Nothing will be clear to the Dems or the liberal media. Maybe Bush should use Hooked on Phonics for them.
I bet it took a weeks-long brainstorming session to come up with that one.
Lots of people have lost interest in spending tons of $$$ to rebuild Iraqi(especially with gas prices so high and inflation rearing its ugly head)
Americans need to hear how America benefits from a free Iraqi
Its human nature, most people want a payoff for the lives lost and money spend.
Only the ignorant or the morally bankrupt think US soldiers have died in vane.
"He shouldn't minimize the problems that we are confronting."
Blah. Bush isn't explaining the "why" the problems exist - Iran and others fomenting Iraqi destabilization. It's in their economic interest - a small investment with big returns in higher prices for their own oil. Nothing new, the sanctions regime served the same purpose. If Bush said the word "Iran" the Iraqis would understand. All they get is vagueness and "it'll be better later."
"Working with the United Nations in naming interim government leaders."
Losing argument. The natural dem response will be, why didn't you do that before? Bush, as usual, will not explain why seeking UN control failed before - the monetary interests of certain security council nations. Bush will not re-explain the "why" of our history in Iraq, and necessity of military final action. In this vacuum the anti-semitic explanations and other mistaken conspiracy theories are gaining traction (though interestingly, not with Arabs so much). Kerry needs to define "Iraq" as something that came out of the blue with the Bush admin.
I don't see Bush doing the necessary things at all...though it's better than the "It's the War on Terrorism" selling point.
"Facing political discord over the war in Iraq, President Bush tries to reassure voters Monday that hundreds of Americans have not died in vain,"...
Stopped reading. I bashed my head on the desk trying to read this far left-leaning opening paragraph. Screw AP!
Place you bets folks...............
How long will it take Kerry to come out and belittle, criticize, discredit, minimize, and write off what Pres. Bush says tonight?
For those of us who do not have cable, we won't be watching the President.
NBC, CBS, ABC & FOX will not air the President's speech live. But, the "alphabet" networks will instead air their regular sitcom and 'reality TV' lineup.
Only those with cable and sattelite dishes that can receive cable news will be able to watch the President tonight.
You mean he actually has a plan? But John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi and Fat Teddy Kennedy said there was no plan...
Thanks...MUD
So, in a nutshell these are his five steps:
There are five steps in our plan to help Iraq achieve democracy and freedom:
The first of these steps will occur next month, when our coalition will transfer full sovereignty to a government of Iraqi citizens who will prepare the way for national elections.(June 30th)
The second step in the plan for Iraqi democracy is to help establish the stability and security that democracy requires.
The third step in the plan for Iraqi democracy is to continue rebuilding that nation's infrastructure so that a free Iraq can quickly gain economic independence and a better quality of life.
The fourth step in our plan is to enlist additional international support for Iraq's transition.
The fifth, and most important step is free national elections, to be held no later than next January.
The above was taken directly from the translation of the speech. I wasn't able to watch him so I read the transcript.
He missed so many golden opportunities to ELABORATE on SUCCESSES that they've already had with these five steps that I feel it was a bomb of a speech.
The real story is the media blackout.
The same media that airs the prison photos night after night censors the President of the United States, and nobody seems to notice or care.
It doesn't MATTER what he said, since pretty much nobody heard it and it won't be reported in the mainstream press.
Doesn't the President have the power to preempt the networks? I remember reagan had televised addresses that preempted the networks, on more than one occasion.
Or is this part of the "new tone," and the kindler, gentler approach to war?
P.S. The part about tearing down the prison made me want to puke.