October 06, 2005

Of course, CNN--the ClintoonNewsNetwork--as a loyal member of the Liberal Left MSM, has to put major speech in quotes.
The President considers it important, they think it's doubtful.
Here's the lowdown:
CNN.com - Bush plans 'major speech' on Iraq, terrorism - Oct 5, 2005

President Bush will deliver a "major speech" speech Thursday on the progress of the war in Iraq and the broader conflict against terrorism, the White House said Wednesday.
[Is it too much to hope that he'll finally name the enemy, to wit Islamofacist terrorists. and not just call them generic "terrorists," as if we all don't know who he's talking about!--Jen]
[...]

White House press secretary Scott McClellan characterized Bush's planned remarks Thursday morning as a "major speech" that will address the connection between Iraq and the broader war against the al Qaeda terrorist network "in greater detail than he has before."
"He will talk about how [al Qaeda] is a group of people that have a very clear strategy for driving us out of the Middle East, for creating a safe haven in the Middle East -- a safe haven from which they can plan and plot attacks on the rest of the civilized world and a safe haven from which they can seek to overthrow moderate governments in the Middle East," McClellan said.
McClellan said the address "is not a speech on Iraq," but Bush "will talk about Iraq in the context of the broader war on terrorism."

CNN goes onto to yap about how public support for the war is waning...Thanks a lot, ChickenNoodleNews! Help the bad guys, why dontcha?
The only way we can lose this war is by letting the enemy and their unwitting supporters in the MSM win through propaganda like these "polls."
Then they repeat the Dhimmicrat whining in the Senate about an "exit strategy," as if anything but total victory would be acceptable!

The senator from Delaware [Joe "Hairplugs" Biden] urged Bush to convene a summit of Iraq's neighbors to hammer out a broader peace for the region, as the United States did in Afghanistan and during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Gee, that's funny! Doesn't Biden know that our troops are still in the Balkans?
Clintoon said they'd be out by Christmas, he just didn't say which Christmas.
How about an exit strategy for Bosnia and Kosovo?

Then there's the good news about Iraq getting its act together as a free, Saddam-free country:

Registered Iraqi voters will head to the polls on October 15 to vote on whether to accept a new constitution.
[Get ready for the Purple Fingers of Freedom again next week!]
[...]
Petraeus said later that only one Iraqi battalion -- about 750 troops -- is capable of operating independent of coalition support.

But he said about 35 battalions are capable of taking the lead in operations with U.S. troops, and many of those second-tier units have assumed control over cities in southern Iraq and parts of Baghdad.

Even third-tier troops are capable of "thickening" the capabilities of coalition forces by manning checkpoints and serving as guides or interpreters for U.S. troops, Petraeus told reporters at the Pentagon after his meeting with Bush.

"The Iraqis are in this fight. They are fighting and dying for their country, and they are fighting incredibly well," Petraeus said.

Speech time 10:10 A.M. EDT
Be there or catch it on C-SPAN (but watch out for falling Libs over there).