Bush: Freedom Has Brought Hope to Millions

American Forces Press Service ^ | Steven Donald Smith

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2006 – The advance of freedom will help protect the U.S. homeland, defeat terrorism and bring hope to people around the world, President Bush said yesterday.

“Freedom has brought hope to millions, and it's helped foster the development of young democracies from Baghdad to Beirut,” Bush said in his weekly radio address to the nation.

The recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror that is unfolding in the Middle East, he said.

The president said it was not a coincidence that the two nations that are building free societies in the heart of the Middle East, Lebanon and Iraq, are also the scenes of the most violent terrorist activity.

“Forces of terror are seeking to stop liberty's advance and steer newly free nations to the path of radicalism,” he said. “The terrorists fear the rise of democracy because they know what it means for the future of their hateful ideology.”

The way forward in the region will be difficult and will require sacrifice and resolve, he said. “But America's security depends on liberty's advance in this troubled region, and we can be confident of the outcome because we know the unstoppable power of freedom,” he said.

The recently passed U.N. Security Council resolution will help bring an end to the violence and create a foundation for a sustainable peace, he said.

The resolution calls for a robust international force to deploy to the southern part of Lebanon. “This force will help Lebanon's legitimate armed forces restore the sovereignty of its democratic government over all Lebanese territory and stop Hezbollah from acting as a state within a state,” the president said.

The resolution also will enable both Lebanese and Israeli civilians to return home in safety and begin rebuilding their lives without fear of renewed violence and terror, he said.

Bush also said the recently thwarted plot to bomb international commercial airplanes bound for the U.S. was a reminder that terrorists still want to strike the U.S. homeland.

“The terrorists remain determined to destroy innocent life on a massive scale, and we must be equally determined to stop them,” Bush said.

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[SandRat]

[Unsolved Mysteries]

Your democracy project is a facade, Mr. Bush. I guarentee they'll line up and cheer the next dictator or mullah that comes in, just like Muslim Arabs in 22 nations do every day. They bitch about corruption, have a revolution and put in place the exact same thing, just a different "elite" tribe.

[DTogo]

“But America's security depends on liberty's advance in this troubled region, and we can be confident of the outcome because we know the unstoppable power of freedom,” he said.

Sometimes Liberty's advance needs to be preceded by the unleashed advance our our military.

[MikefromOhio]

Your democracy project is a facade, Mr. Bush. I guarentee they'll line up and cheer the next dictator or mullah that comes in, just like Muslim Arabs in 22 nations do every day. They bitch about corruption, have a revolution and put in place the exact same thing, just a different "elite" tribe.

And your solution would be????

We are taking the fight to the terrorists instead of waiting our heels for them to attack us. Meanwhile, we are trying to inject some stability into a very volatile region and it's not going to be easy OR quick.

[Chena]

That person's account has been banned or suspended. :)

[tessalu]

Bush has helped to bring Islamic terror to the USA. Now it will be hard to undo it.

[NRA2BFree]

That person*s account has been banned or suspended. :)

Why are you smiling? He didn*t say anything to be banned over. What he said was the truth!!

[MikefromOhio]

BushCLINTON has helped to bring Islamic terror to the USA. Now it will be hard to undo it.

Fixed it for you.

[MikefromOhio]

I'm sure he'll join you on LP.

[MikefromOhio]

I'd really would've liked to know what his solution to the problem would be.

Chances are he was one of those "nuke-em-all" fanatics.....

[sanjacjake]

Islamic terror has been in the USA for decades....it
was expanded during the Clinton years as he had other
hings to do, and ignored the threat...so Bush faces it
and is killing them in large numbers..as they have done
on 9/11..and continue to plot more...yes, they are here
and it is up to you and everyone else to be alert to
the dirty, rotten, bast$$$s.....jake

[Chena]

Why are you smiling? He didn*t say anything to be banned over. What he said was the truth!!

First, I smile alot, especially at my favorite FRiends. Secondly, we don't know WHY that poster was banned. It may have been for comments made on thread other than this one, for all we know. Thirdly, that person's comment regarding President Bush was pretty stupid, IMHO.

I'll give you a smile too if that'll make ya feel better. ;) :)

[Chena]

Bush has helped to bring Islamic terror to the USA. Now it will be hard to undo it.

You obviously do not know much about the history of Islamic terror. Sometimes it's best to study these things before opening mouth and inserting foot. You are wrong as wrong can be.

[Chena]

It might have been interesting, Mike. As for those "nuke-em-all" fanatics....IMHO, they are nuttier than fruitcakes. Personally, I'm getting sick 'n tired of those sort of comments.

[MikefromOhio]

Yeah.

And they really only exist on the internet.

No one in the military structure up to the President wants to launch those things unless we have too.

[KevinDavis]

Aside from the human cost the middle east probaly won't be habitable for a long time, chances of us getting oil in area that has been nuked is slim... That would cause a huge crisis in our economy. Besides I don't think oil and radiation mixes to well...

[MikefromOhio]

Come on now...

Don't bring logic into this situation. Emotion and anger should rule it all.....

[Chena]

I think some of them may not really mean what they say and are using the internet to let off some steam. But there's others that sound as serious as a heart attack.

And I also agree with you. Neither the President nor those in the military chain-of-command, nor anyone with an ounce of sense, would want to launch a nuke unless it was the last resort.

[KevinDavis]

Sorry about that....