Bush Quotes Zarqawi Paraphrase of Bush Quote

In what has to be one of the best examples of how irony isn't dead but Republicans are dead to irony, Bush made the following reference to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a speech today before the military and their families (does he ever speak before anyone else?) in Idaho:

"Now once again, freedom is confronting the follower...followers of a murderous ideology. And like the hate filled ideologies that came before it, the darkness of terror will be defeated...and the forces of freedom and moderation will prevail throughout the muslim world.

(applause, look of grim determination)

In the end the terrorists will fail because they have nothing positive (through snide chuckle) to offer.

(satisfied smirk, followed quickly by return to look of grim determination)

The terrorist Zarqawi sums up their appeal this way, "Anyone who stands in the way of our struggle is our enemy and target of the swords."

(shrug of mystification at how anyone could see the world in such a black and white way)

That's the sum of his grim vision."

Wow. Zarqawi seems to have a grim vision remarkably similar to:

"You are either with us or against us in the fight against terror."

(shrug of mystification at how anyone could see the world in such a black and white way)

This mantra of "freedom" that George keeps talking about...I don't think he realizes that they are think that they are fighting for freedom too.

Freedom from us.