On Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:57 AM Hal Kaplan wrote: >Just as an aside, I still believe that Shrub is a puppet for the likes of Cheney's Crew. Shrub >may be a good ole boy way down, but someone is pulling his strings and until the issue of who that >gets resolved, I have no choice but to pin the "blame" on Papa George's Boy Blunder.
>From http://www.dubyaspeak.com: Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die. -- Dubya's attempt to explain that he understands the tough sacrifices being made in the Iraq war, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2006 We stand together because we understand the only way to secure a lasting peace for our children and grandchildren is to defeat the extremist ideologies and help the ideology of hope, democracy, prevail. ...Sixty-five years ago this day, America was jolted out of our isolationism and plunged into a global war that Britain had been fighting for two years. In that war, our nation stood firm. And there were difficult moments during that war, yet the leaders of our two nations never lost faith in the capacity to prevail. We will stand firm again in this first war of the 21st century. We will defeat the extremists and the radicals. We will help a young democracy prevail in Iraq. ...I believe we'll prevail. Not only do I know how important it is to prevail, I believe we will prevail. I understand how hard it is to prevail. ...And I want to tell you, I see the threat and I believe it is up to our governments to help lead the forces of moderation to prevail. It's in our interests. ...As you can tell, I feel strongly about making sure you understand that I understand it's tough. But I want you to know, sir, that I believe we'll prevail. I know we have to adjust to prevail, but I wouldn't have our troops in harm's way if I didn't believe that, one, it was important, and, two, we'll succeed. ...I like to remind people it's akin to the Cold War in many ways. There's an ideological clash going on. And the question is, will we have the resolve and the confidence in liberty to prevail? ...I do believe there is a -- I know there's a change of attitude. And now the fundamental question is, can we help the moderates prevail? -- Dubya delivers a prevail-laden message in a joint press availability with British PM Tony Blair, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2006 And one of the things that has changed for American foreign policy is a threat overseas can now come home to hurt us, and September the 11th should be a wake-up call for the American people to understand what happens if there is violence and safe havens in a part of the world. -- Dubya offers a somewhat mangled take on post-9/11 foreign policy, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2006 I appreciate the Prime Minister's answer to this lad -- we call them lads, in Great Britain. -- Dubya claims British citizenship for himself, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2006 David L. Crooks _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
