Ini kelihatannya omongan dengan sumber ngerumpi dengan
sesama ibu rumahtangga.

Darimana anda mendapat data bahwa 80% orang Amerika
menentang kebijakan Bush di Iraq? Serbuan ke Iraq
justru didukung 80 persen rakyat AS. Yang tidak
didukung adalah ikut campur Amerika dalam urusan orang
Iraq dengan terus menempatkan tentara di negara itu.
Biarkan sajalah mereka berbunuh-bunuhan. Peduli amat.
Kalaupun terjadi perang besar paling negara itu pecah
menjadi tiga negara. Atau Iran perang melawan Arab
Saudi. So what. Dukung saja negara Kurdi Merdeka di
utara yang kaya minyak dengan payung udara semacam No
Fly Zone yang pernah diberlakukan. Itu jalan pikiran
mereka. 

Baca apa yang dikatakan Bush berikut ini supaya
mendapat gambaran yang berimbang. Jangan cuma
ngerumpian para penggemar pidato bombastis Reverend
Alan Sharpton yang didengar lalu dijadikan rujukan
ngomong di milis-milis hehehehe .... 

http://www.wrko.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whitehouse.gov

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Wednesday night, I
addressed the Nation from the White House to lay out a
new strategy that will help Iraq's democratic
government succeed.

America's new strategy comes after a difficult year in
Iraq. In 2006, the terrorists and insurgents fought to
reverse the extraordinary democratic gains the Iraqis
have made. In February, the extremists bombed a holy
Shia mosque in a deliberate effort to provoke
reprisals that would set off a sectarian conflict.
They succeeded, and the ongoing sectarian violence,
especially in Baghdad, is making all other progress
difficult.

Only the Iraqis can end the sectarian violence and
secure their people. Their leaders understand this,
and they are stepping forward to do it. But they need
our help, and it is in our interests to provide that
help. The changes in our strategy will help the Iraqis
in four main areas:

First, we will help the Iraqis execute their
aggressive plan to secure their capital. Eighty
percent of Iraq's sectarian violence occurs within 30
miles of Baghdad. The new plan to secure Baghdad fixes
the problems that prevented previous operations from
succeeding. This time, there will be adequate Iraqi
and U.S. forces to hold the areas that have been
cleared, including more Iraqi forces and five
additional brigades of American troops committed to
Baghdad. This time, Iraqi and American forces will
have a green light to enter neighborhoods that are
home to those fueling sectarian violence. Prime
Minister Maliki has pledged that political or
sectarian interference with security operations will
not be tolerated.

Second, America will step up the fight against al
Qaeda in its home base in Iraq -- Anbar province. Our
military forces in Anbar are killing and capturing al
Qaeda leaders, and protecting the local population.
Recently, local tribal leaders have begun to show
their willingness to take on al Qaeda. And as a
result, our commanders believe we have an opportunity
to deal a serious blow to the terrorists, so I've
given orders to increase American forces in Anbar
province by 4,000 troops. These troops will work with
Iraqi and tribal forces to increase the pressure on
the terrorists. America's men and women in uniform
took away al Qaeda's safe haven in Afghanistan, and we
will not allow them to reestablish it in Iraq.

Third, America will hold the Iraqi government to
benchmarks it has announced. These include taking
responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces
by November, passing legislation to share oil revenues
among all Iraqis, and spending $10 billion of its own
money on reconstruction projects that will create new
jobs. These are strong commitments. And the Iraqi
government knows that it must meet them, or lose the
support of the Iraqi and the American people.

Fourth, America will expand our military and
diplomatic efforts to bolster the security of Iraq and
protect American interests in the Middle East. We will
address the problem of Iran and Syria allowing
terrorists and insurgents to use their territory to
move in and out of Iraq. We will encourage countries
like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf states
to increase their economic assistance to Iraq.
Secretary Rice has gone to the region to continue the
urgent diplomacy required to help bring peace to the
Middle East.

My national security team is now making our case on
Capitol Hill. We recognize that many members of
Congress are skeptical. Some say our approach is
really just more troops for the same strategy. In
fact, we have a new strategy with a new mission:
helping secure the population, especially in Baghdad.
Our plan puts Iraqis in the lead.

Others worry that we are pursuing a purely military
solution that makes a political solution less likely.
In fact, the sectarian violence is the main obstacle
to a political solution, and the best way to help the
Iraqis reach this solution is to help them put down
this violence.

Members of Congress have a right to express their
views, and express them forcefully. But those who
refuse to give this plan a chance to work have an
obligation to offer an alternative that has a better
chance for success. To oppose everything while
proposing nothing is irresponsible.

Whatever our differences on strategy and tactics, we
all have a duty to ensure that our troops have what
they need to succeed. Thousands of young men and women
are preparing to join an important mission that will
in large part determine the outcome in Iraq. Our brave
troops should not have to wonder if their leaders in
Washington will give them what they need. I urge
members of Congress to fulfill their responsibilities,
make their views known, and to always support our men
and women in harm's way.

Thank you for listening.

--- ati gustiati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Kalau saya baca komentar2 buruk ttg America lewat
> milis2 ataupun orang2 yg men japri saya, saya bisa
> mengerti kemarahan mereka akan sepak terjang America
> di Iraq maupun Afgan, kalau saya bisa menjelaskan
> pembelaan saya terhadap bangsa ini, sedikitnya
> begini :
>   It's the Bush administration policies that are bad
> not America, hampir 80% bangsa America menentang
> kebijakan2 Bush di Iraq.
>   Penyerangan ke Iraq adalah egoisme yg sakit,
> keangkuhan seorang pemimpin yg menderita sakit jiwa,
> a distraction from the war of terror , and was based
> on lies and deception, sekarang Bush mengharapkan
> utk mengirim 40.000 ke Iraq, my God, how many more
> sons and daughters of America must die for Bush's
> ego ?
>   Dalam satu kolom M. Jefferson menulis : America
> not  the bad guy in Iraq, and also American cities
> are as bad as the streets of baghdad ! bullshit, ini
> tentunya penghinaan terhadap American law
> enforcement, juga Jefferson sesumbar bahwa America
> is the best and the rest of the world resenting us
> for it, yeah yeah yeah..the Bush administration is
> the best at spending hundreds of billions of tax
> money hanya utk perang dan menghancurkan negara
> lain, membuat kehancuran bagi seluruh bangsa ini
> secara ekonomi maupun reputasi sebagai bangsa yg
> menjunjung tinggi demokrasi dan kebebasan.
>   oh ya, we re also the best at out sourcing
> American jobs to cheap foreign markets like China or
> India, we're great at insourcing cheap illegal
> immigrant labor and displacing American workers.
>   yeah, here another bad news, we're not the best at
> education anymore, China and Europe are well ahead
> of us, I guess they dont teach faith based sicience.
>   Secara menyeluruh lebih dari 30% pelajar2 kita
> drop out of secondary school before they graduate,
> the cost of colege education is out of reach for
> many middle class American, we're not the best at
> providing quality care to our citizens, setidaknya
> hampir 50 juta bangsa ini tidak memiliki health
> insurance, dan ber juta2 rakyat America hidup dalam
> keterbatasan asuransi.
>   America sedang menuju kejatuhan, the good old days
> of being the best fails to describe the current
> reailty.
>   Its going to take hard work, intelligent policies
> and new moral compass for American to regain the
> respect and prestige it once had, but lost under
> Bush administration.
>    
>   America has been a part of my life, I love this
> great country as much as I love Indonesia, saya pun
> tak bisa menutup mulut bila ada yg mengatakan "
> bangsa Indonesia sangat busuk" karena yg busuk
> adalah pemerintahnya, bangsa indonesia adalah bangsa
> tersabar dan bangsa yg sudi menerima dan memaafkan
> kejahatan pemimpin2 nya.
>    
>   citizen of the world
>   salam' O
>    
> 
>  
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