PRESIDENT BUSH - STEADFAST, CONSISTENT AND A BACKBONE OF STEEL

Today at the United States Navel Academy in Annapolis, President Bush answered his critics in a powerful speech containing a promise to the American people, The Iraqis and the men and women who are fighting for our security and freedoms, "To all who wear the uniform, I make you this pledge: America will not run from car bombers and assassins as long as I am your commander in chief." Stating that defeating the terrorists in Iraq is key to the overall stategy in the War on Terror the President stressed that the Generals in the field would determine the number and how long our troops will remain in Iraq NOT, "artificial timetables set by Washington, " for troop withdraws. "By fighting these terrorists in Iraq, Americans in uniform are fighting a direct threat to the American people...we will never back down, we will never give in and we will never accept anything less than compete victory," the President said, "America will help the Iraqis so they can protect their families and secure their free nation. We will stay as long as necessary to complete the mission." Immediatly after the President's speech John Kerry delivered the Democrat response by stating that his fellow libs NEVER suggested anything except a plan for success. This of course is just the opposite of what the left has been screaming since Congressman John Murtha began the cry for an immediate pull out and his fellow libs joined the chorus. Now that the left has found that Murtha's plan did not play well with the American people and the president has taken the offensive in the public relations war over Iraq, many on the left are backing down from their pull out rhetoric which proves once again that they have no core or conscience and their political attack agenda is only poll driven. They will jump on ANY band wagon that they feel is popular with the American people, or at least those that are questioned in the VERY biased news polls. They have absolutely NO plans or ideas except those that demoralize our troops attack the President and embolden the enemy. Had FDR faced this type of opposition during WWII, Hiltler would have held Europe and the Imperial Japanese would have taken all of Asia leaving the United States as a weak second rate third power in the world. This President has faced more opposition during war time than ANY previous occupant of the Oval Office. All based on falsehoods and exaggerated claims by the left with the assistance of their friends in the liberal media. Nancy Polosi the House Minority leader actually stated today that the only thing that is happening in Iraq is failure and that if we were to pull out now then Iraq would find peace with the removal of our armed forces. I guess that she believes that the terrorists will just fade away and that WE are the cause of terror that has existed in the region since BEFORE we were even a nation! Sedicious statements such as Polosi's are why the President and our troops have a much harder time defeating the enemy. There has been tremendous success in Iraq and to state otherwise is an insult to every man and women in uniform especially those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom in Iraq and securing our country from further terror attacks. Thank God that President Bush has the backbone to stand firm and steadfast in our commitment to defeating terror in Iraq and the rest of the world.


Ken Taylor