson is on CNN. They really ARE trying to ruin our day, aren't they?

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Not a bomb. Fuel cannisters on a ruck.

[Maigrey]

Oh. You should rent it at some point. It's a (slightly) good older movie.

[Mo1]

JOE WILSON IS ON CNN NOW!!