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2007-08-23 Home Front: Politix

Pres. Bush's speech to the VFW nat'l convention (very interesting!)

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-23 05:26|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Thanks, TW. An interesting lesson in history, indeed!

The radio, of course, reduced the 45-minute speech to two headlines: "Bush compares Iraq to Vietnam" (gotta have the reference to Vietnam!) and "Bush Supports Maliki, As Opposed to Yesterday" (O.K., so that's a paraphrase).

Posted by Bobby 2007-08-23 06:31|| 2007-08-23 06:31|| Front Page Top

#2 As soon as W emphasized the Killing Fields, the MSM began to back away from its chants of Vietnam. The abandonment of South Vietnam was not the US' finest hour. Adrian Cronauer(Yes, THAT Adrian Cronauer) wears a patch which reads, "When I left Vietnam, we were winning."

Posted by doc 2007-08-23 06:54|| 2007-08-23 06:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Hugh Hewitt is hosting an audio file of the speech for his August 22 show (http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/talkradio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5).

Posted by Excalibur 2007-08-23 08:52|| 2007-08-23 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 NPR played the killing fields section yesterday. I think I'll make a quick tour of the key newspapers to see what they have to say about it today.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-23 12:08|| 2007-08-23 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 WaPo
Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam
He Says Pullout Would Be Disastrous
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 22 -- President Bush defended his ongoing military commitment in Iraq by linking the conflict there to the Vietnam War, arguing Wednesday that withdrawing U.S. troops would lead to widespread death and suffering as it did in Southeast Asia three decades ago.

"One unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is that the price of America's withdrawal was paid by millions of innocent citizens whose agonies would add to our vocabulary new terms like 'boat people,' 'reeducation camps' and 'killing fields,' " Bush told a receptive audience at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention.

At least the first two paragraphs are more honest than the headline.

Posted by Bobby 2007-08-23 12:33|| 2007-08-23 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Dubya's recent speeches, etc. have made it = should had made it crystal clear to everyone that the USA is NOT leaving the ME + is quietly entrenching and strengthening its position both Regionally and Globally. And, that Radical Islam-Terrorism must and will be defeated as long as he as POTUS has anything to say about it.

* "RISING POWERS HAVE THE UNITED STATES IN THEIR SIGHTS" and similar artiiikles > Lest we fergit, amongst other premises and agendas, WOT > WAR BTWN GLOBAL FEDERALISM VZ GLOBAL CENTRALISM, + INDIVIDUALISM VZ GOVERNMENTISM. WIthin this and other scopes, WOT > TRULY AN "APOCALYPSE" OF SORTS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-23 19:26|| 2007-08-23 19:26|| Front Page Top

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