Bush Likens War Against Terrorism to WWII

[underpants]

8 minutes ago

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20040602/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - President Bush (news - web sites), preparing new Air Force officers for war, cast the fight against terrorism as a struggle between freedom and tyranny similar to World War II and the Cold War.



"Our goal, the goal of this generation, is the same," Bush said Wednesday, after referring to World War II. "We will secure our nation and defend the peace through the forward march of freedom."

"Each of you receiving a commission today in the United States military will also carry the hopes of free people everywhere," the president said.

Bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq, Bush has argued, will undercut the stagnation and despair that feeds the extremist ideologies of al-Qaida and its terrorist allies.

[underpants]

1. I guess he went ahead and delivered the D-Day commemoration speech

Sounds like it to me anyway.

[Just Me]

2. When he says, "forward march of freedom" he really means,...

,...marching to whole country into a world war of his own making.

This man and his cabal should scare the shit out of every decent American citizen. Seriously.

[shraby]

3. Probably the next

country who needs freedom is either Iran or Syria.

[indepat]

5. Sadly neither the brain-dead nor the brainwashed scare easily

[patrice]

4. A bid for the "love" and affection of the "Great Generation" AGAIN

Personally, I find their political naivete literally oppressing.

[Webster Green]

6. I can agree with the comparison to WW2.....

Only problem: Bush is Hitler in this replay.

[bluestateguy]

7. Fine, then let's do what we did in World War II

Raise taxes through the roof, especially for the wealthy. Whining about taxes will be considered unpatriotic.

Ration food, gasoline, rubber, wool and steel.

Young children collecting aluminum cans and rubber for the war effort.

Conversion of all domestic industries into defense plants.

Strict government supervision of defense contracts.

The draft, and no excpetions for anyone.

[dubyaD40web]

8. Except that in WWII and the cold war...

...we were fighting wars against nations. This time we're fighting a war (?) against an idea. Also, the goal of terrorists is anarchy, not tyranny. Am I mistaken in seeing those two as polar opposites?

Also, not to waste the free use of Air Force One, he raised more than $2.2 million last night.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

9. And let's not forget

...having members of the Bush Family conducting business with the enemy while our soldiers are dying in the field.

That's important. Really.

[Moderator]

10. Duplicate topic, please discuss here, thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=596737