March 25, 2004
The Big Picture
Donald Sensing reminds us why it's the war on terror, not the war on al-Qaeda.
One of the problems if you think President Bush is a smirking chimp, or a moron is that you may miss what's going on because you can't credit the president for having the vision to wage a war of transformation. Now there are arguments to be made against such a war, but if you can't see the nature of the war, you can't make them.
Posted by Kevin Murphy at March 25, 2004 12:40 PM | War On TerrorComments
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He used a lot of self-deprecating humor at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner in Washington on March 24, 2004, but then got very serious, and told a story I haven't seen much coverage on. From the transcript at www.TownHall.com
But I do have a few serious photos to show you, in closing. It's photos like these that mean the most to me. Some of our Special Forces sent me this last picture. The faces are blurred in the slide because they remain in harm's way. The photo hangs in my private study next to the Oval Office.
To honor those who died on September the 11th, and to make a statement of their own commitment to this country's security, these Americans buried a piece of the World Trade Center in a place in Afghanistan where the al Qaeda once ran free. They wrote that they held a ceremony, which was far more emotional than they had expected. The team leader wrote a prayer and a dedication. Let me read you one sentence from that dedication.
"We consecrate this spot as an everlasting memorial to the brave Americans who died on September the 11th, so that all who would seek to do her harm will know that America will not stand by and watch terror prevail."
We will not stand by. The greatest honor being President is leading such men and women. We have the freedom we enjoy tonight because they protect that freedom. And may God protect them.
