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Bush Answers Critics of Iraq War! (Bush fights back!)
AP | 8/23/05

Posted on 08/23/2005 8:18:15 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

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To: SoFloFreeper

The president's response was perfect.


121 posted on 08/23/2005 10:09:17 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: GraniteStateConservative
Why does everyone think that Iraqis can't handle this problem when they have no one else to handle it for them? We're enabling them in their infantilism.

If the problem were only with Iraqi 'insurgents' they would probably be handling it themselves already.

However, the 'this problem' involves Jordanian, Iranian, Syrian and Saudi terrorists as well.

It's our 'problem' too. That's why we're there.

122 posted on 08/23/2005 10:13:02 AM PDT by ohioWfan (If my people which are called by my name will humble themselves and pray......)
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To: weegee

Not yet - but "soon": http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1469046/posts


123 posted on 08/23/2005 10:15:18 AM PDT by clawrence3
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To: conservativebabe

" Cindy Sheehan is becoming increasingly close to going beyond protest as well. Calling insurgents "freedom fighters".

She's gone way past, long, long ago.
And she's not alone in treating terrorists like heros.
This past Saturday, FOX News had Dan Burton and Robert Andrews ( D-NJ ) on, discussing Iraq.
Andrews called the terrorists in Iraq that are killing our soldiers " resistance fighters. "
Last year, during the Democrat primaries ( when the pro terror , anti military movement officially ginned up )
MSNBC's Chris Jansing also referred to the Iraqi terrorists as " resistance fighters."


124 posted on 08/23/2005 10:16:53 AM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue ( Proud father of an American soldier)
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To: GraniteStateConservative

We have gained a dishonorable reputation in the world of bugging out, leaving our allies in the lurch, not fulfilling obligations we've made, and leaving people to the tender mercies of their enemies. The President knows this.

It is VITALLY important that we turn that around and start saying what we mean and meaning what we say.


125 posted on 08/23/2005 10:18:15 AM PDT by johnb838 (Has the Vietnam war ever really ended in this country?)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

I agree - the PR problem with arresting her, though, is probably why that won't happen soon.


126 posted on 08/23/2005 10:19:57 AM PDT by clawrence3
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

makes you want to vomit doesn't it. This is what I'm talking about. I will defend free speech all day long, but when it gives aid and comfort to the enemy, which we know it does, a line has to be drawn.

With all the exposure that the media is giving that loudmouth moonbat Sheehan, it is undoubtedly seeping it'w way into the ears of the insurgents and giving them further motivation.


127 posted on 08/23/2005 10:20:46 AM PDT by conservativebabe (Down with Islam)
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To: Paradox

President's Remarks to Press Pool
Tamarack Resort
Donnelly, Idaho



8:50 A.M. MDT

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the Governor for the invitation to come to Idaho. He's been asking me to come here for five years, and I finally made it. I'm going to tell the people tomorrow in Boise that I made a mistake not coming here earlier. It's a beautiful state. We're out spending a little time hiking the trails here. This is a spectacular part of the world. I want to thank the people of Idaho for a warm welcome.

I'm looking forward to my speech tomorrow, to thank the Idaho National Guard and those who are on active duty for their selfless dedication to working to make this world a more secure place for those of us who love freedom. I'll remind the people that we're making progress on two fronts -- a political front. The Iraqi people are working hard to reach a consensus on their constitution. It's an amazing process to work. First of all, the fact that they're even writing a constitution is vastly different from living under the iron hand of a dictator.

As Americans watch the constitutional process unfold, as we watch people work to achieve compromise and unity, we've got to remember our own history. We had trouble at our own conventions writing a constitution. It took a lot of work and a lot of interest, and willingness of people to work for the common good. That's what we're seeing in Iraq, and that's a positive development. The fact that Iraq will have a democratic constitution that honors women's rights, the rights of minorities, is going to be an important change in the broader Middle East.

And on the security front, we'll remain on the hunt. We have an obligation and a duty to protect this country. And one way to do so is to not only firm up the homeland, but to stay on the offense against the terrorists, and we'll do so. We'll defeat the terrorists; we'll train Iraqi forces to defeat the terrorists. In the long run, we'll defeat the terrorists through the spread of freedom and democracy.

Anyway, thanks for the invitation. The Idaho National Guard has done good strong work, and I look forward to thanking them in person. I'll take a couple of questions -- AP.

Q Mr. President, we know you met with Cindy Sheehan a year ago, but she says a lot has changed since then; she has more to say to you. And even some Republicans have said that you should meet with her. Why not do that when you get back to the ranch?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I did meet with Cindy Sheehan. I strongly support her right to protest. There's a lot of people protesting, and there's a lot of points of view about the Iraq war. As you know, in Crawford last weekend there were people from both sides of the issue, or from all sides of the issue there to express their opinions.

I sent Deputy Chief of Staff Hagin and National Security Advisor Hadley to meet with Ms. Sheehan early on. She expressed her opinion. I disagree with it. I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. I think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not only Iraq but the Middle East would be -- are advocating a policy that would weaken the United States. So I appreciate her right to protest. I understand her anguish. I met with a lot of families. She doesn't represent the view of a lot of the families I have met with. And I'll continue to meet with families.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050823.html


128 posted on 08/23/2005 10:22:15 AM PDT by clawrence3
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To: SoFloFreeper

Pulling out of Iraq is surrender, period. It hands the Islamofacists a victory. Setting a date for pullout is surrender on the installment plan.


129 posted on 08/23/2005 10:22:40 AM PDT by Dilbert56
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To: TravisBickle
You're right on. Individuals are continually being duped into thinking that the majority believe the facade that the MSM is foisting upon them. The lemming mentality makes sense and the MSM is going to ride that for all it's worth. It takes sites like this one and others to keep the truth out there. The public is too trusting of the source of their news reporting and probably always will be.
130 posted on 08/23/2005 10:25:20 AM PDT by seedman81 (Better to die in Christ and gain life than to live my way and lose in the end)
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To: SoFloFreeper

" they advocate a position that would weaken the United States."
That's what they want.


131 posted on 08/23/2005 10:27:33 AM PDT by griswold3 (Ken Blackwell, Ohio Governor in 2006 - George Allen, POTUS 2008)
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To: auntyfemenist

"Can someone please explain to me why we don't put people on trial for treason anymore???"

I'll try...

Since the advent of the Viet Nam "syndrome," which has never disappeared but has become an axiom, it is now "patriotic" to denigrate America. According to liberals, who babble ad infinitum about how much they "love" their country, America is responsible for every conceivable ill in the world, became wealthy and powerful because we stole from everyone else, (not because we're free), and is led by a radical right-wing, war mongering, Nazi imperialist named Bush.

To the left, the paragon of patriotism is embodied in the previous president, who dodged the draft, gave nuclear secrets to the Red Chinese, bombed the Balkans for no reason other than someone named Monica, favored unlimited abortion, issued lots of un-constitutional and anti-private property executive orders, appointed plenty of activist judges who deliberately undermine the constitution, pardoned real traitors, ignored terrorist attacks (like WTC-1), and neglected our military and intelligence communities so badly as to leave us wide open to huge terror threats (like WTC-2).

Therefore, in comparison to that REAL patriot, ANYTHING negative one says about America is "patriotic" and one can't arrest all of these "true patriots" for treason - or the left would go insane hollering about how all of their freedom of speech is being denied.

I'll add that if this definition of patriotism was our guiding light during World War II, we'd now be speaking German; or Japanese.

- knightshadow.


132 posted on 08/23/2005 10:30:07 AM PDT by knightshadow
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To: SoFloFreeper

Can anyone tell me about the current power and water situation in Iraq? On another forum someone is saying that the power and water situation is still worse than it was before we "invaded" Iraq (stupid leftist jargon). I find this hard to believe.


133 posted on 08/23/2005 10:30:15 AM PDT by Mockingbird For Short (SPEAK OUT against homosex & its offspring: bi-sex, transgendered, pedophilia, GLSEN, GSA...)
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To: SoFloFreeper

England ruled Iraq from 1921 to 1958. US rules Iraq from 2003. The terrorists of 9/11 have nothing to do with Iraq. A US oil company, Halliburton controls the crude oil of Iraq. Cheney and Bush earn their money and power from Iraq's oil.

How about let the whole world to share Iraq's oil? Cheney and Bush won't allow that because they want to control the world but not share the world. They satisfy their ambition at the lives and money of US people. They are too greedy.


134 posted on 08/23/2005 10:32:06 AM PDT by greed1sin (Greed is the sin in Bible.)
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To: BibChr

When AP leaves out something as important as GWB's previous meeting with CS, his PR guy should be on the phone immediately, demanding that the story be corrected.
You can bet the 'other side' would be doing so!
(I wonder if it would do any good anyway... but you gotta fight this!)


135 posted on 08/23/2005 10:32:47 AM PDT by Shazolene
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To: greed1sin

Halliburton just paid me $100,000 to ban you.


136 posted on 08/23/2005 10:37:03 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: freema
No perhaps. Bush has had this thing for over 5 years that he thinks he is going to be able to work with these people. He tries to see the "good" in them. In my 2 cents worth opinion, THERE IS NO GOOD IN SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS!!! They are utterly and completely anti-American, pro-communist, pro-socialist, pro-Islomic jihadis, pro-anything against American, anti-republican, anti-conservative, anti-spending, pro-enviro wackos, etc.

Very simply put, socialist democrats of any kind, any democrat, is an enemy of the Republic, cannot be trusted with the safety of this Republic, and I consider them my enemies. Period!

137 posted on 08/23/2005 10:37:20 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Imperial Federal Government is your worst enemy! Don't give in to them!)
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To: greed1sin

One could imagine that your post was directly quoted from the 'moveon.org' website. Please find some accurate sources of information.


138 posted on 08/23/2005 10:38:33 AM PDT by knightshadow
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To: johnb838
leaving our allies in the lurch, not fulfilling obligations we've made, and leaving people to the tender mercies of their enemies. The President knows this.

Leaving the 26M Iraqis to the tender mercies of at most 10,000 insurgents? Seems like we should be feeling sorry for the insurgents in that mismatch. Those 26M won't crush the insurgency until they are forced to, and those Iraqis will be wildly successful once they decide they want to put a stop to this. Would a populartion of 50M be enough, then, to crush the insurgency? 100M? 26M is a lot of people. Why is that not enough people?

139 posted on 08/23/2005 10:38:52 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Admin Moderator

Money well spent!


140 posted on 08/23/2005 10:39:04 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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