"The president's speech was expected to get under way at the Air Force Academy shortly after 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT)."
:)
Thank you -- guess I'm just sleep-deprived. Been up all night at work.
Europe was democratic before facism. The Middle East has never been democratic.
I've doubts democracy can work in that culture. Looks like a Wilsonian wormhole to me. Why are we worrying about democratizing people who have done nothing to gain it for themselves?
Kill the terrorists. If a government helps us do that, let them stay. If not, exterminate them and install a government that will support us.
I wouldn't spend one US soldier's live defending the voting rights of flag-burning Arabs. This war is about killing terrorists and protecting American democracy, not modernizing a backwards civilizations.