[We are approaching a New Year, and there are certain things all Americans can expect to see. We will see more sacrifice as more American military personnel die and more Americans suffer fates similar to Katrina victims. My regime has decided to devote vast resources to the military and to cut taxes on the rich. America can no longer afford wasteful programs to aid the poor or to build infrastructure, including the levees in New Orleans. Let the Katrina victims find new places to live or buy flood insurance. In Iraq, the Iraqi military is gaining strength and confidence, and the democratic process is moving toward providing us with the sycophants we need to have in power. I will make decisions on troop levels based on the progress we see on the ground and the advice of our military leaders--not based on artificial timetables set by Congress. They gave me the authority to conduct this war based on my regime's lies and now it is too late for them to take it back. Our forces in Iraq will not come home until America has conquered Iraq.]
In the months ahead, all Americans will have a part in the success of this war. Members of Congress will need to provide resources for our military. Our men and women in uniform, who have done so much already, will continue their brave and urgent work. And tonight, I ask all of you listening to carefully consider the stakes of this war, to realize how far we have come and the good we are doing ... and to have patience in this difficult, noble, and necessary cause.
[In the months ahead, all Americans will have a part in the success of this illegal occupation. Members of Congress will need to continue rubber-stamping budget appropriations to fuel the war machine. Our men and women in uniform, many of whom have done too much already, will face multiple and extended deployments. And tonight, I ask all of you listening to carefully consider the stakes of this war. Dick Cheney's pension from Haliburton rides on the outcome, dammit! Have patience. We are engaged in a nobility cause.]
I also want to speak to those of you who did not support my decision to send troops to Iraq: I have heard your disagreement, and I know how deeply it is felt. Yet now there are only two options before our country - victory or defeat. And the need for victory is larger than any president or political party, because the security of our people is in the balance. I do not expect you to support everything I do, but tonight I have a request: Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for freedom.
[I also want to speak to those of you who did not support my decision to send troops to Iraq: I have heard your disagreement and I know how deeply it is felt, but I do not care. Dissent is no longer welcome in America. It is a luxury we cannot afford. There are only two options before our country (yes, I know it is a false dichotomy, but if I admitted there were other options, I would not gain the support I am looking for as I cast war supporters as winners and dissenters as losers). The security of future corporate profits and the continued enrichment of America's wealthy are in the balance. Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for money, oil, and power.]
Americans can expect some things of me as well. My most solemn responsibility is to protect our Nation, and that requires me to make some tough decisions. I see the consequences of those decisions when I meet wounded servicemen and women who cannot leave their hospital beds, but summon the strength to look me in the eye and say they would do it all over again. I see the consequences when I talk to parents who miss a child so much - but tell me he loved being a soldier, he believed in his mission ... and Mr. President, finish the job.
[Americans can expect very little from me. My most solemn responsibility is to protect our Nation, and at that I have failed. 9/11 occurred on my watch and over 1,000 people died in the aftermath of Katrina as a result of my regime's obscene devotion of resources to the war, and its inept and anemic response to the disaster. I see the consequences of my decisions when I meet wounded servicemen and women and talk to parents who miss a child so much, yet I could not muster the courage to interrupt my vacation to talk to Cindy Sheehan. As I rally the nation to war, I take no personal risk with my life or the lives of my daughters. I am actually pretty pathetic.]
I know that some of my decisions have led to terrible loss - and not one of those decisions has been taken lightly. I know this war is controversial - yet being your President requires doing what I believe is right and accepting the consequences. And I have never been more certain that America's actions in Iraq are essential to the security of our citizens, and will lay the foundation of peace for our children and grandchildren.
[I know that some of my decisions have led to terrible loss, but thankfully neither my family nor I have suffered those losses. I know this war is controversial--yet being your President entails doing what is right and accepting the consequences. That is why a man like me, who has the moral fiber of a child pornographer, is truly unfit to hold this office. I have never been more certain that America's actions in Iraq are essential to the perpetuation of US corporate and plutocratic interests. I will lay the foundation for our continued success on the corpses of Iraqi civilians and US military personnel.]
Next week, Americans will gather to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah. Many families will be praying for loved ones spending this season far from home - in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other dangerous places. Our Nation joins in those prayers. We pray for the safety and strength of our troops. We trust, with them, in a love that conquers all fear, and a light that reaches the darkest corners of the Earth. And we remember the words of the Christmas carol, written during the Civil War: "God is not dead, nor [does] He sleep; the Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, with peace on Earth, good-will to men."
[Next week, Americans will gather to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah (as long as I cover Christians and our good friends at AIPAC, to hell with the rest of America). Many families will be praying for loved ones spending this season far from home, fighting wars of imperial conquest in Iraq and Afghanistan, places hostile to the United States due to our malevolent foreign policy. We pray for the safety and strength of our troops. Without them, those of us at the top of the food chain in America would be unable to continue to live the lives to which we have become accustomed. For those Fundamentalist Christians whose wrath I inspired with my "Happy Holidays" cards, I will now quote a Christmas carol written during the Civil War. By mentioning the Civil War I intend to invoke the image of a divided nation which came together under the leadership of a great president (Think Lincoln; think Bush II....a man needs to consider his legacy, after all). "God (and that is the Christian God, mind you) is not dead, nor [does] He sleep; the Wrong (the "Terrorists") shall fail; the Right (Us) prevail, with peace on Earth (once our mighty war machine has crushed those who dare to resist), good-will to men (the ones who support US interests)."]
Thank you, and good night.
In the months ahead, all Americans will have a part in the success of this war. Members of Congress will need to provide resources for our military. Our men and women in uniform, who have done so much already, will continue their brave and urgent work. And tonight, I ask all of you listening to carefully consider the stakes of this war, to realize how far we have come and the good we are doing ... and to have patience in this difficult, noble, and necessary cause.
[In the months ahead, all Americans will have a part in the success of this illegal occupation. Members of Congress will need to continue rubber-stamping budget appropriations to fuel the war machine. Our men and women in uniform, many of whom have done too much already, will face multiple and extended deployments. And tonight, I ask all of you listening to carefully consider the stakes of this war. Dick Cheney's pension from Haliburton rides on the outcome, dammit! Have patience. We are engaged in a nobility cause.]
I also want to speak to those of you who did not support my decision to send troops to Iraq: I have heard your disagreement, and I know how deeply it is felt. Yet now there are only two options before our country - victory or defeat. And the need for victory is larger than any president or political party, because the security of our people is in the balance. I do not expect you to support everything I do, but tonight I have a request: Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for freedom.
Americans can expect some things of me as well. My most solemn responsibility is to protect our Nation, and that requires me to make some tough decisions. I see the consequences of those decisions when I meet wounded servicemen and women who cannot leave their hospital beds, but summon the strength to look me in the eye and say they would do it all over again. I see the consequences when I talk to parents who miss a child so much - but tell me he loved being a soldier, he believed in his mission ... and Mr. President, finish the job.
[Americans can expect very little from me. My most solemn responsibility is to protect our Nation, and at that I have failed. 9/11 occurred on my watch and over 1,000 people died in the aftermath of Katrina as a result of my regime's obscene devotion of resources to the war, and its inept and anemic response to the disaster. I see the consequences of my decisions when I meet wounded servicemen and women and talk to parents who miss a child so much, yet I could not muster the courage to interrupt my vacation to talk to Cindy Sheehan. As I rally the nation to war, I take no personal risk with my life or the lives of my daughters. I am actually pretty pathetic.]
I know that some of my decisions have led to terrible loss - and not one of those decisions has been taken lightly. I know this war is controversial - yet being your President requires doing what I believe is right and accepting the consequences. And I have never been more certain that America's actions in Iraq are essential to the security of our citizens, and will lay the foundation of peace for our children and grandchildren.
[I know that some of my decisions have led to terrible loss, but thankfully neither my family nor I have suffered those losses. I know this war is controversial--yet being your President entails doing what is right and accepting the consequences. That is why a man like me, who has the moral fiber of a child pornographer, is truly unfit to hold this office. I have never been more certain that America's actions in Iraq are essential to the perpetuation of US corporate and plutocratic interests. I will lay the foundation for our continued success on the corpses of Iraqi civilians and US military personnel.]
Next week, Americans will gather to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah. Many families will be praying for loved ones spending this season far from home - in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other dangerous places. Our Nation joins in those prayers. We pray for the safety and strength of our troops. We trust, with them, in a love that conquers all fear, and a light that reaches the darkest corners of the Earth. And we remember the words of the Christmas carol, written during the Civil War: "God is not dead, nor [does] He sleep; the Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, with peace on Earth, good-will to men."
[Next week, Americans will gather to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah (as long as I cover Christians and our good friends at AIPAC, to hell with the rest of America). Many families will be praying for loved ones spending this season far from home, fighting wars of imperial conquest in Iraq and Afghanistan, places hostile to the United States due to our malevolent foreign policy. We pray for the safety and strength of our troops. Without them, those of us at the top of the food chain in America would be unable to continue to live the lives to which we have become accustomed. For those Fundamentalist Christians whose wrath I inspired with my "Happy Holidays" cards, I will now quote a Christmas carol written during the Civil War. By mentioning the Civil War I intend to invoke the image of a divided nation which came together under the leadership of a great president (Think Lincoln; think Bush II....a man needs to consider his legacy, after all). "God (and that is the Christian God, mind you) is not dead, nor [does] He sleep; the Wrong (the "Terrorists") shall fail; the Right (Us) prevail, with peace on Earth (once our mighty war machine has crushed those who dare to resist), good-will to men (the ones who support US interests)."]
Thank you, and good night.
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