Bush Speaks

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Ed, thanks. Thanks for the kind introduction. Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....(Applause.)

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... (Laughter.) And rightly so, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... the conservative movement from one that used to meet in a phone booth here in Washington -- (laughter) -- Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... shaping policy in Washington, D.C. As a matter of fact, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....30 years ago. (Laughter.)

I Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... These are values that came under attack on September the 11th, 2001. Our nation was attacked by a brutal enemy that despises freedom, that rejects tolerance, that kills the innocent in the pursuit of a dark vision. These folks believe that it's okay to subjugate women and indoctrinate children and murder those who oppose their harsh rule. They have stated clearly they want to impose this ideology on millions. They're at war with America because they hate what they stand for -- and they understand we stand in their way. (NO laughter!)

And so today I've come to talk to you about the war on terror, my firm commitment Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah...., Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah...,Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....

I, too, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... -- (laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Heritage.

I thank all the members and guests who've joined us today, as well. It's a pleasure to be with you. It's been now more than six years since the enemy attacked us on September the 11th, and we are blessed that there has not been another attack on our soil. Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... there's a temptation to think that the threats to our country have grown distant as well.

They have not.

The terrorists who struck America that September morning intend to strike us again. We know this, because the enemy has told us so. Just last year, Osama bin Laden warned the American people, "Operations are under preparation, and you will see them on your own ground once they are finished." Seven months later, British authorities broke up the most ambitious known al Qaeda plot since the 9/11 attacks -- a plot to blow up passenger airplanes flying over the Atlantic toward the United States.

Our intelligence community believes that this plot was just two or three weeks away from execution. If it had been carried out, it could have rivaled 9/11 in death and destruction.

The lesson of this experience is clear. We must take the words of the enemy seriously. The terrorists have stated their objectives. They intend to build a totalitarian Islamic empire -- encompassing all current and former Muslim lands, stretching from Europe to North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In pursuit of their imperial aims, these extremists say there can be no compromise or dialog with those they call infidels -- a category that includes America, the world's free nation [sic], Jews, and all Muslims who reject their extreme vision of Islam. They reject the possibility of peaceful coexistence with the free world. Again, hear the words of Osama bin Laden last year: "Death is better than living on this Earth with the unbelievers among us."

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....-- and the world paid a terrible price. The Soviet Empire he established killed tens of millions, and brought the world to the brink of thermonuclear war.

In the 1920s, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them. And the question is: Will we listen? America and our coalition partners are listening. We have made our choice. We take the words of the enemy seriously. Over the past six years, we have captured or killed hundreds of terrorists. We have disrupted their finances. We have prevented new attacks before they could be carried out. We removed regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq that had supported terrorists and threatened our citizens, and in so doing, liberated 50 million people from the clutches of tyranny. (Applause.)

With our allies, we're keeping the pressure on the enemy. We're keeping him on the move. We're fighting them everywhere they make their stand -- from the mountains of Afghanistan, to the deserts of Iraq, to the islands of Southeast Asia and the Horn of Africa. On every battlefront, we're on the offense. We're keeping constant pressure. And in this war on terror we will not rest, or retreat, or withdraw from the fight until this threat to civilization has been removed. (Applause.)

I fully understand that after six years, the sense of imminent danger has passed for some -- and it can be natural for people to forget the lessons of 9/11 as they go about their daily lives. I just want to assure you that I'll never forget the lessons of September the 11th, and nor will the people with whom I work. I know that when I discuss the war on terror, some here in Washington, D.C. dismiss it as political rhetoric -- an attempt to scare people into votes. Given the nature of the enemy and the words of its leaders, politicians who deny that we are at war are either being disingenuous or naive. Either way, it is dangerous for our country. We are at war -- and we cannot win this war by wishing it away or pretending it does not exist.

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... I've selected an outstanding nominee to fill this vital role: Judge Michael Mukasey. Judge Mukasey has a long record of accomplishments in matter of law and national security. Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....

Judge Mukasey provided nearly six hours of testimony. Blah....Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Judge Mukasey to take a legal position on specific techniques allegedly used to interrogate captured terrorists. As Judge Mukasey Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....to give the terrorists a window into which techniques we may use, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....

In the war on terror, intelligence is one of the most crucial tools for our defense. If a captured terrorist has information about a plot against our homeland, we need to know what he knows. And so that's why I put in place in place, under the CIA, a program to question key terrorist operatives and its leaders. Last year, Congress passed a law that allows the CIA to continue this vital program. The procedures used in this program are safe. They are lawful. And they are necessary. (Applause.)

Senior leaders in the House and Senate, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... during this time of war.

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah...., Judge Mukasey is eminently Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....this good man. (Applause.)

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....This summer, Congress passed the Protect America Act, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....The problem is that al Qaeda doesn't operate on a six-month timetable. (Laughter.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... America will be at risk.

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... If terrorists are communicating with each other and are plotting new attacks, we need to know what they're planning. (Applause.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....extended to terrorists overseas who are plotting to harm us. Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... to defend our nation following the 9/11 attacks.

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....to collect intelligence on terrorists overseas, while protecting the civil liberties of Americans here at home. Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... (Applause.) Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... (Applause.)

Congress is also stalling Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... (Applause.)

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Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... to defeat the terrorists is to advance freedom Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.....

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah...."freedom."

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... [sic] Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....and peace in the world.

And now we're at the start of a new century, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....my policy in the Middle East. Once again, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... (Applause.)

We Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... for liberty in the Middle East, because Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah..... (Applause.)

We Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... Middle East,Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah.... violence and death.

Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....liberty in the Middle East, Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....Blah....Blah.... Blah.... Blah....the extremists and eliminate the conditions that feed radicalism, and make the American people more secure.

The lessons of the past have taught us that liberty is transformative (?). And I believe 50 years from now an American President will be speaking to Heritage and say, thank God that generation that wrote the first chapter in the 21st century understood the power of freedom to bring the peace we want. (Applause.)

Thank you for coming. God bless. (Applause.)

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