This is fabulous! I love Bush's mastery of 'DoubleSpeak'.
Quote:
"I believe that when the American president speaks, he'd better mean what
he says in order to keep the world peaceful," he warned.
God help us.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041105.wxbush1105/BNStory/International/
Bush says he won't ease up
By PAUL KORING AND CARLY WEEKS
From Friday's Globe and Mail
UPDATED AT 4:59 AM EST Friday, Nov 5, 2004
Armed with a reloaded political mandate, U.S. President George W. Bush vowed
Thursday to continue spreading freedom and democracy around the globe while
pushing ahead with sweeping domestic reforms.
"I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to
spend it," said the U.S. President, who plans fundamental changes to the
creaking social security system and more tax reform.
Abroad, Mr. Bush hopes to persuade allies uncomfortable with his radical
interventionist doctrine to join in, but he made clear he won't be
constrained by their opposition.
"I laid out a doctrine that said if you harbour a terrorist, you're equally
as guilty as the terrorist. And that doctrine was ignored by the Taliban and
we removed the Taliban, and I fully understand some people didn't agree with
that decision," he said after holding his first full cabinet meeting in more
than two months.
But after waging wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the latter without United
Nations Security Council approval, Mr. Bush remained adamant that his armed
interventions have been justified. "I believe that when the American
president speaks, he'd better mean what he says in order to keep the world
peaceful," he warned.
He called for allies to help fight terrorism and alleviate the conditions
that spawn extremism.
"Every civilized country also has a stake in the outcome of this war.
Whatever our past disagreements, we share a common enemy. And we have common
duties: to protect our peoples, to confront disease and hunger and poverty
in troubled regions of the world."
Appearing relaxed and jovial, the President also made clear that he remains
willing to act unilaterally. Allies will be consulted, but not necessarily
heeded.
"I will reach out to others and explain why I make the decisions I make," he
said.
With iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on his deathbed and a new
four-year term to prove that democracy can put down roots in Iraq, Mr. Bush
pledged himself to renewed involvement in the Middle East, a region that has
loomed large for many second-term U.S. presidents with an eye on their place
in history.
A post-Arafat era would present new opportunities and greater risks for Mr.
Bush as he attempts to redraw the map of the Middle East, a region where
some of America's closest allies are repressive regimes.
Mr. Bush linked the long-term security of the United States and the rest of
the world to clearing out repressive and brutal regimes. "If we are
interested in protecting our country for the long term, the best way to do
so is to promote freedom and democracy, he said.
He also dismissed those who have reservations about his ardent commitment to
actively spreading democracy, including the leaders of some traditionally
close U.S. allies.
"There is a certain attitude in the world by some that says...it's a waste
of time to try to promote free societies in the Middle East. I fully
understand that that might rankle some and be viewed by some as folly," he
said. "I just strongly disagree with those who do not see the wisdom of
trying to promote free societies around the world."
Elections planned for Iraq in January are a vital plank in this policy, and
Mr. Bush made clear he wants no slippage in the timetable. But he cast the
presence of more than 150,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq as assistance to an
allied government, not an ongoing occupation.
"It's their government, it's their country," he said. "We're there at their
invitation. But I think there's a recognition that some of these people must
be defeated."
On domestic policy, Mr. Bush said some issues will be at the front of the
line. Medical malpractice lawsuits, social security reform and reforming the
complicated U.S. tax system will take "a lot of legwork," he said.
With several Supreme Court justices expected to retire in the next four
years and Chief Justice William Rehnquist gravely ill with cancer, Mr. Bush
may also be in a position to nominate judges who could reshape the court's
centre of legal gravity for decades.
"I will deal with the vacancy when there is one," Mr. Bush said. "...I'll
pick somebody who knows the difference between personal opinion and the
strict interpretation of the law."
Although post-election Washington is awash with rumours of cabinet changes,
only one seems imminent. Attorney-General John Ashcroft, who is ill, is
expected to tell the President he doesn't want to continue some time in the
next few days.
After a campaign marked by issues of morality and religion, Mr. Bush
cautioned against suggestions that the United States is becoming politically
divided along those lines.
"I will be your President regardless of your faith, and I don't expect you
to agree with me necessarily on religion," he said.
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"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvin@galaxy.com> wrote in message news:<xNJid.26501$OD3.1305069@news20.bellglobal.com>...
This is fabulous! I love Bush's mastery of 'DoubleSpeak'.
Quote:
"I believe that when the American president speaks, he'd better mean what
he says in order to keep the world peaceful," he warned.
Maybe you will like this one too ;)
"It's their government, it's their country," he said. "We're there at their
invitation. But I think there's a recognition that some of these people must
be defeated."
God help us.
He already is, didn't ya notice :-)
hope u feel better ;)
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