I've been reading Bush's speech delivered September 20th, 2001.....

[Flabbergasted]

Its quite a read in retrospect....He told us exactly what to expect....



"This war will not be like the war against Iraq a decade ago, with a decisive liberation of territory and a swift conclusion. It will not look like the air war above Kosovo two years ago, where no ground troops were used and not a single American was lost in combat.

snip

Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. (Applause.) From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.

snip

I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted it. I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people."


libertyunites.org is no longer active. This is the website he mentioned for donations to benefit victims of 911.









http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/sept_11/president_025.htm

[speedoo]

1. He gave no speech on 9/11/2001. He gave that speech 9 days later.

On 9/11, he was cowering somewhere.

[Flabbergasted]

3. Oops fixing it...That's what I meant...

[Arkansas Granny]

2. It's also a reminder of what we've lost under the Bush regime.

"And on behalf of the American people, I thank the world for its outpouring of support. America will never forget the sounds of our National Anthem playing at Buckingham Palace, on the streets of Paris, and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

We will not forget South Korean children gathering to pray outside our embassy in Seoul, or the prayers of sympathy offered at a mosque in Cairo. We will not forget moments of silence and days of mourning in Australia and Africa and Latin America."

So many lives and so much goodwill wasted.

[Flabbergasted]

4. Yep.....Makes me want to cry.....What a crock......