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03-10-2006, 04:04 PM
DUHbya has to try to convince the American people, yet again, that the debacle has, at least, been a worthwhile debacle.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060310/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AhhfraYpKbkLsHq8aahn2PoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-
Bush Again Aims to Rebuild Support on Iraq
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Friday said Iraqi society has stepped back from "the abyss" following last month's bombing of a holy Shiite mosque, yet the situation remains tense with sectarian strife.
Bush is beginning a series of speeches on Monday to convince Americans, worried about reports of daily bombings in Iraq, that the United States is on the right path to defeat terrorists and insurgents there. ROFL
"There's no question there was violence and killing," Bush said of the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine and its violent aftermath, which killed some 500 people and threatened to push the nation to civil war.
"The society took a step back from the abyss and people took a sober reflection about what a civil war would mean."
Bush's first speech will focus on work that the Iraqi security forces are doing to quell violence. Two more Bush speeches later this month come as the administration is marking the three-year anniversary of March 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The new public relations campaign, which will include speeches by other top administration officials, comes as Bush is seeing declining public support for the war.
About four in 10 Americans, 39 percent, support Bush's handling of Iraq, according to an AP-Ipsos poll early this month — about where he's been on that measure in recent months.
"The enemy we face has got a powerful weapon," Bush said at the National Newspaper Association's government affairs conference in Washington. "They cannot defeat the U.S. military ... but they do have the capability to kill innocent life and they're willing to do so all in an attempt to shake our will."
Bush will use his Saturday radio address to preview the series of speeches to update the American people on U.S. strategy in Iraq. Also on Saturday, the president will be briefed by Ret. Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs, former commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, who heads a task force to counter devastating roadside bombs that kill coalition forces and Iraqi civilians.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060310/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AhhfraYpKbkLsHq8aahn2PoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-
Bush Again Aims to Rebuild Support on Iraq
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Friday said Iraqi society has stepped back from "the abyss" following last month's bombing of a holy Shiite mosque, yet the situation remains tense with sectarian strife.
Bush is beginning a series of speeches on Monday to convince Americans, worried about reports of daily bombings in Iraq, that the United States is on the right path to defeat terrorists and insurgents there. ROFL
"There's no question there was violence and killing," Bush said of the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine and its violent aftermath, which killed some 500 people and threatened to push the nation to civil war.
"The society took a step back from the abyss and people took a sober reflection about what a civil war would mean."
Bush's first speech will focus on work that the Iraqi security forces are doing to quell violence. Two more Bush speeches later this month come as the administration is marking the three-year anniversary of March 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The new public relations campaign, which will include speeches by other top administration officials, comes as Bush is seeing declining public support for the war.
About four in 10 Americans, 39 percent, support Bush's handling of Iraq, according to an AP-Ipsos poll early this month — about where he's been on that measure in recent months.
"The enemy we face has got a powerful weapon," Bush said at the National Newspaper Association's government affairs conference in Washington. "They cannot defeat the U.S. military ... but they do have the capability to kill innocent life and they're willing to do so all in an attempt to shake our will."
Bush will use his Saturday radio address to preview the series of speeches to update the American people on U.S. strategy in Iraq. Also on Saturday, the president will be briefed by Ret. Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs, former commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, who heads a task force to counter devastating roadside bombs that kill coalition forces and Iraqi civilians.