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Bush predicts victory in long struggle against terrorism
POSTED: 12:21 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2006
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CNN) -- Just as the United States persevered in the long ideological struggles against fascism and communism in the 20th century, President Bush predicted Thursday that the nation eventually will win in Iraq and the fight against terrorism.
In what is the first in a series of new speeches on the fight against terrorism, Bush again emphasized that Iraq is the "central front" in that battle.
Speaking to American Legion members gathered in Salt Lake City, Bush said, "As veterans, you have seen this kind of enemy before. They are successors to fascists, to Nazis, to communists and other totalitarians of the 20th century. And history shows what the outcome will be.
"This war will be difficult, this war will be long, and this war will end in the defeat of the terrorists and totalitarians and a victory for the cause of freedom and liberty."
The president dismissed those who separated the Iraq war from the overall struggle against terrorism. (Watch Bush explain why the U.S. should not withdraw from Iraq -- 2:04)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/31/bush.terrorism/index.html
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The public, however, is increasing skeptical of the president's argument that Iraq is part of the overall war on terror. A majority of Americans, according to a CNN poll conducted August 18-20, seem to have separate opinions about the war in Iraq and terrorism. More than half (52 percent) said the war in Iraq is a distraction from efforts against terrorists who want to attack targets inside the United States.
The CNN poll, which was conducted by Opinion Research Corp., found that support for the war in Iraq had fallen to 35 percent, with 61 percent opposed, a record low. Thirty-two percent said the war had made the world safer from terrorism, while 59 percent said it had not. (Opposition to war at all-time high)
POSTED: 12:21 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2006
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CNN) -- Just as the United States persevered in the long ideological struggles against fascism and communism in the 20th century, President Bush predicted Thursday that the nation eventually will win in Iraq and the fight against terrorism.
In what is the first in a series of new speeches on the fight against terrorism, Bush again emphasized that Iraq is the "central front" in that battle.
Speaking to American Legion members gathered in Salt Lake City, Bush said, "As veterans, you have seen this kind of enemy before. They are successors to fascists, to Nazis, to communists and other totalitarians of the 20th century. And history shows what the outcome will be.
"This war will be difficult, this war will be long, and this war will end in the defeat of the terrorists and totalitarians and a victory for the cause of freedom and liberty."
The president dismissed those who separated the Iraq war from the overall struggle against terrorism. (Watch Bush explain why the U.S. should not withdraw from Iraq -- 2:04)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/31/bush.terrorism/index.html
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The public, however, is increasing skeptical of the president's argument that Iraq is part of the overall war on terror. A majority of Americans, according to a CNN poll conducted August 18-20, seem to have separate opinions about the war in Iraq and terrorism. More than half (52 percent) said the war in Iraq is a distraction from efforts against terrorists who want to attack targets inside the United States.
The CNN poll, which was conducted by Opinion Research Corp., found that support for the war in Iraq had fallen to 35 percent, with 61 percent opposed, a record low. Thirty-two percent said the war had made the world safer from terrorism, while 59 percent said it had not. (Opposition to war at all-time high)
