Iraqi President Thanks Bush For Being ‘Hero Of Liberation’
Did anyone know he was here this week? You would think such a major development such as this would be all over the MSM. Not a peep.
President Bush Meets with President Talabani of Iraq
September 10, 2008
The White House
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, welcome. First of all, I am so pleased to see that you’re looking good. The President’s health is strong, and that’s going to be very important for the people of Iraq. After all, there’s been no stronger defender of a free Iraq than President Talabani. I’ve known him for a long time. He cares deeply about the Iraqi people, and he has been a strong defender of human liberty.
Mr. President, thanks for the good conversation we had about the election laws, about the need to get a strategic framework agreement signed. And thank you very much for bringing me up to date on your perspective about life inside of Iraq. It’s — things have changed a lot since we’ve known each other.
PRESIDENT TALABANI: Of course.
PRESIDENT BUSH: And attitudes are completely different now that people realize the security situation has changed and mothers can raise their children in a more normal life. It’s still difficult, but there’s no doubt that the surge has been effective, which has enabled us to take out troops. Iraqis want there to be fewer U.S. troops, the United States wants there to be fewer U.S. troops, but both of us want to realize that vision based upon success.
And so, Mr. President, welcome back. I’m glad you’re feeling good. And thank you for the visit.
PRESIDENT TALABANI: Well, Mr. President, thank you very much for giving me the honor of meeting you again. I think it’s clear that we are in Iraq looking to you as a hero of liberation of Iraq from worst kind of dictatorship. And now we are working with your — with you, Mr. President, for finalizing the strategic framework agreement between United States and Iraq.
And also, we are always getting benefit from your views about how to secure Iraq. I think you know very well that you and we in Iraq achieved very good successes on terrorism. Now I can say all parts of Iraq liberated from terrorist control and activities. It’s true that some groups remain hiding themselves from here or there, but there’s no place, no inch of Iraqi land under the control of terrorist activities. There are some terrorist — still groups working — hiding themself, and thanks to you and sacrifice of your brave army and to Iraqi people, now we can live in peace and security.
And Iraq government started to spend the money which we have for serving the Iraqi people and rebuilding the country, reconstructing the country. Not only we liberated our country from terrorist activities, but also from militias, outlawed militias who are also making troubles and danger for Iraqi people.
And as you have heard, the Basra city, Sadr City, (inaudible), Ninawa, Baqubah — all these cities are now liberated. So we are thankful to you and to your people, your army. We hope that the agreement about this strategy formation will be signed soon.
And as usual, we are working, our parliament is working now for finalizing the draft of a new law for election provinces, and I hope that, as I heard the news yesterday, I hope that today it will be finalized, because the groups — head of groups of parliament are now gathering in parliament to reach — to finalize this.
In our country, we are now busy to reconstruct our country and to rebuild our country. And I am glad to tell you, Mr. President, that our position with our neighbors is improved very well — with Turkey, with Syria, with Iran, with the Arab countries. The relation is notable now and we have no problem with any of these countries. In contrary, many, many new ambassadors are coming —
PRESIDENT BUSH: That’s right.
PRESIDENT TALABANI: — to our country from Arab countries. And our visit of Prime Minister of Turkey, Mr. Tayyip Recep Erdogan, and of the — His Majesty, the King of Jordan, to Baghdad were very successful, and was encouraging to Iraqi people to understand that they have friends outside Iraq.
So I hope that friendship and relation between your great people and the Iraqi people will continue and will be strengthened. And we will never forget what you have done for our people.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you, President.
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Someone who publicly calls for the extermination of Israel gets more air time than the guy who’s destruction he’s funding, and the guy who is leading a country that’s been at war for the past 5 years. Face it, the media doesn’t give a shit about Iraq now that we’re winning. They’re just hoping AQ will grow stronger and kill more people so that they can report the “tragedy” that they were praying for in the first place.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:32 amPRESIDENT TALABANI: Well, Mr. President, thank you very much for giving me the honor of meeting you again. [I think it’s clear that we are in Iraq looking to you as a hero of liberation of Iraq from worst kind of dictatorship]. And now we are working with your — with you, Mr. President, for finalizing the strategic framework agreement between United States and Iraq.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:32 amAnyone want to start a pool as to the date the first statue of Bush is erected in Bahgdad?
I can see it now: Bush in his flight suit with the title: “The Great Liberator” in bronze standing at the site of the toppled Saddam statue. How sweet.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:04 am“I think it’s clear that we are in Iraq looking to you as a hero of liberation of Iraq from worst kind of dictatorship.”
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“And also, we are always getting benefit from your views about how to secure Iraq.”
Anyone want to wager that the President’s “views about how to secure Iraq” came up in the form of the USA liberating Iran from Khomeini evil, by bombing and then invading Iran like we did with Iraq? And that the President made sure that Iraq was on board for this?
Harkening back to the Iraq/Iran war, do you think the President might gamble on asking President Talabani to supply part of the IA to the USA to help liberate Iraq’s neighbor? What kind of a morale boost, a swelling of national pride, would it be for Iraq that its liberator would ask for their help in liberating Iraq’s neighbor of its terrorist-minded leaders?
Comments, thoughts, anyone?
September 13th, 2008 at 9:22 amHERE, HERE!
September 13th, 2008 at 9:24 amI believe that history will be much kinder to President Bush than now.
If you had told me 10 years ago that in ten years, Iraq would be liberated from Saddam Hussein by the American military by force, and he would be replaced by a democratic government such as they have now, I would have told you you were crazy. What? America invade Iraq to overthrow its government and establish a democracy in the heart of the Middle East? No way! It all seems so surreal, and yet it is true.
Thank God for President Bush. I disagree with him on a number of things, but overall he has done a fantastic job of securing our country and battling terrorism abroad. I can’t imagine that being said about either of the two men he defeated in 2000 and 2004.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:50 amEat your words Harry Weed. Get a nose job Nasti you bitch. What no words of wisdom from another Sharon Stone flick from Hillary?
Tsk, tsk.
Oh and fuck you Kos diaper-babies. You and your mentally-handicapped spokesman…Keith Overbite can all kiss my ass.
Better dust off that “Mission Accomplished” sign. Looks like we’re going to need it again.
Kudos to Mr Talabani and the brave Sons of Iraq. And to Gen Petraeous that genious amoung small men (as compared to the US Senate); and to the fabulous heroes of the US Armed Forces and their gallant allies…I tip my glass to you all.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:31 amKalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months. To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
The full article and picture of the statue is here:
September 13th, 2008 at 11:40 amhttp://tinyurl.com/6m6bb9
Depends how big is the statue, and how fast are they at building things?
I think they should use this to base their statue off of.
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd322/CDTFLINT/bush-walking-flight-deck-1.jpg
September 13th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
September 13th, 2008 at 3:45 pmWow, thanks for that picture. I think we have all come to expect the MSM to be biased and downright untrustworthy.
However, I believe the conservative news outlets still have a way to go. They spend much too much time arguing ridiculous leftist drivel (thereby giving them credence) when they should be displaying these kinds of pictures and their stories.
I think this picture with it’s story is much more powerful than FOX arguing with leftist over the latest outrageous libtard statement.
September 13th, 2008 at 6:17 pm“However, I believe the conservative news outlets still have a way to go. They spend much too much time arguing ridiculous leftist drivel (thereby giving them credence) when they should be displaying these kinds of pictures and their stories.
I think this picture with it’s story is much more powerful than FOX arguing with leftist over the latest outrageous libtard statement.”
You’re absolutely right!
September 13th, 2008 at 6:24 pmI always knew that we would come out this shining like a diamond..even tho we had to fight the traitor democrats every step of the way
September 14th, 2008 at 3:55 amI gotta say that them MSM is really disrespecting our Warriors who have sacraficed life and limb securing freedom for the Iraqi people by not acknowledging the visit.
Journalism died this year 2008.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:43 amso much for freedom of the press in the USA.
All the sacrifices and bravery the american soldiers display in Irak are not vain, the Iraki people will not forget that, and are truely aware about what’s going on on their country.
September 14th, 2008 at 7:53 amAll the cowards and traitors who claim all time long the opposit will pay the price of their disgusting blindness.
President Bush have a strong vision about the task and the values of the American people, he know he can ask high thinks for a high purpose, that a bless for all the world.
GBA
how nice of him to say that
September 14th, 2008 at 5:23 pm