The democratic party is sliding to oblivion. It has to compete with deep pockets in the republican party, and with the libertarian party that pulls people from the more conservative of the democratic party supporters. It keeps losing to the neocons because it refuses to get its hands dirty in the same way the republicans do and doesn't bring an alternative way to fight them to the table. Dean offers a bit more punch to fight the republicans, but can he bring the KO?
I got interested in the white house press conference from jan 14 2005: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20 050114-3.html Q = reporter in the press gaggle. MR. McCLELLAN = Scott McClellan (White House Press Secretary) report = "Mapping the Global Future" report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 project located at http://www.cia.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2020.htm l. The key passage of the report states: "Iraq and other possible conflicts in the future could provide recruitment, training grounds, technical skills and language proficiency for a new class of terrorists who are 'professionalized' and for whom political violence becomes an end in itself."
Listen to the way McClellan distorts the reporters interpretation of the passage from the report.
START --> Q There's a report out that Iraq could become an important breeding ground for terrorism. Is the President concerned about that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think the report talks a lot more -- about a lot more than that. We welcome the report. I think the report confirms that our strategy of staying on the offensive and spreading freedom to win the war on terrorism is the right approach. We are in a struggle of epic proportions and the stakes are high, and the President believes it's important to continue to advance freedom in a dangerous region of the world because it will make the world a more peaceful place, and make America more secure. And so I think that's the -- this report is a speculative report about things that could happen in the world, but we welcome the report and --
Q To what extent is he concerned that Iraq has become, or is becoming a breeding ground for terrorism --
MR. McCLELLAN: I think we talked about this before -- the terrorists recognize how high the stakes are. We're fighting them abroad so that we don't have to fight them here at home. And the way to win the war on terrorism is to stay on the offensive and work with the international community to bring to justice those who seek to do us harm, and to work together to advance freedom, particularly in the broader Middle East region. And that's how we ultimately defeat the ideology of hatred that terrorists espouse.
Q But has the war -- did the war create a vacuum that has made it more conducive for terrorists to use Iraq as a base?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about that during the campaign. I mean, that's just a misunderstanding of the war on terrorism.
Q -- the President to talk about this, as a central front of the war on terrorism, when essentially, what the report is suggesting is that it is a central front created by and essentially helping terrorism.
MR. McCLELLAN: Did the report say that?
Q -- insinuating that it's a place where it's a breeding ground for --
MR. McCLELLAN: I think the report, like I said, confirms that we have the right strategy for winning the war on terrorism, which is to stay on the offensive and go after the terrorists, and to work to spread freedom and hope to regions of the world that have only known tyranny and oppression. And the war on terrorism is won by staying on the offensive and spreading freedom.
We are staying on the offensive to defeat the terrorists, and to suggest otherwise is just a misunderstanding. We are fighting them abroad so that we don't have to fight them at home. The terrorists recognize how high the stakes are. The elections coming up in Iraq are a significant achievement for the Iraqi people, and it's another step forward on the path to democracy in Iraq. And when we achieve peace and democracy in Iraq, it will be a significant blow to the ambitions of the terrorists and their ideology of hatred and oppression that they espouse.
Q Does the President --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's the stakes that are involved. This i
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I got interested in the white house press conference from jan 14 2005 : /20 050114-3.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01
Q = reporter in the press gaggle.
MR. McCLELLAN = Scott McClellan (White House Press Secretary)
report = "Mapping the Global Future" report of the National Intelligence
Council's 2020 project located at
http://www.cia.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2020.htm l.
The key passage of the report states:
"Iraq and other possible conflicts in the future could provide
recruitment, training grounds, technical skills and language
proficiency for a new class of terrorists who are 'professionalized'
and for whom political violence becomes an end in itself."
Listen to the way McClellan distorts the reporters interpretation of
the passage from the report.
START -->
Q There's a report out that Iraq could become an important breeding
ground for terrorism. Is the President concerned about that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think the report talks a lot more -- about a
lot more than that. We welcome the report. I think the report confirms
that our strategy of staying on the offensive and spreading freedom to
win the war on terrorism is the right approach. We are in a struggle
of epic proportions and the stakes are high, and the President
believes it's important to continue to advance freedom in a dangerous
region of the world because it will make the world a more peaceful
place, and make America more secure. And so I think that's the -- this
report is a speculative report about things that could happen in the
world, but we welcome the report and --
Q To what extent is he concerned that Iraq has become, or is becoming
a breeding ground for terrorism --
MR. McCLELLAN: I think we talked about this before -- the terrorists
recognize how high the stakes are. We're fighting them abroad so that
we don't have to fight them here at home. And the way to win the war
on terrorism is to stay on the offensive and work with the
international community to bring to justice those who seek to do us
harm, and to work together to advance freedom, particularly in the
broader Middle East region. And that's how we ultimately defeat the
ideology of hatred that terrorists espouse.
Q But has the war -- did the war create a vacuum that has made it more
conducive for terrorists to use Iraq as a base?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about that during the campaign. I
mean, that's just a misunderstanding of the war on terrorism.
Q -- the President to talk about this, as a central front of the war
on terrorism, when essentially, what the report is suggesting is that
it is a central front created by and essentially helping terrorism.
MR. McCLELLAN: Did the report say that?
Q -- insinuating that it's a place where it's a breeding ground for --
MR. McCLELLAN: I think the report, like I said, confirms that we have
the right strategy for winning the war on terrorism, which is to stay
on the offensive and go after the terrorists, and to work to spread
freedom and hope to regions of the world that have only known tyranny
and oppression. And the war on terrorism is won by staying on the
offensive and spreading freedom.
We are staying on the offensive to defeat the terrorists, and to
suggest otherwise is just a misunderstanding. We are fighting them
abroad so that we don't have to fight them at home. The terrorists
recognize how high the stakes are. The elections coming up in Iraq are
a significant achievement for the Iraqi people, and it's another step
forward on the path to democracy in Iraq. And when we achieve peace
and democracy in Iraq, it will be a significant blow to the ambitions
of the terrorists and their ideology of hatred and oppression that
they espouse.
Q Does the President --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's the stakes that are involved. This i
I wonder if it will work on laptops?
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