2007.09.13 Politics and National Defense Roundup
Contributed by Bill Faith
I just watched President Bush's speech on Iraq and overall I'd say it was a good speech and his delivery wasn't half bad. I'll post a link to a transcript as soon as I locate one.
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Glenn Reynolds has the full transcript of the speech here.
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The White House people finally got their act together and posted the official version here.
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*** The moment of truth
Don Surber
President Bush laid it on the line for the American people: Either we finish what we started in Iraq, or we place our own nation in peril.
If we are to surrender Iraq, then let us do so immediately and allow the slaughter of hundreds of thousands to begin. Why wait? We know what is coming; we saw it in Vietnam.
Throwing away nearly 4,000 American lives is not peace. It is really wasting lives. The nearly 500,000 Americans killed in World War II did not die in vain. Nor should these young men and women. ...
Vandalism. Desecration. Cowardice. Coddling. Enough is enough.
Michelle Malkin:
Bryan Preston and I went down to Washington to document the recent damage at the Vietnam War Memorial, first reported by Free Republic members. Photos do not do it justice. Here’s our video: ...
Transcript of our report: Over the weekend, something happened here at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Something destructive. Something dishonorable. Along the foot of the wall, covering a stretch almost two-thirds of the entire monument, an oily substance was spilled on the panels and paving stones that were built to pay tribute to those who gave their lives on the battlefield. ...
See also: Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Defaced
Still, Bush firmly rejected calls to end the war, saying the insurgents who threaten Iraq's future are a danger to U.S. national security. American troops must stay in the battle, Bush said, and more than 130,000 will remain after the newly ordered withdrawals are completed in July.
"The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is: return on success," the president said. ...
Vandalism. Desecration. Cowardice. Coddling. Enough is enough.
Michelle Malkin:
Bryan Preston and I went down to Washington to document the recent damage at the Vietnam War Memorial, first reported by Free Republic members. Photos do not do it justice. Here’s our video: ...
Transcript of our report: Over the weekend, something happened here at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Something destructive. Something dishonorable. Along the foot of the wall, covering a stretch almost two-thirds of the entire monument, an oily substance was spilled on the panels and paving stones that were built to pay tribute to those who gave their lives on the battlefield. ...
See also: Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Defaced
Still, Bush firmly rejected calls to end the war, saying the insurgents who threaten Iraq's future are a danger to U.S. national security. American troops must stay in the battle, Bush said, and more than 130,000 will remain after the newly ordered withdrawals are completed in July.
"The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is: return on success," the president said. ...
Bush to Order 5,700 Troops Home from Iraq by End of Year
WASHINGTON — President Bush plans to reduce troop levels in Iraq by 5,700 by the end of December, and wants to draw down from 20 combat brigades there now to 15 brigades there by next summer, Bush said in a preview of his speech with network anchors Thursday.
Bush will address the nation in a speech from the Oval Office, and he is expected to say the surge he ordered in January has helped protect the Iraqi people from vicious attacks and is tamping down the worst of the sectarian violence seeking to tear the country apart. ...
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Quick hits:
'Betray Us' ad unites GOP, distracts DemsBy Ryan Grim: To judge from the wall-to-wall coverage of MoveOn.org's full-page ad in The New York Times on Monday, the liberal group strolled to the 18th hole up by two strokes, pulled out its driver and shanked one deep into the woods.
- CNN looks into 9-11 “white plane” mystery
Bryan Preston: ... It was about 10 am on 9-11. The hijacked planes had already hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (the Pentagon crash occurring at 9:37 am), and the White House was among the government buildings in Washington that were being evacuated. NORAD had scrambled fighters into the air without any clear idea of where the fighters would go or what their responsibilities or orders were. At that moment, a mysterious plane appeared in the restricted air space above the White House. That plane, as you’ll see in the clip, was most likely an Air Force E-4B flying command post. ...
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