[nicmarlo]

bttt

[Always Right]

More than anything, Bush's weak defense of his positions has dragged down his approval ratings.

[montag813]

He can't be growing a backbone now.

Nope. He blamed Carter, Reagan and Clinton equally. Mentioned '79 Tehran, '83 Beirut barracks bombing as well as the Embassies, WTC 93 and the Cole.

[Deetes]

That's what we want to hear. Give 'em a few more.

[alrea]

President Bush said withdrawing from Iraq would be a mistake that would embolden terrorists just as U.S. responses to other attacks led to 9/11 hijackings.

ping

[Realism]

Blast from the past...remember this?

WAG THE DOG !!

[oceanview]

Mr President, give the order to release the able danger information - who blocked the information pre 9-11, and why?

[Cinnamon]

slick willy got slapped... lmao

[JellyJam]

I watched that press conference. Bush clearly was agitated; he snapped at a couple of reporters, and I don't blame him. Why should he have to suffer such fools?

[PilloryHillary]

Speaking Thursday at the Pentagon after an update on the war on terror, Bush said a pullback would be seen as weakness and make the United States less safe.

'The terrorists saw our response to the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings in the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa and the attack on the USS Cole,' Bush said. 'The terrorists concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves and so they attacked us.'

BRAVO Mr. President! It's about damned time you defended yourself against Bubba's attack machine.

[Killborn]

No,. he didn't slam anybody. If he did, he also slammed Pres. Carter, Reagan, his father, and the toon.

"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell." Pres. Harry S. Truman

[BushisTheMan]

'The terrorists saw our response to the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings in the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa and the attack on the USS Cole,' Bush said. 'The terrorists concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves and so they attacked us.'

BAM SLAM CRACK BOOM - take that Carter, take that Clinton.

[mombonn]

I stood up and cheered when I heard him say this! He has taken off the gloves, and I commend him for him long-suffering to this point.

I expect his rhetoric to increase; and in the end, he will leave his critics in a bloody pulp.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Yeeeeeaaaaaah!

It's about time he came out and said something publicly.

[Lancey Howard]

Reagen may have been less aggressive than he needed to be in response to the barracks bombing in Lebanon, but he certainly took care of the number one pest of the time, Libya (Mohammar Khaddafi). The world has barely heard a peep from Libya since Reagan nearly blasted that place into oblivion. All Clinton did in response to the terror threat was kill a janitor in an aspirin factory and get a Special Forces team in Somalia killed.

Bravo for Bush for standing up for himself. Screw Clinton.

[tiredoflaundry]

About Blessed time!

[krunkygirl]

Finally!

[jw777]

4yrs too late, but I'll take it. This should be repeated in each of his remaining State of the Union addresses and every time he speaks to the American people.

EVERY TIME

[texasmountainman]

About damn time he said that!

[Liberty Valance]

Just Wow! Tell 'em Mr. President. They need to be reminded day after day after day after day..........