Calling a spade a spade
President Bush
spoke to the National Endowment for Democracy and had these words:
Bush: Radicals Seek to Intimidate World
President Bush Accuses Radicals of Trying to 'Enslave Whole Nations and Intimidate the World'
President Bush, trying to reverse a slide in public support for the war in Iraq, said Thursday that Islamic radicals are seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world," and called that a prime reason not to cut and run in Iraq.
"There's always a temptation in the middle of a long struggle to seek the quiet life, to escape the duties and problems of the world and to hope the enemy grows weary of fanaticism and tired of murder," he said, seeking to address calls from anti-war activists for a U.S. troop withdrawal.
In a speech before the National Endowment for Democracy, Bush said Islamic militants have made Iraq their main front in a war against civilized society.
"The militants believe that controlling one country will rally the Muslim masses, enabling them to overthrow all moderate governments in the region and establish a radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia," Bush said.
Good -- many people are not aware of this or actively select their news sources and do not hear this truth.
Posted by DaveH at October 6, 2005 12:01 PM