Bush calls Iraq war key to terror fight

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060819/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

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"It is no coincidence that two nations that are building free societies in the heart of the Middle East — Lebanon and Iraq — are also the scenes of the most violent terrorist activity," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "We will defeat the terrorists by strengthening young democracies across the broader Middle East."

He acknowledged that "the way forward will be difficult." But, the president said, "America's security depends on liberty's advance in this troubled region."

The nation's safety looms as a major issue in the midterm elections Nov. 7, particularly after last week's news of a foiled plot in Britain to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic. Both Republicans and Democrats are maneuvering for the political advantage in an election ion which control of Congress is at stake.

Democrats have been accusing the Bush administration of trying to ignite fear among Americans and gain political points by claiming they alone can keep them safe. Republicans argue that Democrats are weak on national security.

[bobthedrummer]

1. He's advocating civil war, what a big surprise-not. eom.

[magellan]

2. Same words, different day

=yawn=

Can't someone teach the dummy in the WH to say anything new and halfway logical, something that doesn't include attacking Americans who don't feel it's their responsibility to humor his bloody excesses?

[54anickel]

3. SSDD, he says the same thing over and over. "It's working", "Fight them

over there so we do not have to fight them here", "Freedom on the march around the globe", "Birth pangs of democracy", blah, blah, blah. They ignore the facts on the ground and live in their delusional little world.

On edit - Certainly no "late breaking news here". Not a knock to the OP, but why does the media even bother giving this broken record sh*t any space. This belongs in a one paragraph story on page 17.

[BOSSHOG]

4. "Liberties advance in this troubled region"

Is he talking about the south? Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina?

The idiot continues to stay the course while military experts tell him he is an idiot for doing so.

No doubt bush is just counting the days until January 2009 when he can hand his bag of shit off to someone else. A total fucking failure for 60 years.

[rodeodance]

5. Repugs see the NSA decision as the issue and are distansing them

selves from talk of the irag war, now bush brings it up. te he.

[panader0]

6. He should be saying "We will strengthen terrorism by building

democracies in the middle east."

[tandot]

7. I am confused. Which is it now: Lebanon or Iraq?

Bush: 'Hezbollah suffered a defeat'

President calls Lebanon a front in 'global war on terrorism'

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/14/bush/index.html

[kurth]

8. Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq 9/11 Iraq

Goddamned lying sack of shit.

[ckramer]

9. He just refuses to go down in history

regardless how many American soldiers' lives and how many Iraqis' lives are wasted.

[tanyev]

10. Say, if we are really so worried about America's security, wouldn't

it be better to have our fighting forces HERE to protect us? Hmmm?

[IndianaGreen]

11. How delusional can this man get before he is committed to an institution?

The only terrorism in Lebanon was the one inflicted by Israel. As to Iraq, the entire rational world is opposed to Bush's twisted version of "freedom and democracy" that has brought so much misery to that hapless country.

[HuffleClaw]

12. 'the most violent terrorist activity' being US and Israeli aggression !

more recycled meaningless propaganda, but if ya read it just right the REAL meaning Is there.

[Amonester]

13. Looking at their countries in shambles, they don't really like...

"Democracy" after all, and have no intention to continue "receiving" the bombs from "Democracies" that aren't anymore? Ah-um.

[sutz12]

14. Of course it's key...

It's key to keeping a good supply of terrorists in the pipeline to fuel the endless war.

If we pulled out, they might not have enough reason to hate us.

[FormerOstrich]

15. A lunatic....

seriously, how else can you explain it? The article ends on the following note (emphasis mine):

Bush argued that his approach is working.

"We will defeat the terrorists and expand freedom across the world, we'll protect the American homeland and work tirelessly to prevent attacks on our country,"

[IndianaGreen]

17. Bush is a lunatic

and he lives a fantasy world of his own making.

[ShockediSay]

16. Keep beatin' it, Chipmunk nt

[radfringe]

18. If Iraq is the Key to WOT

then bush is putting it in the wrong lock...