Posted on 08/03/2005 6:17:28 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY:
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush, following the deadliest roadside bomb attack on U.S. forces in Iraq, said on Wednesday the best way to honor the dead was to fight the [terrorists] and train Iraqi troops, and he rejected any early U.S. pullout.
"We're at war. We're facing an enemy that is ruthless. If we put out a timetable, the enemy would adjust their tactics," he said in a speech in Grapevine, a Dallas suburb.
Those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said, "have died in a noble cause and a selfless cause."
"Their families can know that American citizens pray for them. And the families can know that we will honor their loved one's sacrifice by completing the mission, by laying the foundations for peace for generations to come," Bush said in remarks to the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Also today, the President signed into law an amendment to the Controlled Substances Act that will increase the availability of buprenorphine (Suboxone(R)) for the treatment of opioid dependence/addiction. From the news article explaining this law:
With this change, every certified doctor may now prescribe buprenorphine up to the individual physician limit of 30 patients. Today's action is a significant step forward in expanding treatment access to those who have the chronic disease of opioid dependence.
Each year, millions of ordinary Americans who are properly treated for pain become dependent on prescription opioid painkillers. Opioid dependence, whether on prescription painkillers or heroin, is a chronic brain disease that can have devastating consequences. Physicians now can become certified to provide private, confidential in-office care for opioid dependence as they do for other chronic diseases.
The White House published information on President Bush's Second Term accomplishments to date, and his agenda looking ahead. Those interested can use this link to read the information.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the President's speech today to the American Legislative Exchange Council in Grapevine, TX:
[Referrring to Iraq] We have done this type of work before in our nation. We have fought evil before. We have been through ideological struggles. Your dads and granddads fought against the Nazis and fought against the Japanese. It was an ideological struggle against an enemy that was ruthless. And we prevailed. We prevailed in more ways than one. We prevailed militarily, but we also helped spread democracy. We laid that foundation for peace for the next generation coming up.
Do you know that one of my best friends in the international community is the Prime Minister of Japan? Isn't that interesting? The Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi, and I work together on North Korea and Iraq, and Afghanistan. He's an ally. He's a good buddy. It wasn't all that long ago that my dad and your dads and granddads were at war with the Japanese in a brutal war. They were the enemy. But something happened in between, something other than a military victory happened in between. And what happened was...that Japan embraced a democracy. It wasn't an American democracy; it was a Japanese democracy. But it was a democracy.
What you're seeing on your TV screens today is the work of brave soldiers and diplomats and coalition partners, spreading democracy, defeating a hateful ideology with an ideology of hope, an ideology that has got a clear vision for a better tomorrow for all its citizens. We've seen this work before, and we have prevailed because we have been steadfast and true to our beliefs.
Bush's ranch serves down-home diplomacy
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — President Bush has turned his remote ranch into a stage for down-home diplomacy, where a barbecue grill and a pickup truck have become his favorite tools for dealing with world leaders.
The 1,600-acre property in central Texas is a place where aides say the president feels most comfortable and can spend more get-to-know-you time with his guests than in hurried Washington. On Thursday, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be the 14th foreign leader to visit the ranch.
Bush's dog once wandered through a press conference with the Australian prime minister. The president led the Saudi crown prince by the hand through blooming bluebonnets. And Russia's president was treated to a hoedown with cowboy cooks and a swing band.
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Yo Wolf
Good evening
jeez... now THAT's an award!!
Number one what kind of toaster do you want?
Applause for our courageous President.
That is cute
Thanks for the Panda info
He certainly seems to be grinning here
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