President Bush, it's about damned time:
US President George W. Bush said the September 11 revolt of passengers against their hijackers on board Flight 93 had struck the first blow of "World War III."
In an interview with the financial news network CNBC, Bush said he had yet to see the recently released film of the uprising, a dramatic portrayal of events on the United Airlines plane before it crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
But he said he agreed with the description of David Beamer, whose son Todd died in the crash, who in a Wall Street Journal commentary last month called it "our first successful counter-attack in our homeland in this new global war -- World War III".
Bush said: "I believe that. I believe that it was the first counter-attack to World War III.
Well then President Bush, let's start acting like it. Let's get out in front of the American people and sell them on the idea. Let's get out in front of the American people and convince them of the stakes. Let's get out in front of the American people and communicate, communicate, communicate that we are indeed at war and that the evil being confronted is worthy of our confrontation.
You President Bush own the bully pulpit. Use the damned thing. I don't care if it's a Rooseveltian fire side chat or Lincolnian Gettysburg Address or Reaganesque tear down that wall speech, you sir have done a most lousy job of keeping the American people informed, enthused and in favor of confronting this evil.
Of course you have the Left and their incessant MSM mouthpiece to contend with. So what. Get out in front of the American people often and tell them time and again what is at stake. Find communicators who can get the job done and give them marching orders.
For God's sake President Bush, let's roll.
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