June 19, 2005

Bush Stands Firm on Iraq

President Bush is showing once again what true leadership is all about by refusing to set a pullout date for our troops in Iraq:

"The terrorists and insurgents are trying to get us to retreat. Their goal is to get us to leave before Iraqis have had a chance to show the region what a government that is elected and truly accountable to its citizens can do for its people," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

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"Some may disagree with my decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power, but all of us can agree that the world's terrorists have now made Iraq a central front in the war on terror," he said. "This mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight."

Why is it that some lawmakers, who supposedly know what they're doing, can't understand this simple concept? Pull out now, and we may as well have not gone in at all. The Iraqis need support now and for the forseeable future. When, and only when, they are able to establish order and keep it on their own, will it be time for our troops to leave.

George W. Bush is standing firm. He is not allowing self-important senators or public opinion polls to sway him from what he believes is the right thing to do. Unlike his predecessor, who worried more about the good opinion of not only the American public but the world at large, Bush worries more about doing what's right.

We like to make fun of countries like France for being the first to cut and run in the face of danger and uncertainty. Why are we rushing to do the same thing we ridicule others for?

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