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Bush Rallies Troops On War's Anniversary
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ABC News' Jon Garcia Reports: President Bush marked the beginning of the fifth year of the Iraq War with a late-minute statement and a couple of calls to U.S. military personnel.
"The fight is difficult, but it can be won. It will be won if we have the courage and resolve to see it through," Bush said from Roosevelt Room in the West Wing Monday morning.
His statement to the press was a very late addition to the schedule and White House officials confirm the decision to even make a statement wasn't formalized until this past weekend.
To supplement his short address, Bush also called two Marines who recently returned from Iraq to thank them for their service and thank their families too. Staff Sgt. Michael Elkins and Cpl. Keith Crews both got separate phone calls from the Commander-in-Chief at around 4:35 pm Monday.
Elkins and Crew were back in their quarters in Camp Lejune, NC after recently returning from serving in al-Anbar province. Elkins was a convoy commander and Crews served as a vehicle commander, gunner and a driver.
A White House spokesperson said the two were chosen because they were exemplary Marines. The spokesman added Crews couldn't pass up the rare opportunity to speak with Bush without sharing the event.
With Bush still on the line, Crews passed the phone to his roommate, Cpl. Matthew Newman, to whom Bush passed along his thanks, the spokesman said.
March 19, 2007 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (3)
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At what point does something stop being a "war" and become an "occupation". Longer than WWI or WWII, longer than Vietnam? After 4 years, thousands of lives, and over a trillion dollars, can we just call this a permanent occupation and stop playing games? With so much to do at home and in the rest of the world, with our reputation in tatters abroad, this war has cost the American people so much...and what have we gotten in return beside false promises and hollow assurances?
Posted by: Dirik Lolkus | Mar 20, 2007 9:21:48 AM
It never ceases to amaze me how faithless our nation has become. If there were this much dissention in our nation in the 40's WWII would have turned out much differently. We could have never gotten our act together long enough to fight a war that spanned the entire globe. No, things would be much different today if yesterday's leaders did not take action the way they (Patton, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, etc.) did. The above article is written partly about my cousin, Staff Sgt. Michael Elkins. He has faithfully served our country in Iraq for quite a while. He supports our president and his decisions. Is this what makes him "an exemplary Marine?" No, it is the fact that serves his God, his country and his president with all that is in him. He understands that a "house [or a nation] divided against itself will not stand!"
Posted by: Tobias Roehm | Mar 22, 2007 7:10:57 AM
"If there were this much dissention in our nation in the 40's WWII would have turned out much differently."
We were ATTACKED in the 40's, so yes, we fought and without dissent. This time we were NOT ATTACKED by the Iraqi's, we were the attackers! And that is why there is so much dissent.
I commend all of our young men and women that are serving in the military today, wherever they are stationed. But I do not respect or honor the idiot fool that sent them there to serve his own personal agenda, and not in defense of his Nation.
Posted by: Sandie Knapp | May 31, 2007 3:07:22 PM
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