Hussein Government in Iraq, and the Taliban Government in Afghanistan. I don't think you'd consider Al Qaeda a "regime".
This is typical politics. While his words are technically accurate, they are realistically misleading. >I was listening to some excerpts of Bush's Memorial Day speech and > this one part struck me as "not quite the truth" > > <quote> > Another generation is fighting a new war against an enemy that > threatens the peace and stability of the world. Across the globe, our > military is standing directly between our people and the worst dangers > in the world, and Americans are grateful to have such brave defenders. > (Applause.) The war on terror has brought great costs. For those who > have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and Iraq, today is a day of last > letters and fresh tears. Because of the sacrifices of our men and > women in uniform, two terror regimes are gone forever, freedom is on > the march, and America is more secure. (Applause.) > </quote> > > What two terror regimes are gone forever? I can maybe see Husein > being gone, but it still seems to me that there are remnants of it > left and those remnants seem to be causing a lot of trouble. Also, > maybe it's Afganistan he's talking about, but haven't there been > reports of Al Caeda making inroads again? Plus, it's not like Al > Caeda was ever defeated, they just scrambled and probably regrouped > right? It's not like we have the "head" of Osama. To me, this kind > of speech reminds me of the "Mission Accomplished" banner. He's just > a little over eager to tout his accomplishments. > > -- > Marlon > > "Only a Sith thinks in absolutes!" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159348 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
