Here is part of this News Transcript that caught my eye…
Q: Mr. President, as I'm sure you're aware, U. S. public opinion polls suggest support for the war is slipping. What do you say to Americans who watch the daily car bombings and the violence and are now convinced that this war was not and is not worth the American blood being shed and the billions of dollars being spent –
(AubreyJ says: Now if that isn’t a left leaning reporter kind of question we see out there all the time…)
PRESIDENT TALABANI: We say that we are sorry for American bloodshed, but we think that this war was the war of liberation of Iraq, and liberation Iraqis very important task for the Middle East. The United States as a super power and America as a glorious people who participate in promoting democracy and freedom all over the world, they paid the price of freedom. We are sorry for the American numbers of killed in Iraq, but we think that this is the responsibility of a great power like United States of America. Not to leave a very important area like Middle East in the hands of dictators like Saddam Hussein who were launching war one day with Iran, second with Kuwait, and threatening the interests of all of the world, especially the Middle East. It's a very important area. This important area must not be left to the dictatorships. I think it is our duty to do as much as possible to take responsibility that American forces in Iraq no more pay the price of the liberation of Iraq.
SECRETARY RUMSFELD: I should add that President Talabani plans to be out at Walter Reed I believe tomorrow to meet with some of the wounded and their families…
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