Taylor Swift and the 'War on Terror'
Eating For Free
Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson
4.8 • 535 Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Sources [may cut off in certain apps]:
- President Bush Addresses the Nation [George W. Bush - White House Archives]
- 30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30, 03/06/19 [Elle]
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What you are about to hear is George W. Bush's address to the nation on the night of March 19, 2003, as American soldiers invaded Iraq. |
| 0:13.8 | My fellow citizens, at this hour, America and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, |
| 0:22.3 | to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. On my orders, coalition forces have |
| 0:28.0 | begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. |
| 0:34.9 | These are the opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. |
| 0:39.3 | More than 35 countries are giving crucial support, from the use of naval and airbases to help |
| 0:44.5 | with intelligence and logistics, to the deployment of combat units. Every nation in this coalition |
| 0:50.3 | has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in our common defense. |
| 0:55.1 | To all the men and women of the United States armed forces now in the Middle East, |
| 0:59.8 | the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an oppressed people now depend on you. That trust is |
| 1:05.6 | well placed. The enemies you confront will come to know your skill and bravery. The people you liberate will witness the honorable and decent spirit of the American military. In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions for war or rules of morality, attempting to use innocent men, women and children as shields for his own military, a final atrocity against his people. |
| 1:29.7 | I want Americans and all the world to know that coalition forces will make every effort |
| 1:34.1 | to spare innocent civilians from harm. |
| 1:36.7 | A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more |
| 1:42.1 | difficult than some predict, and helping Iraqis achieve a united, |
| 1:46.0 | stable, and free country will require our sustained commitment. We come to Iraq with respect for its |
| 1:52.4 | citizens, for their great civilization and for the religious faiths they practice. We have no |
| 1:57.7 | ambition in Iraq except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people. |
| 2:04.0 | I know that the families of our military are praying that all those who serve will return safely and soon. |
| 2:10.8 | Millions of Americans are praying with you for the safety of your loved ones and for the protection of the innocent. |
| 2:17.0 | For your sacrifice, you will |
| 2:18.6 | have the gratitude and respect of the American people, and you can know that our forces will be |
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