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President Outlines Strategy for Victory in Iraq |
2005-11-30 |
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thanks, please be seated. Please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome. It's good to be back at the Naval Academy. I'm pleased to provide a convenient excuse for you to miss class. (Applause.) ... Six months ago, I came here to address the graduating class of 2005. I spoke to them about the importance of their service in the first war of the 21st century -- the global war on terror. I told the class of 2005 that four years at this Academy had prepared them morally, mentally and physically for the challenges ahead. And now they're meeting those challenges as officers in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Some of your former classmates are training with Navy SEAL teams that will storm terrorist safe houses in lightning raids. Others are preparing to lead Marine rifle platoons that will hunt the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan and the streets of Iraqi cities. Others are training as naval aviators who will fly combat missions over the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere. Still others are training as sailors and submariners who will deliver the combat power of the United States to the farthest regions of the world -- and deliver compassionate assistance to those suffering from natural disasters. Whatever their chosen mission, every graduate of the class of 2005 is bringing honor to the uniform -- and helping to bring us victory in the war on terror. (Applause.) In the years ahead, you'll join them in the fight. Your service is needed, because our nation is engaged in a war that is being fought on many fronts -- from the streets of Western cities, to the mountains of Afghanistan, the islands of Southeast Asia and the Horn of Africa. This war is going to take many turns, and the enemy must be defeated on every battlefield. Yet the terrorists have made it clear that Iraq is the central front in their war against humanity, and so we must recognize Iraq as the central front in the war on terror. |
Posted by:Fred |
#10 Did anyone notice the dig at the NYT? Bush was graceful enough not to be explicit, but we know better. |
Posted by: Eric Jablow 2005-11-30 18:49 |
#9 "If winning isn't everything then why do they keep score?" Vince Lombarde. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-11-30 18:34 |
#8 BTW - " Just win" - Al Davis?? I'll take any and all bets in the O-Club for my Chargers against the Raiders - ESPN Sunday Night - straight up - no points |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-30 18:21 |
#7 I was just surprised the Donks were so aggressively stupid as to have a "rebuttal" speech by Lurch and Jack Reed (D-MiniMe) |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-30 18:15 |
#6 I doubt there will be much to surprise rantburgers in this document. It's just a chance to re-frame the public discussion. There has always been a plan. It's evolved. Those who say otherwise are demagouges. |
Posted by: JAB 2005-11-30 17:37 |
#5 God amightie Doc.... a little warning on elder Al shots..... Maybe you got a young Vince? ".....it's the only thing." |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-11-30 17:36 |
#4 It's definitely not too late. Perhaps a little early. The elections aren't for 11 months. |
Posted by: Opinionist 2005-11-30 17:17 |
#3 a good speech. and an accompany 30 page document, which demands study. This is the kind of thing ive wanted to see earlier. Detailed, including admission of early problems, etc. Lets hope its not too late. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-11-30 17:11 |
#2 W reaffirmed the Al Davis strategy - Just Win, Baby! |
Posted by: doc 2005-11-30 16:59 |
#1 Pelosi Affirms Cut and Run Two weeks after Murtha introduced his House resolution calling for a pullout of US troops from Iraq within six months, Pelosi threw her support behind the legislation. "While the president is digging a hole, Mr. Murtha is speaking from the light of day about the realities in Iraq," she said. |
Posted by: KBK 2005-11-30 16:45 |