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July 30, 2004
BUSH'S SPEECH IN SPRINGFIELD TODAY addresses the war issue:
The world changed on a terrible September morning. And since that day, we've changed the world.
Before September the 11th, Afghanistan served as the home base for Al Qaida, which trained and deployed thousands of killers to set up terror cells in dozens of countries, including our own. Today, Afghanistan is a rising democracy, an ally in the war on terror, a place where many young girls go to school for the first time. And as a result of our actions, America and the world are safer.
Before September the 11th, Pakistan was a safe transit point for terrorists. Today, Pakistani forces are aggressively helping to round up the terrorists and America and the world are safer.
Before September the 11th, in Saudi Arabia, terrorists were raising money and recruiting and operating with little opposition. Today, the Saudi government has taken the fight to Al Qaida and America and the world are safer.
Before September the 11th, Libya was spending millions to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Today, because America and our allies have sent a strong and clear message, the leader of Libya has abandoned his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and America and the world are safer.
Before September the 11th, the ruler of Iraq was a sworn enemy of America.
BUSH: He was defying the world. He was firing weapons at American pilots and forcing the world's sanctions. He had pursued and used weapons of mass destruction against his own people. He had harbored terrorists. He invaded his neighbors. He subsidized the families of suicide bombers. He had murdered tens of thousands of his own citizens. He was a source of great instability in the world's most vulnerable region.
I took those threats seriously. After September the 11th, we had to look at the threats in a new light. One of the lessons of September the 11th is we must deal with threats before they fully materialize.
The September the 11th commission concluded that our institutions of government had failed to imagine the horror of that day. After September the 11th, we cannot fail to imagine that a brutal tyrant, who hated America, who had ties to terror, had weapons of mass destruction and might use those weapons or share his deadly capability with terrorists was not a threat.
We looked at the intelligence. We saw a threat. Members of the United States Congress from both political parties, including my opponent, looked at the intelligence and they saw a threat.
Read the whole thing. (Via Patriette).
posted at 03:33 PM by Glenn Reynolds
JIHADTHIS said:Kathianne, remember this. The past 6 months have basically been wall to wall al-Kerry coverage. Bush and the GOP have really laid low. Now that we're heading for the stretch, I think we'll see the GOP machine crank up and get the message out. The Dhiimicraps have "shot their wad" so to speak, now it's time for the truth to come out..........
I do remember the Bush deal! He was amazed at the scanners, never having seen them before. It was pretty amusing, even to me! 
JIHADTHIS said:Teresa Heinz Kerry, apparently unfamiliar with the Wendy's menu, pointed at a picture of chili and asked the cashier what it was before ordering a bowl. Her husband had the same, along with a Frosty.
Merlin1047 said:Two things strike my funny bone on this excerpt.
1. The likely reason that Ms. Teresa was confused about the chili was attributable to the beans. She probably mistook the chili for caviar but had never seen fish eggs of that size before.
2. Little Johnny probably wanted a Wendy's Triple Burger with cheese and a large order of fries but was afraid Mommy wouldn't buy it for him.
Thanks for the post Kat!!!!
