Reply #58: And he's got his speech writers watching...

[radar]

...The movie Independence Day (1996)



President Thomas Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!" We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!


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Troops? "Plenty"?
http://www.bushwatch.net/e-mail.htm

QUESTION: Do you feel that the number of troops that you've kept is limiting your options elsewhere in the world?...
: ...The person I asked that to -- the person I asked that to, at least, is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, my top military adviser. I said, Do you feel that we've limited our capacity to deal with other problems because of our troop levels in Iraq? And the answer is no, he doesn't feel we're limited. He feels like we've got plenty of capacity.
press conference 04.29.05