Posted on 12/12/2005 6:09:11 AM PST by Coop
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is using a visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birthplace of the U.S. Constitution, as a reminder before the Iraqi elections that the path to American democracy was not always easy either.
Pennsylvania also is the home state of a leading Iraq war critic, Democratic Rep. John Murtha, who planned to speak on Bush's heels and repeat his call to bring the troops home from a fight he says has become too violent and out of control...
Iraqis are preparing to vote under tight security to elect a 275-member parliament that will run the country for the next four years. The election will be the first under the new constitution ratified in an October 15 referendum and will complete the steps toward democratization following the ouster of Saddam Hussein's government.
Monday's Iraq speech is Bush's third, part of a campaign to win support for the mission, with most Americans saying in polls that they disapprove of his handling of the war. The speech is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. ET.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Millions of Iraqis will put their lives on the line Thursday for democracy and freedom.
And they're stepping forward to claim their liberty.
bin Laden and Al Queda are the direct cause of Iraqi suffering.
We must have confidence in our cause.
God bless George Bush.
Bush is reminding the Dems that "courage and patience" helped win past wars--not cowardice and whining!
Peach!! We miss your whizbang transcribing!!!! LOL
A new day of hope and freedom is dawning.
Boo frickin' hoo. It wasn't a simple suggestion - it was a lecture.
Excellent speech. President is taking questions from the audience on CSPAN-2.
You are confusing culture with the desire for freedom in our souls (do you deny that it exists?).
The American Founders were led by God, but they were not better people by nature than others.
All the thoughts and process that led to democracy came from God, and He has used this nation to bring freedom to others for a century........and now, because of the vision of this President, it has come to Afghanistan and Iraq.
btw, I'm comparing human to human...............nothing about fruit in anything I said.
Did the President say that?
Yes. He said more but it goes by much faster than I can type.
In case the stations cut the President off
here is a Live Feed from Philly
http://nbc10.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=137948
I'm looking for the transcript at http://www.whitehouse.gov. However, it is a little unrealistic to expect it up so fast. It usually is up within a few hours.
The President DID say that they've closed or tuned over to the Iraqis 40 bases out of 90. I didn't know that. This is the kind of stuff that the admin and hey, how about some pubbie help here, need to say.
I'm not talking about you.
President Bush said we had about 90 bases in Iraq. We have already closed or turned over about 40 of those bases.
The RATS will say it was because of their calls to cut and run, but it wouldn't have happened that fast. The RATS are calling for us to do what we are already doing and then they will attempt to claim credit for it.
LOL. Sorry - no can do today. Multi tasking here.
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