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COURIC: You have said, "We can't cut and run," on more than one occasion. "We have to stay until we win, otherwise, we'll be fighting the terrorists here at home on our own streets." So, what do you mean exactly by that, Mr. President?
BUSH: Well, I mean that a defeat in Iraq will embolden the enemy and will provide the enemy more opportunity to train, plan, to attack us. That's what I mean. There -- it's -- you know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror. I believe it. But the American people have gotta understand that a defeat in Iraq -- in other words, if this government there fails, the terrorists will be emboldened, the radicals will topple moderate governments.
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Holy hell. There it is in black & white.
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I see what you're trying to say by taking one sentence out of context, but it doesn't work.
He's saying what a lot of us have been saying. If we cut and run in Iraq, heck if we weren't there to begin with, the terrorists would be here blowing up our homes, offices, grocery stores, civilians, police officers, etc.
Iraq and the war on terror are connected.
Most people do not look at the big picture. They see the headlines about soldiers dying and think "Let's pull all our guys out of there" without thinking of the consequences.
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NOW they are...They were not connected BEFORE we invaded... That is the big picture many fail to realize... Our failure to secure Iraq borders and poor planning is what has EMBOLDEND the terrorists.
IT would have been nice if the PNAC pubs would have thought of the consequences of such a foolish plan.
I see what you're trying to say by taking one sentence out of context, but it doesn't work.
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There's NO WAY to take it out of context. It's right there Brian, no denial necessary.
"one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."
He's admitting to being a liar, a manipulator, and at the same time inferring he's a war profiteer, selling a war to the people by connecting a soverign entity with the acts of terrorism we've seen in the last 5-10 years, namely 9/11.
COURIC: You have said, "We can't cut and run," on more than one occasion. "We have to stay until we win, otherwise, we'll be fighting the terrorists here at home on our own streets." So, what do you mean exactly by that, Mr. President?
BUSH: Well, I mean that a defeat in Iraq will embolden the enemy and will provide the enemy more opportunity to train, plan, to attack us. That's what I mean. There -- it's -- you know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror. I believe it. But the American people have gotta understand that a defeat in Iraq -- in other words, if this government there fails, the terrorists will be emboldened, the radicals will topple moderate governments.
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Holy hell. There it is in black & white.
Concidering his inability to use the english language w/ any authority and the context of his reply, I think this is an example of him trying to say one thing and it sounding like something else. I think all he was trying to say is that he believes Iraq is part of his 'war on terror' and it is hard to convince the American public of that.
If we cut and run in Iraq, heck if we weren't there to begin with, the terrorists would be here blowing up our homes, offices, grocery stores, civilians, police officers, etc.
Wars should be defined as only conflicts between two or more nations involving standing or traditional type armies.
Why dosen't Bush call it a Jihad against terror?
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