Bush Cites London Blasts for War on Terror (speech today)

[leftchick]

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Bush was scheduled to deliver a progress report on the war on terror in a speech Monday at the FBI training academy in Virginia. The White House said the address was planned before last week's bombings in London, but the deadly attacks give his remarks even more significance.

Bush's war against the terrorists is a major reason he won re-election last year: Americans came out of the voting booth saying they thought he would do a better job of protecting them from another attack.

It also remains his strength. Americans responded to an AP-Ipsos poll conducted last month by giving the president higher job approval ratings on terrorism than on his handling of the Iraq war, Social Security or other domestic issues.

Yet his approval numbers have slipped in recent months leading up to Monday's speech at Quantico.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the president wanted to use the speech to talk about two strategies behind the war on terrorism. The first is a short-term plan to fight the terrorists abroad, and the second is a long-term strategy to bring freedom and prosperity to the places that produce terrorists.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050711/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=At170_
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[Roland99]

1. If it's been the strong suit of his presidency, he SUCKS!

because terror attacks have increased tremendously since he's been in office.

[CJCRANE]

2. He's got a new product to push -

the 9-11 model was getting a bit out of date, but the new 7-7 model does exactly what the old model did and more.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. I'm waiting for the 1-20 model.

1-20-09, that is.

[CJCRANE]

6. As long as it's the upgrade

not the facelifted version.

[Patty Diana]

3. shrub just thrives on his death, hate and destruction agenda_

I feel Americans are getting sick and tierd of hating everything bush hates

[u2spirit]

10. As said on DU multiple times

No one and I mean No one is as skillful at milking death for personal gain as one George Walker Bush.

[Sparkly]

5. Up is Down, Bad is Good, Failure is Success...

I like this first sentence:
WASHINGTON - President Bush is citing the bombings on London's mass transit as fresh evidence of the need to aggressively stamp out terrorism, providing a new urgency to the cause that has been the strong suit of his presidency.

"Stamp out terrorism." Is there somebody out there saying we should ignore terrorism (other than BushCo before 9/11)? This is another strawman argument. If you don't like the BushCo fiasco, you must not want to "stamp out terrorism."

Haven't his supporters noticed that his "stamping" isn't working?

[bushisanidiot]

7. AWOL Bush said he dismantled al quaida and had 'em "on the run"

yeah right..

what a freakin' LOSER!!

he's done nothing but make the world a much more dangerous place to live.

[NWHarkness]

8. Rate it down

Another pro-Bush piece from Nedra Pickler

[Triana]

9. Oh. The little monkey is gonna beat his chest some more...

...I can't wait! :sarcasm:

[0007]

11. junior will give the "Monkey Man Speech"

In short it will be;

Don't get wise bubble eyes
or I'll knock you down to peanut size

[Deja Q]

12. So when will US flags be lowered as a sign of condolence and respect?

?

[goclark]

15. I saw some flags lowered on buildings yesterday

here in LA

[Betsy Ross]

13. "to talk about two strategies behind the war on terrorism..."

Notice neither strategy involves protecting us here at home? I live on an island just across an estuary from one of the largest shipping ports in the US. Not much change in security here. This week 60 Minutes reran the story of where our Homeland Security funds are going.

Oh wait! The Minute Men are now securing our borders. So now were are safe.

BTW: Have you all put out a British flag? Remember all the US flags displayed around the world after 9/11? The British are showing their "stiff upper lip" just as they did during the WWII bombings of London. And we're shopping? I seem to recall that the then Princess Elizabeth joined the war effort. Wrong? Where are Jenna and Barbara?

[trebizond]

14. The bastard is loving this. nt

[mom cat]

16. Is there a tragedy that he will not exploit?

[MisterP]

17. I thought we WERE fighting them over there! take the corkscrew out of your

braincase for 12 minutes, you lobotomized chimp!