Part One: Foreign Policy (or, Fourth Verse, Same As The First)
Bush kicked off with a paragraph on Coretta Scott King. I'll bet he was *pissed* that he had to share the headlines this morning.
national mourning
tough
harden
anger
confront
strong
stronger
decisive
confidently
pursuing
enemies
freedom
retreat
isolationism
protectionism
danger
decline
protect
secure
control
destiny
tyranny
security
September 11th, 2001
(And... drink!)
failed and oppressive state
murder
destruction
Dictatorships
terrorists
resentment
radicalism
seek weapons of mass destruction
resentment
Democracies [...] respect the rights of their citizens
(Heh.)
fight
terror
freedom
safer
freedom
freedom
democracies
liberty
purple ink
freedom
justice
peace
freedom
freedom
rage
fight
radical Islam
perversion
ideology
terror
death
Terrorists
bin Laden
mass murder
heartless
totalitarian
weapons of mass murder
seize power in Iraq, and use it as a safe haven to launch attacks
(See
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 74,00.html for an interesting example of seizing power in Iraq, and using it as a safe haven to launch attacks.)
terrorists
weapon
fear
murder children
blow up commuters
behead a bound captive
terrorists
horrors
violent to inherit the earth
We love our freedom, and we will fight to keep it.
(In other words, we will defeat violence with... bigger violence.)
a time of testing
security
retreating
vicious attackers
battlefield
There is no peace in retreat. And there is no honor in retreat.
radical Islam
an assaulted world
enemies
retreat
surrender
evil
saved liberty in Europe
liberated death camps
raise up democracies
faced down an evil empire
deliver the oppressed
move this world toward peace
remain on the offensive
terror
killed
captured
their day will come
remain on the offensive
terror
on the offensive
clear plan for victory
old resentments will be eased
insurgency
(!!! -- Wow, "insurgency" instead of "terrorism"?)
fight corruption
(Well, over there at least.)
freedom
striking terrorist targets
enemy
freedom
work in Iraq is difficult
enemy
brutal
brutality
dictatorship
liberation
relentless
terrorist infiltration
insurgent strongholds
plan for victory
road of victory
take our troops home
responsible criticism
responsible criticism
defeatism
failure
second-guessing is not a strategy
candor
sudden withdrawal
death
prison
bin Laden and Zarqawi in charge
decisions and debates of the past
stand behind the American military in its vital mission
men and women in uniform are making sacrifices
fear
fight house-to-house in a maze of streets
wear heavy gear in the desert heat
comrade killed by a roadside bomb
killed
fighting
enemy
Falluja
(I thought we bombed Falluja into submission over a year ago.)
death
Never falter!
fallen
sacrifices
offensive
terror
defeat
terrorists
dark vision
hatred
fear
freedom
Raising up a democracy requires the rule of law
(But apparently rule of law isn't all that important here.)
protection of minorities
(titter)
strong, accountable institutions that last longer than a single vote
(guffaw)
radicalism.
the leaders of Hamas must recognize Israel, disarm, reject terrorism, and work for lasting peace
(We only support democratically elected governments when we like the outcome.)
liberty
liberty
Iran, a nation now held hostage by a small clerical elite
(giggle)
that is isolating and repressing its people
(snort)
regime
sponsors terrorists
defying the world with its nuclear ambitions
must not permit
regime
gain nuclear weapons
Let me speak directly to the citizens of Iran: America respects you, and we respect your country. We respect your right to choose your own future and win your own freedom. And our nation hopes one day to be the closest of friends with a free and democratic Iran.
(Wow, that was easy -- he only had to change one letter of his Iraq speeches.)
dangers
take the offensive
disease
Isolationism
fighting
enemies
helping our friends in desperate need
(like, say, Katrina victims?)
We show compassion abroad
poverty
corruption
despair
terrorism
organized crime
human trafficking
drug trade
unprecedented action to fight AIDS and malaria, expand the education of girls, and reward developing nations
(
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/171)
suffering
chaos
security
dull
remain on the offensive
terrorism
enemy
attack
law enforcement
homeland security
protecting
Patriot Act
September 11th
(drink!)
connect the dots
telephone calls to al Qaeda operatives overseas
prevent another attack
authority given to me
authorized
terrorist surveillance program
aggressively pursue
international communications
suspected al Qaeda operatives and affiliates
Previous presidents have used the same constitutional authority
federal courts have approved
authority
Appropriate members of Congress have been kept informed.
terrorist surveillance program
prevent terrorist attacks
security
al Qaeda
we want to know
we will not sit back and wait to be hit again.
disruption
terror
victory
freedom
dangerous
anxious
Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Reagan rejected isolation and retreat
(
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,515039782,00.html )
secure
freedom is on the march
long war
enemy
war
defend
freedom