AudioPosted on 06/26/2004 9:25:51 AM PDT by Salvation
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2004
President's Radio Address
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I'm traveling to the U.S.-EU summit in Ireland, homeland to so many Irish Americans, and one of the fastest growing and modern economies in the European Union. I will also be attending the NATO summit in Turkey, a proud nation that successfully blends a European identity with secular democracy and Islamic traditions.
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I will discuss with our European allies our common struggle to defeat the forces of global terror, our common interest in the spread of prosperity and our common efforts to help the people of Iraq secure for themselves a future of freedom.
Next Wednesday, full sovereignty in Iraq will be in the hands of the free Iraqi people. As that day approaches, the enemies of freedom in Iraq are growing ever more desperate. Last Tuesday, a young man from South Korea, Kim Sun-il, was viciously murdered by terrorists. That cold-blooded act demonstrated once again the evil nature of the enemy. Their barbaric violence is designed to destabilize Iraq's new government, intimidate the Iraqi people and shake the will of our coalition. Yet, our will is firm. South Korean President Roh has reaffirmed his determination to send more troops to help rebuild Iraq. Iraq's leaders, in a daily display of courage, refuse to be deterred from their dream of democracy, stability and prosperity for the Iraqi people.
The international community has a responsibility to promote the rise of a free Iraq, and it is meeting that responsibility. Today, the nations of the European Union pledged their support for the new government of Iraq. Next week, at the NATO summit, we will discuss Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi's request for NATO help in training Iraq's security forces. NATO has the capability to help the Iraqi people defeat the terrorist threat facing their country. As Iraq moves toward the transfer of sovereignty next week, NATO, the European Union and the United States are united in our determination to help the people of that nation.
The world's free nations also have a responsibility to advance the blessings of liberty that have lifted our own nations. Earlier this month, the nations of the G8 pledged their energies and resources to working in partnership with the peoples of the broader Middle East to advance human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law and economic opportunity. The United States, the European Union and NATO are looking beyond the borders of Europe to support the momentum of freedom in the broader Middle East.
At these summits, we will seek to strengthen the security of our homelands from the threat of terror. We have taken steps to freeze and block terrorists' finances, make transportation safer and improve information sharing. We will discuss ways to further improve transportation safety and border security. Travel between our nations is the lifeblood of our friendship, our economies and our alliances, and that travel must be safe.
One important way to make the world safer is to make the world better. The United States and Europe share a fundamental interest in the health of the global economy. Our trade and investment relationship is the largest in the world. It creates millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. Open trade has the power to lift nations out of poverty, so we will reaffirm our commitment to free and fair trade, and the removal of obstacles to global economic growth.
We believe that freedom has the power to defeat poverty and hopelessness and ignorance. We believe the advance of freedom makes the world safer for all nations. And we believe that when free nations work together, freedom will always prevail.
Thank you for listening.
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**Next Wednesday, full sovereignty in Iraq will be in the hands of the free Iraqi people.**
This one sentence stands out for me!
**The international community has a responsibility to promote the rise of a free Iraq, and it is meeting that responsibility.**
And France is ...................................??????
That's the way to go. As Buchanan put it last August.
"If 25 million Iraqis are not willing to fight for a democratic future, 139,000 U.S. soldiers cannot win it for them. If President Bush cannot persuade Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds to enlist in this guerrilla war – which is about their future, not ours – he should start bringing the troops home now."
**Next Wednesday, full sovereignty in Iraq will be in the hands of the free Iraqi people.**
I am told this is an AUTHENTIC Iraqi pic ... not modified or PhotoShopped ...
Earlier Thread of Iraq War Pics that Diogenesis posted!
Great pictures there of Iraqis being Liberated !!"Beat it, Saddam !" . . .
In Umm Qasr, heroes AND Iraqis remove portraits of Saddam.April 8th Thread of Iraq War Pics
Credit to Eternal Vigilance for this caption on the USO Canteen (#117):
The Fruit of the Resolute
"Great victories come only to those who never waver
No matter how loudly the enemies of freedom may mock
Who see the path of duty, and follow it to the very end
God bless our President on this day
He will be known forever as 'the Liberator of Iraq'!"
Left wing? LOL! Pat Buchanan who has been all but the lone voice against this endless invasion and attack on our borders and our very sovereignty?
Here is what this current administration said through Asa Hutchinson, just yesterday.
"Undersecretary of Homeland Security Asa Hutchinson told members of Congress from Southern California that the more than 400 arrests in Ontario, Corona and other cities were legal but violated policy because they were done without advanced authorization from headquarters."
Since when is enforcing our *own* immigration laws against policy? If this doesn't wake up the easily led, nothing will.
As Buchanan put it last August.
"If 25 million Iraqis are not willing to fight for a democratic future, 139,000 U.S. soldiers cannot win it for them. If President Bush cannot persuade Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds to enlist in this guerrilla war – which is about their future, not ours – he should start bringing the troops home now."
The topic of this thread is Iraqi sovereignity. If you wish to discuss the situation with immigration laws, start another thread.
see post 10
lol
Fantastic pictures and links! Thank you and God bless you!
Gotta love that picture!
Thank you! :^D
Buchanan is hardly the man to be talking about the freedom of the Iraqi people. If he'd had his way they would still be stuck in torture and rape rooms. His views are completely inconsistent with one another. The only fluidity of thought I can discern from him is that he is against Israel, and not a big fan of American Jews either.
As for his assertion that this is about "their" future, not "ours". He is 100% wrong, this is about our right to exist as non-muslims as much as it is about the right for muslims to exist as free and peaceful people.
He was not talking about freedom *of the* Iraqi people. He was talking about Iraqis fighting for their own freedom.
The only fluidity of thought I can discern from him is that he is against Israel, and not a big fan of American Jews either.
Interesting, since most jews are liberals, or seem to be.
Unfortunately, too many american jews are still liberals, although hopefully that is changing. But that does not excuse disliking someone because of their birth.
His hatred for Israel is absolutely inconsistent with Conservatism and in fact truth itself. Support for Israel and it's freedom among conservatives dates back to Churchill.
That, I'll agree with.
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