Bush: "Remember, when I mention al Qaeda, they're the ones who attacked the United States"

[sabra]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070628-14.html


President Bush Visits Naval War College, Discusses Iraq, War on Terror
Spruance Auditorium
Newport, Rhode Island


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Let me begin with Anbar province. You can see here on the map, Anbar is a largely Sunni province that accounts for nearly a third of Iraqi territory. It's a big place. Anbar stretches from the outskirts of Baghdad to Iraq's borders with Jordan and Syria. It was al Qaeda's chief base of operations in Iraq. Remember, when I mention al Qaeda, they're the ones who attacked the United States of America and killed nearly 3,000 people on September the 11th, 2001. They're part of the enemy. They're extremists and radicals who try to impose their view on the world.

According to a captured document -- in other words, according to something that we captured from al Qaeda -- they had hoped to set up its -- a government in Anbar. And that would have brought them closer to their stated objective of taking down Iraq's democracy, building a radical Islamic empire, and having a safe haven from which to launch attacks on Americans at home and abroad. This is what the enemy said. And I think it is vital that the United States of America listen closely to what the enemy says.

Last September, Anbar was all over the news. It was held up as an example of America's failure in Iraq. The papers cited a leaked intelligence report that was pessimistic about our prospects there. One columnist summed it up this way: "The war is over in Anbar province, and the United States lost."

About the same time some folks were writing off Anbar, our troops were methodically clearing Anbar's capital city of Ramadi of terrorists, and winning the trust of the local population. In parallel with these efforts, a group of tribal sheiks launched a movement called "The Awakening" -- and began cooperating with American and Iraqi forces. These sheiks, these leaders were tired of murder and tired of mayhem that al Qaeda had brought to their towns and communities. They knew exactly who these folks were.

[SoonerPride]

1. Everytime I mention Osama bin Laden you say "who"

It's a funny comedy routine.

Osama bin Laden.
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[TwilightGardener]

5. LOL! I say "Al", you say "Qaeda!" Ready? "Al!"

[karlrschneider]

2. What's next? He goes out to JPL and explains how rockets work?

:eyes: :puke:

[TwilightGardener]

3. Jesus, is he speaking to third-graders?

[sabra]

4. it appears he also came with props?

[TwilightGardener]

7. Yes, coloring books and crayons. Hey kids! Color Anbar blue!

Can you say, "An-bar?" I knew you could!

[PA Democrat]

8. No, I think he's just repeating the language that Condi had to use to explain it to HIM.

He apparently think the rest of Amurika is as dumb as he is.

[TwilightGardener]

9. Bwah! That explains it!

[pinto]

6. (aside) "Bush is not dumb. He speaks to us like we're dumb."

Stephen Colbert, quoting Jon Stewart, in a recent Rolling Stone interview.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors/page/4

[MichiganVote]

10. How quaint. The "Qaeda" are just folks. Did I mention how much I can't stand this guy?

[Bitwit1234]

11. OH dear are we back to Iraq attacked us and we fought back again.