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\nA boy plays with his father’s hat before the solider leaves for Iraq with some 150 troops from the airport in Almeria, Spain, Monday April 5, 2004. AP Photo\/EFE, Jose Manuel Vidal<\/a><\/p>\n


\nThe Salvadoran soldier, Natividad Mendez Ramos, 19, who was killed in Nayaf, Iraq, on Sunday, April 4, 2004, is seen in this handout photo. AP Photo\/La Prensa Grafica<\/a><\/p>\n


\nU.S. Army Sergeant Martinez Rivera of Mexico City looks down the street through a sniper rifle’s scope in the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Al Sadr City April 5, 2004, a day after clashes in the area cost the lives of seven U.S. soldiers and 28 Iraqis. REUTERS\/Ali Jasim <\/a><\/p>\n


\nAn Iraqi Shi’ite youth tests the eyepiece of a rocket propelled grenade launcher in the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Al Sadr City April 5, 2004, a day after clashes in the area cost the lives of seven U.S. soldiers and 28 Iraqis. REUTERS\/Ali Jasim <\/a><\/p>\n

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Defending the Lies<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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And so I had a choice to make, after Saddam Hussein refused once again to disarm. That was, I went to the United Nations Security Council; I said, we all see a threat, let’s do something about it, finally. And they agreed. They passed a resolution unanimously that said, disarm, get rid of your weapons programs, or face serious consequences. That was the message that the members of the United Nations Security Council said, loud and clear.<\/p>\n

Saddam Hussein once again defied the demands of the world. And so I had a choice: Do I take the word of a madman, do I trust a person who had used weapons of mass destruction on his own people, plus people in the neighborhood, or do I take the steps necessary to defend the country. Given that choice, I will defend America every time. (Applause.) Thank you.<\/p>\n

We’re still being challenged in Iraq, and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of terror. Terrorists can’t stand freedom. They hate free societies. And yet, we know that free societies will be peaceful societies. We also believe that freedom is the Almighty’s gift to every person in this world. It’s one of the values that we hold dear. These killers don’t have values. They want to shake our will. So we’ve got tough action in Iraq.<\/p>\n

But we will stay the course. We will do what is right. We will make sure that a free Iraq emerges, not only for our own security, but for the sake of free peoples everywhere. A free Iraq will change the Middle East. A free Iraq will make the world more peaceful. A free Iraq will make America more secure. We will not be shaken by thugs and terrorists. (Applause.)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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