Bush: We didn't ask for this war. The enemy wants to strike us again and we'll give our folks tghe tools to protect the country. It's a dangerous world. I wish I could tell the American people don't worry about it, but they're coming again.
The facts are that after 9/11 the enemy continued to attack and kill innocent people. They're bound by a common ideology. They want to impose that ideology in the ME - that's what they've said. We should listen to the words of the enemy. So we have to stay ahead of them.
?: What do you say to the argument that the plan would put US troops at risk - that's what McCain says.
Bush: The SCOTUS ruling says we have to conduct ourselves under Article 3 of the Geneva Convention which means no outrages upon human dignity. It's very vague. What does that mean. It's wide open to interpretation so I'm proposing clarity in the law so our professionals will have no doubt that what they're doing is legal.
It's a piece of legislation I sent to provide our professionals that which isneeded to go forward. We first have to ask if we need the program and I detailed in the East Room what kind of information we've gotten from the interrogations. SOmetimes you can pick up info from letters but sometimes you have to question people. In this case we questioned KSM who ordered the attacks on 9/11. Cold blooded killers who were part of the planning of the 9/11 victims.
People on front protecting our people. They need clarity to question the enemy. It's more clarity for professionals. Decent citizens do not want to break the law.
Today GWB is as articulate as anyone could possibly be.
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