"I just wonder if they will ever tell us the truth." - Harold Casey, Louisville, KY, October 2004.
President Bush for the Fourth of July went down to Fort Bragg NC for a speech and photo-op of his favorite kind, surrounded by uniformed soldiers who don't have the choice to be there and who are not allowed to boo him or ask hostile questions.
But he had lots of that good news that FOX News keeps telling us about:
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit Baghdad and visit with some of Fort Bragg's finest soldiers, the special operation forces who helped bring justice to the terrorist Zarqawi. (Applause.) ...
We're on the offense. In the weeks since Zarqawi's death, coalition and Iraqi forces have launched more than 190 raids on targets across the country. We've captured more than 700 enemy operatives and killed some 60 more. In these raids, we've uncovered caches of weapons and suicide vests and Iraqi army uniforms to be used as disguises in brutal terrorist attacks. We've seized new intelligence information that is helping us keep the pressure on the terrorists and the insurgents. And at this moment of vulnerability for the enemy, we will continue to strike their network, we will disrupt their operations, and we will bring their leaders to justice. (Applause.)
Last week, Iraqi security forces announced the capture of an al Qaeda terrorist from Tunisia named Abu Qadama. He's one of the men responsible for the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samara. The Golden Mosque is one of Shia Islam's holiest sites, and the terrorists blew it up in the hope that this vicious act would provoke sectarian reprisals and drag the nation into civil war, and derail the formation of the unity government. Hundreds of Iraqis were killed in the violence that ensued.
But in the end, Iraqis stepped back from the abyss. They want to live in a free and peaceful society. Their mothers are no different from the mothers here in America who want their children to grow up and be able to realize dreams. They came together to form a new government. Iraqi and coalition forces working together have brought justice to a key player in the Samara attack. We're going to continue to strike blows against the terrorists. We'll continue working to support Iraq's new government.
When I spoke here a year ago, Iraqis still had a transitional government that was operating under administrative law issued before the restoration of sovereignty. Today, Iraqis have a permanent government chosen in free elections under a democratic constitution that they wrote and they approved. And the Iraqi people have a courageous leader in Prime Minister Maliki, who has formed the cabinet and laid out a clear agenda for the people of Iraq.
I met the Prime Minister. I met with his team. I was impressed by them. I was impressed by his strength. I was impressed by his character. I was impressed by his determination to succeed. He's laid out an ambitious plan to improve its economy and deliver essential services and to defeat the enemies of a free Iraq. And I told him this, that as he stands up for freedom, the United States of America will stand with him
Man, that's great! We're just crushing The Terrorists all over the place. And the civil war is over. The Big Terrorist Mastermind in Iraq, Zarqawi, is dead. Everything is coming up roses.
Sounds like "Mission Accomplished" to me!
All troops home by Christmas?
No, it doesn't sound like it. Bush is sticking with the Republican Party position on the Iraq War for the 2006 Congressional election campaigns: More Of The Same. The theory seems to be that if three-plus years of winning has been so great, another three years or more of winning will be even better.
At least he didn't say anything about attacking Iran and thereby turning our unbroken string of successes in Iraq to a regional war where we can have even more successes.
"Wars are easy to get into, but hard as hell to get out of." - George McGovern and Jim McGovern 06/06/05
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