Today's Bush Radio: America will not lose its nerve on HIS watch.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I met in Texas with Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and the rest of my senior foreign and defense policy advisors. We discussed recent events in Iraq, including the political progress that is taking place in that country. Despite the acts of violence by the enemies of freedom, Iraq's elected leaders are now finishing work on a democratic constitution. Later this year, that constitution will be put before the Iraqi people for their approval.

The establishment of a democratic constitution is a critical step on the path to Iraqi self-reliance. Iraqis are taking control of their country, building a free nation that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself. And we're helping Iraqis succeed. We're hunting down the terrorists and training the security forces of a free Iraq so Iraqis can defend their own country. Our approach can be summed up this way: As Iraqis stand up, we will stand down. And when that mission of defeating the terrorists in Iraq is complete, our troops will come home to a proud and grateful nation.

The recent violence in Iraq is a grim reminder of the brutal nature of the enemy we face in the war on terror. Our mission in Iraq is tough because the enemy understands the stakes. The terrorists know that a free Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will be a crippling blow to their hateful ideology. And that is why our work in Iraq is a vital part of the war on terror we're waging around the world.

This war on terror arrived on our shores on September the 11th, 2001. Since that day, the terrorists have continued to kill -- in Madrid, Istanbul, Jakarta, Casablanca, Riyadh, Bali, Baghdad, London, and elsewhere. The enemy remains determined to do more harm. The terrorists kill indiscriminately, but with a clear purpose -- they're trying to shake our will. They want to force free nations to retreat so they can topple governments across the Middle East, establish Taliban-like regimes in their place, and turn the Middle East into a launching pad for attacks against free people.

The terrorists will fail. Because we are fighting a murderous ideology with a clear strategy, we're staying on the offensive in Iraq, Afghanistan and other fronts in the war on terror, fighting terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them here at home. When terrorists spend their days and nights struggling to avoid death or capture, they're less capable of arming and training and plotting new attacks on America.

We're also spreading the hope of freedom across the broader Middle East, because free societies are peaceful societies. By offering a hopeful alternative to the terrorists' ideology of hatred and fear, we are laying the foundations of peace for our children and grandchildren.

In the war on terror, our troops are serving with courage and commitment, and their bravery is inspiring others to join them. All of our services met or exceeded their active duty recruitment goals last month, and the troops closest to the fight continue to reenlist in impressive numbers. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are all on track to meet or exceed their reenlistment goals for the year. Our troops know the stakes of this war, and Americans can have pride and confidence in our all-volunteer forces.

In recent days, we have seen again that the path to victory in the war on terror will include difficult moments. Our nation grieves the death of every man and woman we lose in combat, and our hearts go out to the loved ones who mourn them. Yet, even in our grief, we can be confident in the future, because the darkness of tyranny is no match for the shining power of freedom.

The terrorists cannot defeat us on the battlefield. The only way they can win is if we lose our nerve. That will not happen on my watch. Withdrawing our troops from Iraq prematurely would betray the Iraqi people, and would cause others to question America's commitment to spreading freedom and winning the war on terror. So we will honor the fallen by completing the mission for which they gave their lives, and by doing so we will ensure that freedom and peace prevail.

Thank you for listening.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050813.html

BELOW: Bush loses his nerve on his watch.

[The Sleeper]

1. Of course...

Because it IS all about HIM, you know...

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Nail on the head! Welcome to DU!

[Karenina]

14. Dazzling 'em with brilliance, as ever!

[dubyaD40web]

2. Same old song and dance.

"In the war on terror, our troops are serving with courage and commitment..."

THIS IS NOT THE WAR ON TERROR!!!!!!!

Does he still think Iraq is/was the war on terror? Yeah, it is a terrorist state now, but who's he fooling? Didn't he see the lastest poll numbers about the Iraq war?

[nookiemonster]

3. "This war on terror arrived on our shores on September the 11th, 2001"

The fucking sheer patheticness of this man surprises me to no end.


:mad:

[MaineDem]

4. I'm glad he's told us

Now I know not to lose my nerve. The almighty (lower case "a") has spoken.

[acmejack]

6. His guts and our kids blood

Easy to talk the talk when you know you will never have to walk the walk.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Let's send Bush and Condi to Iraq, on a Humvee without armor

Let's see how long before they lose their nerve!

The boasts of a chickenhawk are downright sickening!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. America lost two towers and part of the pentagon under "his watch"

[SpiralHawk]

7. Speaking of "nerve"

What the hell is it with Bush and those weird facial ticks he has been doing so frequently?

And what is wrong with the corporate mass media that they are so reluctant to point out what any careful viewer can plainly see?

Something is very wrong -- in the nerve department -- with commander AWOL

[Puglover]

9. Jesus, remember when we had

a president that actually spoke and didn't use cliche and platitudes 100 percent of the time? I also notice this sick fucks verbiage. "The nation grieves the death of every man and women" What cheap dime store, bumper sticker BULLSHIT. Of course the freepers lap it up like koolaid. I find it so telling that he uses "the nation" instead of "I". But of course I wouldn't believe him anyway.

[flpoljunkie]

11. Sending loyal soldiers to die in an unnecessary war is the real betrayal!

[leesa]

We are IN Iraq and Afghanistan because Americans lost their nerve

long ago. We are frightened shaking little balls of fear, which is why we lash out and ask questions later (well we actually don't even bother to ask the questions, like who did 9-11)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

12. Thanks for the heads up

we get his weekly address on Tuesday morning where I live.
To me, he always sounds like he's reading right from the script. He always sounds in a hurry to get through his three minute talk to the country. He always sounds full of shit.
I'm a veteran and the fact he took the easy way out in Vietnam but is now ready to commit your child to the war is galling.
I cannot beleive we are collectively living this nightmare. It's like watching a movie and I'm strapped to the chair.........

[yy4me]

13. Same old bull

I can quote his sentences word for word. This man is so stupid. How many people listen his weekly broadcasts on radio? If he could not read a script,he would be in deep do-do. He can't even construct a complete sentence and we're supposed to take his word as truth and gospel? Give me, give all of us a break. Lock this guy up before he can do more harm. My blood boils whenever I hear him!

[mainer]

15. His watch? HIS watch?

He's already screwed up HIS watch. There's almost no way he could screw it up worse.

[seabeyond]

16. know when to hold them, know when to fold..... not a matter of nerve

a matter of knowing when you have lost and there is no room to change the outcome. does the smart person continue doing the same thing over and over and over expecting a different outcome? i think not

[Jose Diablo]

17. Not to fear Mr.Bu$h

It is our intension to remove you from this watch, so it won't be 'your' watch anymore.

[devinsgram]

18. We might not lose nerve, only lives.

But he doesn't care, as long as it is not his life. I refuse to call him human, because humans have a conscious and a soul. This man has neither.

[City Lights]

19. Hey **, put up or shut up!

It's time to send your "little girls" off to Eye-rack. Walk-the-walk, **. Don't lose your nerve! Send them! C'mon. They ain't workin' anyway. Set a good example for your flock.

Asshole!

[CoffeeCat]

20. We won't lose our nerve....just EVERYTHING else! You nimrod! (nt)