shiva2999
May 11th, 2006, 5:38:46 PM
Buck up there little soldiers. No yellow bellied cowards allowed in this outfit!
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-bk-presbush051006,0,2307425.story?coll=orl-news-headlines
Bush: War, gas prices have caused 'battle fatigue'
Bush talks Iraq, Iran, oil, and immigration in an interview with Florida press.
Jim Stratton | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted May 10, 2006, 10:10 PM EDT
President Bush, his approval ratings at a record low, acknowledged Wednesday that war in Iraq and rising gas prices at home have created "battle fatigue" among many Americans.
That anxiety, Bush said, has settled over much of the nation as people worry about whether the U.S. will succeed in Iraq and how they'll afford to fill up their tanks.
"There's a sense of disquiet because of the war in Iraq," said Bush, in an hour-long interview with the Orlando Sentinel and six other Florida newspapers.
Deepening concerns about the war, as well as the current standoff with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and high gas prices at home "have caused Americans to really take a look at the future and wonder whether or not it's as good as they want it to be. I understand that."
But the President insisted his Iraq strategy will work, saying "there's a deep desire by the Iraqi people to live in a democracy." He also urged Americans to be patient as his administration looks for ways to help ease the pain at the pump.
"You can't wave a magic wand," Bush said of soaring worldwide oil prices. "We've got to diversify away from crude. That's not going to happen overnight."
...more...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-bk-presbush051006,0,2307425.story?coll=orl-news-headlines
Bush: War, gas prices have caused 'battle fatigue'
Bush talks Iraq, Iran, oil, and immigration in an interview with Florida press.
Jim Stratton | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted May 10, 2006, 10:10 PM EDT
President Bush, his approval ratings at a record low, acknowledged Wednesday that war in Iraq and rising gas prices at home have created "battle fatigue" among many Americans.
That anxiety, Bush said, has settled over much of the nation as people worry about whether the U.S. will succeed in Iraq and how they'll afford to fill up their tanks.
"There's a sense of disquiet because of the war in Iraq," said Bush, in an hour-long interview with the Orlando Sentinel and six other Florida newspapers.
Deepening concerns about the war, as well as the current standoff with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and high gas prices at home "have caused Americans to really take a look at the future and wonder whether or not it's as good as they want it to be. I understand that."
But the President insisted his Iraq strategy will work, saying "there's a deep desire by the Iraqi people to live in a democracy." He also urged Americans to be patient as his administration looks for ways to help ease the pain at the pump.
"You can't wave a magic wand," Bush said of soaring worldwide oil prices. "We've got to diversify away from crude. That's not going to happen overnight."
...more...