Complete Text of President's State of The Union Address

AP | January 20, 2003

[mcg1969]

My favorite line thus far:

Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized. This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands, Norway, El Salvador and the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq.

[JohnHuang2]

My fav line, too!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, JohnHuang2. (^:
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Some in this chamber, and in our country, did not support the liberation of Iraq. Objections to war often come from principled motives. But let us be candid about the consequences of leaving Saddam Hussein in power. We are seeking all the facts - already the Kay report identified dozens of weapons of mass destruction-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United Nations. Had we failed to act, the dictator's weapons of mass destruction programs would continue to this day. Had we failed to act, Security Council resolutions on Iraq would have been revealed as empty threats, weakening the United Nations and encouraging defiance by dictators around the world. Iraq's torture chambers would still be filled with victims - terrified and innocent. The killing fields of Iraq - where hundreds of thousands of men, women and children vanished into the sands - would still be known only to the killers. For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

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[JohnHuang2]

Welcome, my friend :-)
Absolutely great speech.

[ambrose]

Now, just try to imagine a President Howard Dean delivering that line:

"Britain!!!! Australia!!!! Japan!!!!! South Korea!!! the Philippines!!!! Thailand!!!! Italy!!!! Spain!!!! Poland!!! Denmark!!!! Hungary!!!! Bulgaria!!!!! Ukraine!!!! Romania!!!! the Netherlands!!!! Norway!!!! El Salvador!!!!!! and the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!"

[JohnHuang2]

LOLOLOLOL!!!

[Some hope remaining.]

LOL

[The Mayor]

Hi John, I was just doin a search to see if someone had posted it yet! Then I found you my friend!

I'll at least post a pic or two.
Fantastic speech, I have my kids watching it and they are commenting on how the democrats are acting like children. We are raising some great Conservatives in this house..

What a Great Night for Bush..

[orionblamblam]

Bah! Missed opportunity on a grand scale: not a word about space, the Moon, or Mars.

[Malsua]

Awesome...I followed it along.

[KevinDavis]

In what way?

[Thorin]

Let me see: no mention of the right-to-life, even though there is no doubt that the pro-life vote won the election for Bush. Waffling about what to do on gay marriage. Pumping his idiotic illegal alien amnesty. And promising yet more government pork. This might be "compassionate," but it's not conservative.

[KDD]

Absolutely great speech.

Think so John?

Where was the "greatness"? I didn't see it.

[JohnHuang2]

Fantastic speech, my friend.

I have my kids watching it and they are commenting on how the democrats are acting like children.

God bless those kids of yours! They're smarter than the pundits, for sure! :-)

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Absolutely great speech.

It was that, my friend.

Not a falter or a waver!

I hope our troops got a chance to hear their CinC. If some of us fell for this week's Dem/Kofi/press attack, imagine being in Iraq, hearing Al Jazeera-CNN's version of current events on the homefront? Grrrr!

Was VP Cheney wearing a li'l smirk? I know Rummy was beaming. (^:

[The Mayor]

Yes they are!!

Pelosi lies,lies,lies....