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Burning Bush1
I'm honored to be here tonight;
I appreciate you all coming. I'm going to talk
about homeland security. Now, I'm willing to give peace
a chance to work, but I'm convinced that is a hope against all evidence.
We cannot wait for the final proof--the smoking gun. We will act
with the full power of the United States military. See, in America we value life.
Every person counts. Not only in America, but around the world. As Americans,
we want peace. Our enemies only understand fear and we will give it to them
by making war so that we can have peace. But there can be no peace if our security
depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. You know,
if America were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm
the dictator. People have asked me, what can they do to help in the war against terror.
A lot of people understand that a true patriot is somebody who helps eliminate pockets
of despair and hopelessness by loving somebody. So we must make sure this madman,
Saddam Hussein, never has the capacity to hurt us. If you want to fight evil, like
your neighbor as if you would like to be liked yourself. We will use whatever
means are necessary to achieve our objective. Let me tell you something
about the enemy. They hate us because we love the idea
that people can worship almighty God
any way they see fit.
We should never promote
a particular religion, I agree.
And our prayer tonight is that God
will see us through, and keep us worthy.
God bless you all and may God bless America.
I appreciate you all coming. I'm going to talk
about homeland security. Now, I'm willing to give peace
a chance to work, but I'm convinced that is a hope against all evidence.
We cannot wait for the final proof--the smoking gun. We will act
with the full power of the United States military. See, in America we value life.
Every person counts. Not only in America, but around the world. As Americans,
we want peace. Our enemies only understand fear and we will give it to them
by making war so that we can have peace. But there can be no peace if our security
depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. You know,
if America were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm
the dictator. People have asked me, what can they do to help in the war against terror.
A lot of people understand that a true patriot is somebody who helps eliminate pockets
of despair and hopelessness by loving somebody. So we must make sure this madman,
Saddam Hussein, never has the capacity to hurt us. If you want to fight evil, like
your neighbor as if you would like to be liked yourself. We will use whatever
means are necessary to achieve our objective. Let me tell you something
about the enemy. They hate us because we love the idea
that people can worship almighty God
any way they see fit.
We should never promote
a particular religion, I agree.
And our prayer tonight is that God
will see us through, and keep us worthy.
God bless you all and may God bless America.
1 This poem is made up of entire sentences from many of George W. Bush's speeches, arranged in their proper order to bring out his true meaning, the only addition being "Saddam Hussein" in line 15 to clarify the line's original context.
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