Video: Bush addresses the troops in Anbar
posted at 2:51 pm on September 3, 2007 by Allahpundit
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I tacked on 90 seconds at the beginning of Bush’s remarks to the media, the salient point of which was the promise that America won’t abandon the Iraqi people. Congress will have something to say about that, I imagine. He also pushes the idea of “bottom-up reconciliation,” which, again, is premised on the idea of giving the leaders of the Anbar awakening some say in the national government. Maliki’s not going to go for that, whatever he might have told Bush today. Note also the opening Bush leaves himself to draw down troops if the security situation continues to improve. He’ll have no choice but to draw them down starting next summer, so expect the situation to improve rhetorically, if not in fact, by then.
He was well received by the troops, though. It’s a comfort to know that morale remains high.
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There is probably less name calling in most primary schools.
MB4 on September 4, 2007 at 5:10 AM
Disclaimer: No offense to primary school attendees intended or implied as they are, well, just children, so they will probably outgrow it.
MB4 on September 4, 2007 at 5:13 AM
Just when I reach my boiling point with the pessimism at HotAir, Michelle Malkin rises to the occassion and posts an amazingly great post like this: Which path will we take: Fight or surrender?
Thank you, Michelle. Absolutely excellent. This is the kind of message we need. Positive and inspiring people to defend the mission and the troops. Absolutely excellent.
Michael in MI on September 4, 2007 at 6:46 AM
Texas Gal on September 4, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Well said. I’m one of those who has parted ways with President Bush over his immigration agenda as well as other domestic issues but you are right about his fortitude in fighting Islamic radicalism. I do think that if he followed the wishes of the great majority of his parties voters on domestic issues, especially on illegal immigration, it would be so much easier for us to support him on the GWOT. Sorta hard to support a man who calls us bigots and racist!
With that said I am optimistic about the great majority of the Iraqi people and about our troops but I am pessimistic about both their government and our government.
Buzzy on September 4, 2007 at 9:19 AM
like you Texas Gal..I had and am having a hard time with President Bush on the immigration issue…but I decided a while back not to throw the baby out with the dirty bath water. Everytime I get frustrated with the man on the imm issue..I shake it off and tell myself there’s not the whole picture for me to see. If God gave us Bush for the time, and for that paticular catastrophic happening, (which I truly believe in my heart)..then I can be patient and understand the rest will work out okay..as long as we keep vigalant and keep making our voices heard. To you Michael…God Bless you sir and please know that there are millions out here who will keep you and our guys in our constant prayers. I’ve never has such awe over a group of people in my entire life as I’m feeling of our guys right now fighting something that’s hard to understand but at the same time know that they are doing it for humanitarian and protective purposes..both for the American citizens and for the Iraqis over there. Everytime I get any doubts (which doesn’t happen very often..only when the mainstream media does their beluiling deeds and I’d feel a little weakness)about where this is leading..I watch Pam Hess video on the youtube site and it brings reason right back where it belongs. She’s a liberal journalists who couldn’t and wouldn’t believe all the good reports coming back from Iraq from the officers over there..so she went to disprove it and came back feeling completely different..she saw the evil over there we were fighting..and said it wasn’t so much they why’s we went over there or a case for war anymore..it’s a case were human beings are helping fellow human beings from an evil that she’s never witnessed before.
Or..hear it from our brave men themselves, straight from the mouths and I’m fortitude with all the support I can hold without bursting. God Bless you and Protect You.
hotvol on September 4, 2007 at 10:46 AM
hotvol:
When the battle to get the immigration bill through was going on, I recall one of the Republican Senators, I believe it was Senator Kyle, said something which piqued my interest.
He said something like this is what we had to do to get stronger border controls. We had to make compromises.
I look forward to the day when we find out the story behind the statement.
davod on September 4, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Buzzy, I agree with you that it is sometimes challenging to support Bush when he takes a position that I don’t support, but I try to realize that once elected he becomes the President of our country and as such is bound by his responsibility to the American people as a whole. And even though I don’t support his proposed path to citizenship, I never felt like he called me a bigot or racist. I’m sorry that you did.
hotvol, I agree with you. I compartmentalize issues. There’s more than just immigration that I don’t agree with Bush about. Like you, I do believe we don’t get to see the whole picture. And I do believe Bush was not only destined to be our President at this time but also the leader of the FREE world as we begin together to turn the tide on this scourge on mankind. And you’re right about being vigilant and making our voices heard, I believe in our political process and I accept the fact that as a Republic, I won’t always get my way on national issues.
Texas Gal on September 4, 2007 at 12:24 PM
lol TexGal..it’s all good..seems we’re on the same page. I’m a person of faith and that’s what seems to keep me from getting out the duct tape to wrap around my head..lol.
Davod..though I missed that statement you mentioned..it only confirms what I was already feeling. I knew and know with a content heart there is a bigger picture. There usuaully is.
hotvol on September 4, 2007 at 1:14 PM
You’re a poo-poo face.
- The Cat
MirCat on September 4, 2007 at 4:05 PM
LOL hotvol … I know what you mean! And I have to tell you that every time I see the words duct tape, I get that image in my head of the duck taped to the wall and that’s a pretty good description of how I feel sometimes!
Texas Gal on September 4, 2007 at 5:25 PM
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