Posted on 07/28/2008 8:09:13 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Freedom is the longing of every soul and the birthright of all mankind. During Captive Nations Week, we underscore our commitment to advancing democracy, defending liberty, and protecting human rights around the world.
It is in our Nation's interest to help those who are suffering under oppressive regimes defeat the ideologues of hate with an ideology of hope. Advancing the cause of liberty advances the cause of peace. A free society upholds justice and defends human dignity. Over the years, many have underestimated the power of freedom to overcome tyranny, but history has shown us that freedom will prevail.
In the 20th century, the evils of Soviet communism and Nazi fascism were defeated and freedom spread around the world as new democracies emerged. Today, our Nation faces new struggles with adversaries who murder the innocent and seek to subject millions to their violent, totalitarian rule. Still, we remain confident that the light of liberty will again overcome this darkness.
To bring that day about, we must support young democracies in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. In countries like Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe, people continue to live under oppressive regimes, and we will work for the day when all these nations are free. By opposing these despots and helping young democracies grow, we will lay the foundation of peace and prosperity for generations to come. Throughout Captive Nations Week, we renew our pledge that as people across the world find their own paths to freedom, they will also find a friend in the United States of America.
The Congress, by Joint Resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212), has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week in July of each year as "Captive Nations Week."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 20 through July 26, 2008, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm our commitment to all those seeking liberty, justice, and self-determination.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Aww, Putie . . . have a sucker.
They don’t want Stalin equated with a piker like Hitler. Stalin was much better at having his citizens killed.
Of course, he had a longer career to work with.
that’s amusing!
nothing hurts like the truth.
Russia's foreign ministry said Bush's comments were part of an attempt to rewrite history in the United States.
What?
The Russians are claiming that Stalin was not as evil as Hitler?
Who are they kidding?
“Russia’s foreign ministry said Bush’s comments were part of an attempt to rewrite history in the United States.
“Such assessments simply feed the efforts of those, who for political and selfish ends are striving to falsify the facts and rewrite history,” the ministry said.”
So says the people whose supporters in the US are, even today, rewriting history to hide what their true goal will bring to the US.
And on a final note, Stalin himself declared that without America’s industrial might, the war would be lost, so bite your tongue the next time you attempt to steal credit for winning WWII.
The fact that Putin objects to that clear read of history means that his own communist roots and longings are still showing.
Lets just ask some of the civilians from the Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and the rest of eastern europe if they agree with this or not.
Yeah, GWB should be ashamed, the Soviets were much more deadly then the Nazis, the two are not in the same ballpark when it comes to deaths...
In fact the Soviets killed their own troops during WWII.. Simple if they where retreating from the NAZI’s, they would get shot from the Soviet army..
Russia and Nazi Germany invaded Poland on the same day.
When Russia was turned on by Germany, the Communists in the State Department convinced the President to come to Uncle Joe’s aid.
Patton saw what had to be done at the end of WW2, but America was in no mood to keep fighting after four years and 400,000 combat deaths.
We spent the next 46 years fighting WW3, the Cold War.
In all fairness the Germans did quite a number on Russia, I can see where any equation between the countries might piss them off.
Well, both were bloodthirsty, paranoid, and statist nutters.
Don’t forget China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Cuba or the other mass murdering communist countries. Pile on chicom commie trolls! Been to Tibet, hate y’all!
Yep and since Putin certainly is aware of the facts he is knowingly lying in order to try and influence people, perhaps another holdover from his KGB propaganda days.
Screw these Commie assholes. They still have some of our WW 2 people as well as some Korean and Vietnam Vets. Stalin totally outdid Hitler in total deaths, but they really are in the same league.
He hit a nerve, I see. Good.
That is true but the Russians were again, just as bad if not worse toward Germany.
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