President's Speech...sound familiar?

Let's play a game, shall we. I'm going to post quotes from Bush's speech tonight and a speech by Bush over a year and a half ago. See if you can tell the difference.

WHAT DO TERRORIST DO?
THEN: This crime shows our enemy's intention to prevent Iraqi self-government, even if that means killing a lifelong Iraqi patriot and a faithful Muslim.
NOW: The terrorists know that the outcome will leave them emboldened or defeated. So they are waging a campaign of murder and destruction. And there is no limit to the innocent lives they are willing to take.

WHAT WE SEE
THEN: We've also seen images of a young American facing decapitation
NOW: Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying, and the suffering is real.

WHERE
THEN: Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror.
NOW: Some wonder whether Iraq is a central front in the war on terror. Among the terrorists, there is no debate.

WHY
THEN: This will be a decisive blow to terrorism at the heart of its power, and a victory for the security of America and the civilized world.
NOW: And when the Middle East grows in democracy and prosperity and hope, the terrorists will lose their sponsors, lose their recruits and lose their hopes for turning that region into a base for attacks on America and our allies around the world.

LIFE IS HARD & SO IS IRAQ
THEN: Our work in Iraq has been hard.
NOW: Our progress has been uneven, but progress is being made.

TERRORIST...THEY'RE ALL THE SAME
THEN: They hope to wear out the patience of Americans, our coalition, and Iraqis before the arrival of effective self-government, and before Iraqis have the capability to defend their freedom.
NOW: They are trying to shake our will in Iraq, just as they tried to shake our will on September 11, 2001. They will fail.

IF YOU WAIVER, YOU'RE A PUSSY & BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE A PUSSY
THEN: Terrorists are likely to become more active and more brutal. There are difficult days ahead, and the way forward may sometimes appear chaotic.
NOW: The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September the 11th, if we abandon the Iraqi people to men like Zarqawi and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like bin Laden.

ALRIGHT, OFFENSE! FUCK YEAH!
THEN: Yet our coalition is strong, our efforts are focused and unrelenting, and no power of the enemy will stop Iraq's progress.
NOW: The principal task of our military is to find and defeat the terrorists. And that is why we are on the offense.

THE SOCCOR MOM In KANSAS CAN RELAX, WE'RE SAFER...REALLY
THEN: And by removing a source of terrorist violence and instability in the Middle East, we also make our own country more secure.
NOW: The rise of freedom in this vital region will eliminate the conditions that feed radicalism and ideologies of murder and make our nation safer.

PASSING THE BUCK 101 - IT'S NOT MY FAULT
THEN: Our commanders had estimated that a troop level below 115,000 would be sufficient at this point in the conflict. If they need more troops, I will send them.
NOW: If our commanders on the ground say we need more troops, I will send them. But our commanders tell me they have the number of troops they need to do their job.

QUICK...YOU HAVEN'T SAID 9/11 IN FOUR SENTENCES
THEN: Americans have seen the flames of September the 11th
NOW: The war reached our shores on September 11, 2001.

NOW THROW IN A LAUNDRY LIST OF BAD THINGS THE BAD MEN HAVE DONE
THEN: We've seen killers at work on trains in Madrid, in a bank in Istanbul, at a synagogue in Tunis, and at a nightclub in Bali.
NOW: To achieve these aims, they have continued to kill: in Madrid, Istanbul, Jakarta, Casablanca, Riyadh, Bali and elsewhere.

DOESN'T THIS BEST DESCRIBE A FEW OF OUR ALLIES?
THEN: Terrorist enemies have a vision that guides and explains all their varied acts of murder. They seek to impose Taliban-like rule, country by country, across the greater Middle East.
NOW: The terrorists believe that free societies are essentially corrupt and decadent and, with a few hard blows, they can force us to retreat. They are mistaken.

WHAT DO THE TERRORIST WANT AGAIN? I FORGOT ALREADY
THEN: They commit dramatic acts of murder to shock, frighten and demoralize civilized nations, hoping we will retreat from the world and give them free rein
NOW: The terrorists who attacked us and the terrorists we face murder in the name of a totalitarian ideology that hates freedom, rejects tolerance and despises all dissent.

AND WHO ARE THEY AGAIN...ONE MORE TIME, I PROMISE
THEN: elements of Saddam's repressive regime and secret police have reorganized, rearmed, and adopted sophisticated terrorist tactics. They've linked up with foreign fighters and terrorists.
NOW: They are making common cause with criminal elements, Iraqi insurgents and remnants of Saddam Hussein's regime who want to restore the old order.

SO, WHO'S WINNING THIS DAMN THING?
THEN: America's armed forces are performing brilliantly, with all the skill and honor we expect of them
NOW: And in the past month, Iraqi forces have led a major anti- terrorist campaign in Baghdad called Operation Lightning, which has led to the capture of hundreds of suspected insurgents.

HAVEN'T WE BEEN TRAINING THESE GUYS FOREVER ALREADY?
THEN: A new team of senior military officers is now assessing every unit in Iraq's security forces. I've asked this team to oversee the training of a force of 260,000 Iraqi soldiers, police, and other security personnel.
NOW: Thousands of coalition troops are involved in the training and equipping of Iraqi security forces.

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE - THE PERSONAL, TOUCHING STORY ABOUT MEETING WITH THE LITTLE PEOPLE
THEN: This weekend, at a Fort Hood hospital, I presented a Purple Heart to some of our wounded, had the honor of thanking them on behalf of all Americans.
NOW: I've met with families grieving the loss of loved ones who were taken from us too soon. I've been inspired by their strength in the face of such great loss.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL COUNT FOR KEYWORDS:
Terror/Terrorist/Terrorism: 25 Times
9/11: 6 Times
Bid Laden: 1 (But it was to quote him)
WMD: 0

It's almost sad to watch the American President these days. Unable to use the color-code freak show to scare Americans to support him, the president is forced to use the U.S. army as props to remind us all, if we're against him, then we must be for the terrorist. If you question the war or question his motives or plans, then the terrorist have won. If you speak out against the Administration's failures, you're then your risking the troops' lives. Of course he's the one that can't supply them with the proper armor for their bodies or their rides, but it's really Democrats fault they're dying, right Karl Rove?

But once again, all he manage to do was demostrate to all of us that his foots stuck in the mud in Iraq, and he's the only one to blame for it. Like Powell said, Bush broke it, he owns it. But let's give the President props on one thing. He's right, we're not going anywhere...we can't! Any person who wants to walk out of Iraq now is wrong. Sorry, no timetable...the funny part is, George Bush disagrees with himself on this one.

In 1999, George W. Bush criticized President Clinton for not setting a timetable for exiting Kosovo, and yet he refuses to apply the same standard to his war. George W. Bush, 4/9/99: “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” And on the specific need for a timetable, here’s what Bush said then and what he says now: George W. Bush, 6/5/99 “I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.”

I've said it before, so please believe me now...we will have troops in Iraq for the next twenty years; maybe even thirty. The funny part is; I could have told you this before the war started; but your President, your vice-President and your Defense Secretary...they couldn't.