Early text of Popular Wartime President's speech tonight. Help finish it.

[donkeyotay]

I received this early release of the preznit's remarks tonight, and this Popular Wartime President needs your help finishing his speech. So far he's got:

Since 9/11, everything has changed. It was hard work to make the case for war, to make the case for two wars. I said we'd get Osama, dead or alive, but this is old news.

Now all options are on the table to make the world a more peaceful place, so fuck Saddam, we're taking him out. It will be a cakewalk, once the mission is accomplished, freedom will be on the march.

Despite a few bad apples, we must stay the course. Do not play partisan politics with my mandate. No obstructionists will stop me from spending my political capital. We will disassemble the insurgency, those evil-doers, foreign dead-enders, turning the corner, in their final throes.

Now this is the part where this Popular Wartime President needs your help! I've heard tonights speech is supposed to promote "patience," so I was thinking tonight's slogan might be something like, "quagmires take time," but I could be wrong.

Help Karl come up with tonight's new slogan!

[Catfight]

1. If you don't get on board, you're all a bunch of OBSTRUCTIONIST! LOL

[norml]

2. Here's what I've pieced together so far.

It has been one year since the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people. That is not very long, yet the Iraqis have accomplished a great deal, including holding an election and convening an assembly to write a constitution. We have a clear strategy for success in Iraq, and I want to be very specific about what that strategy is. We must look beyond the daily violence in Iraq and focus on the quiet process of political reconciliation that will produce a more stable and democratic Middle East. The stakes are high. We face a dangerous enemy that seeks to weaken our resolve. It is important that we finish the job in Iraq. I know it's difficult, but the United States has gone through difficult times before to come out on the other side with a more stable world. The enemy we face in Iraq are terrorists, terrorists who espouse the same ideology as those responsible for the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. After September 11 some will want us to grow complacent and forget about, or put the attacks off as a distant memory. But it does require patience and resolve to see this struggle through to the end. We have no option but to defeat the terrorists, and the terrorists will be defeated. I know it's hard to focus on the quiet process that is going on in Iraq of building a political consensus toward a stable and democratic Iraq. The key to success in Iraq is for the Iraqis to be able and capable of defending their democracy against terrorists, and we will not leave until Iraqi security forces are trained and equipped to keep the peace. The insurgents are very tough, and they're very bloody, and they can grab the headlines on any day. We have to keep focused, and I think the American people will. Iraq slowly gets better every day. We are well-positioned for continued success in Iraq. But we should be clear: There are long-term developmental challenges and much to be done. And Iraq's steady progress will be contested. Success for the coalition should not be defined as domestic tranquility in Iraq. Other democracies have had to contend with terrorism and insurgencies for a number of years, but they have been able to function and eventually succeed. We have a two-track strategy for winning in Iraq, the military and the political, and the way out of Iraq is to stay the course. The American people are rightly concerned about where we are in Iraq. I think we all want to see the troops come home sooner than later, and the way to get our troops home is to complete the mission.

[donkeyotay]

3. You peeked, didn't you?

Forgive me for playing editor with your speech, but I think you might have it: "We need patience and resolve. The stakes are high." Great! Now, I don't have to watch!

"It has only been one year since the bright light of God's freedom and democracy shone on the Iraqi people. Not very long, yet the Iraqis have accomplished a great deal, including holding an election and writing a constitution. We must look beyond the obstructionist violence in Iraq to a more stable and democratic Middle East.

The stakes are high. (make smirky face to emphasize)

We face a dangerous enemy that seeks to weaken our resolve. It is important that we finish the job in Iraq. It's difficult, but the United States has gone through difficult times before to spread democracy and freedom, to make a more peaceful and stable world.

The stakes are high.

The enemy we face in Iraq are terrorists, terrorists who espouse the same ideology as those responsible for the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. After September 11 some will want us to grow complacent and forget about, or put the attacks off as a distant memory. What is required now is patience and resolve. We have no option but to defeat the terrorists, and the terrorists will be defeated. The stakes are high.

It's hard to focus on the quiet process that is going on in Iraq of building a stable and democratic Iraq. The insurgents are tough, and they're very bloody, and they can grab the headlines on any day. We have to have patience and resolve, and I think the American people will because the stakes are high."