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Posted on 10/10/2003 5:18:28 PM PDT by Brian S
By BILL STRAUB Scripps Howard News Service Oct 10, 2003, 05:23
The Bush administration is undertaking a campaign to regenerate public support for its policies in Iraq, dispatching officials across the country to promote White House strategy and build momentum for its $87 billion proposal to rebuild the war-torn nation. In Portsmouth, N.H., on Thursday, President Bush praised military reservists and family members who gathered for his speech, asserting that the United States is "meeting the test of history" as a result of its involvement in Iraq, which he described as the "central front" in the war on terrorism.
"America cannot retreat from our responsibilities and hope for the best," Bush said during his visit to the Pease Air National Guard Base. "Our security will not be gained by timid measures. Our security requires constant vigilance and decisive action. I believe America has only one option _ we must fight this war until the work is done."
Bush was not the first White House representative to venture out this week to tout the administration's Iraqi policies, which recently have been criticized on both sides of the political aisle.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice told the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday that a recent update by chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay justified the effort to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
"We now have hard evidence of facts that no one should ever have doubted," she said. "Right up until the end, Saddam Hussein continued to torture and oppress the Iraqi people. Right up until the end, Saddam Hussein lied to the Security Council. And let there be no mistake _ right up until the end, Saddam Hussein continued to harbor ambitions to threaten the world with weapons of mass destruction and to hide his illegal weapons programs."
The coordinated effort continues on Friday when Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to deliver remarks on Iraq and the war on terror to The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.
The White House offensive arrives at a point when polls indicate that the American public's patience with rebuilding Iraq is waning. The frustration centers not only on the $87 billion price tag, which has generated strong negative reactions, but also on the continuing reports of American servicemen losing their lives long after the hostilities were thought to be over.
Scott McClellan, the president's press secretary, said the United States is "making progress on a number of fronts" in Iraq and that the administration feels it is "an important responsibility to let the American people know what we're doing."
U.S. military efforts are "accelerating" in Iraq at this time, McClellan said, and Bush considers it an appropriate time to explain "why he's optimistic about the direction we're headed." The administration also is aware, he said, that Congress is in the midst of considering the $87 billion request.
Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota said Thursday that "it's going to take more than a speech" for the president to begin generating support for his Iraqi policy and that the president must "consider serious changes in policy."
"I don't think the American people want spin," he said. "I think they want results. The only way we can get results is for the administration to change the path it has taken since the very beginning."
That includes, Daschle said, making concessions to bring other nations into the process and turning authority over to the Iraqi governing council at a quicker pace.
In Portsmouth, Bush said the situation in Iraq is "a lot better than you probably think." Stories told by individuals returning from Baghdad "are much different from the perceptions that you're being told life is like."
"You see, we're providing this help not only because we've got good hearts but because our vision is clear _ a stable and democratic and hopeful Iraq will no longer be a breeding ground for terror, tyranny and aggression," he said.
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False and stupid headline from Capitol Hill Blue. Try,
It's about time. I know the Bush administration has been busy, though. They have a lot of Clinton land mines to defuse yet. It's gonna take a while.
Like THAT should matter? Dashole? Gimmie a break!
Don't these 3 give speeches practically every day of their lives?
And, of course, the battle-front fighting against the traitors in the media continues here at home...
Exactly. And? Go on the offensive as soon as possible. Remind people that the California recall was a historic event in California history, that it represents a referendum on 30 years of failed liberal policies.
Repeat as necessary!
The only reason I believe this is because I see countless articles from the same author with a array of different titles.
I have assumed that it is allowed and permitted or else it wouldn't be so widespread.
Thanks.
OR that the mood of the people is to vote to "throw all the bastards out, incumbents beware!!!.... :)
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