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    Bush Links Iraq War With Sept. 11 Attacks, Again

    Bush links Iraq war with Sept. 11 attacks
    President says troops fighting to protect Americans from terrorism

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9020634/

    Updated: 12:03 p.m. ET Aug. 20, 2005

    CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush said Saturday U.S. troops in Iraq were fighting to protect Americans at home from terrorism like the Sept. 11 attacks four years ago.

    "Our troops know that they're fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere to protect their fellow Americans from a savage enemy," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

    "They know that if we do not confront these evil men abroad, we will have to face them one day in our own cities and streets, and they know that the safety and security of every American is at stake in this war, and they know we will prevail," he said.

    His comments came as the public shows more discontent with his handling of Iraq. Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq, became a symbol for anti-war protesters after camping near Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch, where he is on vacation, urging him to bring U.S. troops home.

    More than 1,800 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq and thousands more wounded.

    The Bush administration justified going to war in Iraq in 2003 by saying it posed a threat because of stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. None have been found.

    Critics say Iraq had nothing to do with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington and that the administration has tried to tie Iraq to terrorism since the war to justify its actions.

    "In a few weeks, our country will mark the four-year anniversary of the attacks of September the 11th, 2001. On that day, we learned that vast oceans and friendly neighbors no longer protect us from those who wish to harm our people," Bush said. "And since that day, we have taken the fight to the enemy," he said.

    "We're fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, and around the world, striking them in foreign lands before they can attack us here at home," Bush said.

    Next week Bush will meet with members of the Idaho National Guard, and also see members of the Mountain Home Air Force Base who played a leading role in the air bombing campaign in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush said. He will also address the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Utah.

    Bush likened the current situation to World War II when U.S. forces "helped former enemies rebuild and form free and peaceful societies that would become strong allies of America."

    He acknowledged the deaths in the current war and said: "We owe these fallen heroes our gratitude, and we offer their families our heartfelt condolences and prayers."

    "Now we must finish the task that our troops have given their lives for and honor their sacrifice by completing their mission," he said.
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    Well yeah, since he invaded Iraq Bush turned an otherwise harmless country into a nation of terrorists, so Bush now has to fight in Iraq to defeat the enemy he created.

    Well Bush doesn't have to fight in Iraq, nor his family, or anyone else in congress, but someone is fighting those pesky terrorists. Now, back to my 5 week vacation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by somebigguy
    Well yeah, since he invaded Iraq Bush turned an otherwise harmless country into a nation of terrorists, so Bush now has to fight in Iraq to defeat the enemy he created.

    Well Bush doesn't have to fight in Iraq, nor his family, or anyone else in congress, but someone is fighting those pesky terrorists. Now, back to my 5 week vacation.
    Someone brought up an absolutely GREAT point. Bush was willing to leave his vacation to fly to Washington D.C. to sign legislation for Terry Schaivo, but GOD FORBID he should get off his bike to talk with Cindy.
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    Cindy is the end of Bush I think, I hope. He cannot face her because he has no response. He's guilty as hell, and like a coward, he is running.

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