Text of President Bush’s Speech

Posted by on 6/28/2005

AP Headlines
Text of President Bush’s speech Tuesday night at Fort Bragg, N.C., as provided by the White House:

Thank you and good evening. I am pleased to visit Fort Bragg, home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces. It is an honor to speak before you tonight.

My greatest responsibility as president is to protect the American people, and that is your calling as well. I thank you for your service, your courage and your sacrifice. I thank your families, who support you in your vital work. The soldiers and families of Fort Bragg have contributed mightily to our efforts to secure our country and promote peace. America is grateful and so is your commander in chief.

The troops here and across the world are fighting a global war on terror. This war reached our shores on September 11, 2001. The terrorists who attacked us and the terrorists we face murder in the name of a totalitarian ideology that hates freedom, rejects tolerance and despises all dissent. Their aim is to remake the Middle East in their own grim image of tyranny and oppression by toppling governments, driving us out of the region and exporting terror.

George W. Bush

3 Comments.

  1. Peejz 6/28/2005 at June 28, 2005 - 07:35 PM

    I thought this was one of his better speeches.

  2. tedintheshed 6/29/2005 at June 29, 2005 - 06:24 AM

    On a scale from 1 to 10, I would give it a 6.5 or a 7.

    Ted

  3. lizzie 7/9/2005 at July 9, 2005 - 04:08 PM

    yea this is hella cool!! go bush go!!!