Posted on 09/13/2007 8:03:47 PM PDT by neverdem
Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people.
We are now at such a moment.
In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival. Terrorists and extremists who are at war with us around the world are seeking to topple Iraq's government, dominate the region, and attack us here at home. If Iraq's young democracy can turn back these enemies, it will mean a more hopeful Middle East and a more secure America. This ally has placed its trust in the United States. And tonight, our moral and strategic imperatives are one: We must help Iraq defeat those who threaten its future and also threaten ours.
Eight months ago, we adopted a new strategy to meet that objective, including a surge in U.S. forces that reached full strength in June. This week, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified before Congress about how that strategy is progressing. In their testimony, these men made clear that our challenge in Iraq is formidable. Yet they concluded that conditions in Iraq are improving, that we are seizing the initiative from the enemy, and that the troop surge is working.
The premise of our strategy is that securing the Iraqi population is the foundation for all other progress. For Iraqis to bridge sectarian divides, they need to feel safe in their homes and neighborhoods. For lasting reconciliation to take root, Iraqis must feel confident that they do not need sectarian gangs for security. The goal of the surge is to provide that security and to help prepare Iraqi forces to maintain it. As I will explain tonight, our success in meeting these objectives now allows us to begin bringing some of...
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“In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival.”
Glad to help. Imperative we do so.
Meanwhile, likewise are the citizens of the United States fighting for our own nation’s survival, Mr. President.
I’d like to thank you for your help. I really would, Sir.
Glad to see those bases aren’t going to waste. We will have a permanent presence in the Middle East from which we can project our influence and power.
Bravo President Bush!!!
NEVER FORGET
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America’s Leaving the then Free South Vietnamese People behind long ago to their horrid fate at the hands of the unFree,
...just as the Soviet Union had given $6 Billion in Tanks, Mobile Artillery and Ammo to the Communist North Vietnamese People for their planned ‘Final Solution’ in the South...
brought:
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Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education (SLAVE LABOR) Camps
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts
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..”JOURNEY from the FALL”.. MoviePremieres = Fall of Saigon CLARITY..
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806248/posts
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What price is left for the still Free (that’s US) to pay now...
..in a new time of war
..in a new century
..with our own Freedom
..directly at stake
..right here at home..?
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Just for starters,
..news of 12 million suddenly missing Iraqi purple voting fingers flashing across our TV Screens..?
BET on it.
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NEVER FORGET
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P.S. Let me know if you come across a better version of GO.
But it does keep Friday open for a kick-off on Iran (I hope).
Stay well ................ FRegards
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Thanks neverdem. And lest we forget...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335868/posts
“And to the Iranian people, I say tonight: As you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you.” — President George Bush
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