Transcript of President Bush's statement

The White House ^ | 02-06-03 | President Bush

[goodnesswins]

Sure looks like it doesn't it....RE: compromised Iraqi communications. Check. Checkmate is coming soon.

[Agent Smith]

Memo to: Dubya

From: Agent Smith

Don't show any mercy to the SOBs until the last Republican Guard Sleazebag assumes room temperature.

[M. Thatcher]

nothing new, nothing has changed. we knew this he is not declaring war

Suggestion: when you are that clueless, best not to put it on parade.

[sinclair]

"Bush is playing this like a fiddle."

Yeah, just like Nero!

[henbane]

"Saddam Hussein has made Iraq into a prison, a poison factory, and a torture chamber for patriots and dissidents.

"Saddam Hussein has the motive and the means and the recklessness and the hatred to threaten the American people.

"Saddam Hussein will be stopped."---President George W. Bush

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DEAR SADDAM:

[dansangel]

Thank-you for providing this transcript.

[CedarDave]

The President added a couple of words at the end. This transcript is NOT all that he said. To check my memory, I went to the live thread and several folks repeated it right after he said it. The end of the speech goes like this:

Saddam Hussein has made Iraq into a prison, a poison factory, and a torture chamber for patriots and dissidents. Saddam Hussein has the motive and the means and the recklessness and the hatred to threaten the American people. We will not wait. Saddam Hussein will be stopped.

[CedarDave]

It looks like the transcript was time-stamped for release at the time of the speech. Anyone else hear him say "We will not wait"?

[aristeides]

Bush started a couple of minutes late, which is unusual for him. Maybe those words were being added at the last moment?

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

That should just about do it...

[Momaw Nadon]

Attack on Iraq Betting Pool

[CedarDave]

And he may have added "we will not wait" at the very end. I put it in where I thought I heard him say it.

(Very bad of me to try to put words in the President's mouth! LOL)

[CedarDave]

Ok. I got it now. The "We will not wait" quote is higher up in the transcript. The tape of his remarks, complete with slamming door, can be found here:

C-SPAN tape. Sorry about the mix-up.

[cyncooper]

The game is over...

Man...reading this...I have been a mass of goosebumps practically all of the time since Colin Powell spoke yesterday.

[cinFLA]

Yeah, just like Nero!

You are sick.

[Rocko]

A Reagan moment on Reagan's birthday!

Yes!

[Interesting Times]

So is Mr. Falwell. He runs a little Church 'n a university up in your vicinity.

I'm 4 hours from Lynchburg, but I'll mention you if he should wander by.

[EarlyBird]

Did Bush just tell Saddam that his most secure means of communication is compromised?

Possibly. Or maybe Bush just told Saddam that his corps of field officers has been compromised.

Remember, we have all of their phone numbers, and we get email from them. Maybe many of these field officers are on our side, and are simply letting us know what's going on.

[Valin]

he is not declaring war

right...just waging war. tape the declaration to the first cruise missile. I'm thinking something like dear sadam...tag you're it. have a nice day