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Hastert Reacts to President's Iraq Speech
US Newswire ^ | 12/18/2005 | Press Release

Posted on 12/18/2005 8:21:21 PM PST by ncountylee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) released the following statement regarding the War on Terror and the military operation in Iraq:

"The President has laid out his case for the War in Iraq, and it is a plan that will protect Americans, bring stability to the region and extend freedom to the Iraqi people. Any questions about the progress made in Iraq should have been answered by watching this week's historic elections. Democracy is spreading through Iraq, and the Iraqi people are actively participating in their government. The dictatorship of Saddam Hussein is over. Our troops are getting the job done -- and when they do, they will come home. Americans are safer, and Iraq is free because of them. As President Bush said in his speech, if we withdraw now from Iraq, "We would hand Iraq over to enemies who have pledged to attack us -- and the global terrorist movement would be emboldened and more dangerous than ever before.

"Twice now, the House of Representatives has rejected calls for immediate withdrawal from Iraq despite attempts by some Democrats to play politics with this war and America's national security. House Republicans will continue to support our troops and protect our national security."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; bush43; hastert; house; iraq; iraqspeech; oif
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1 posted on 12/18/2005 8:21:21 PM PST by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee
"Twice now, the House of Representatives has rejected calls for immediate withdrawal from Iraq despite attempts by some Democrats to play politics with this war and America's national security...."

And twice the Rats get shot down.

2 posted on 12/18/2005 8:28:55 PM PST by demlosers
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To: theta0person

ZOT!


4 posted on 12/18/2005 8:35:22 PM PST by streetpreacher (If at the end of the day, 100% of both sides are not angry with me, I've failed.)
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To: theta0person

Goodnight zero.


5 posted on 12/18/2005 8:36:07 PM PST by j_tull (Merry Christmas!)
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To: ncountylee

Anyone that suggests that I do less than my best is no friend of mine.


6 posted on 12/18/2005 8:36:51 PM PST by Fielding ("Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark" Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr")
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To: theta0person
Sniff...sniff...sniff

'tis ozone in da air.

7 posted on 12/18/2005 8:36:55 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: theta0person

Go crawl back under the rock from which you came.


8 posted on 12/18/2005 8:37:38 PM PST by The Phantom FReeper (Have you hugged your soldier today?)
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To: ncountylee

theta0person = He's Dead Jim


9 posted on 12/18/2005 8:39:57 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: add925

Theta = zero results in direct reflection of one's spew directly into one's own face. Shoulda picked a theta closer to 30 degrees, might have stay around long enough to post another stupid comment.


10 posted on 12/18/2005 8:45:16 PM PST by j_tull (Merry Christmas!)
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To: add925

Love watching them go ZOT!


11 posted on 12/18/2005 8:46:07 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: streetpreacher

Bahh they deleted the post before we could have fun with them
What was said??


12 posted on 12/18/2005 8:46:45 PM PST by Pimpmygop (Pimp my GOP Ride!)
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To: ncountylee
Love watching them go ZOT!

Not sure if theta was zotted or just beamed back to the mother ship. ;)

13 posted on 12/18/2005 8:48:36 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: Pimpmygop
theta, the zotted freeper, made some nimrod comment like "What was Bush talking about?....No one's going to believe that".

Ahhh, the smell of ozone.....

14 posted on 12/18/2005 8:50:34 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: ncountylee

"House Republicans will continue to support our troops and protect our national security."

"Unlike the dems" is clearly the last phrase in this sentence.


15 posted on 12/18/2005 8:53:52 PM PST by hsalaw
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To: ncountylee

Was there a dem response???

I have been wrapping Christmas presents for Santa Claus and haven't had a chance to be on the computer..


16 posted on 12/18/2005 9:18:17 PM PST by Txsleuth
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To: Txsleuth

Yes, Pelosi's statement is posted.


17 posted on 12/18/2005 9:27:17 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee

Thanks...


18 posted on 12/18/2005 9:28:54 PM PST by Txsleuth
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To: thoughtperson
The zotted freeper asked: Wasn't 9/11 the day a band of SAUDIs attacked us, and as I recall, U.S. forces certainly WERE in Saudi Arabia on 9/11." The fact that this was zotted makes me think freerepublic.com isn't so free as we might think.

The global terrorists had free reign/camps in Afganistan and Iraq and were recruted by Saudi & Egyptian fundamentalist wackos. Bush was right to bop the Taliban and Saddamites (could've sold it better). You and the zotted freeper are safer because of it.

Imagine a world with the Taliban and Saddam still in power? Make you feel warm & secure?

20 posted on 12/20/2005 7:13:32 AM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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