At West Point, Bush Draws Parallels With Truman
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Published: May 28, 2006
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The president made a passing but pointed reference to the present standoff with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. "The message has spread from Damascus to Tehran that the future belongs to freedom, and we will not rest until the promise of liberty reaches every people in every nation," Mr. Bush said.
Unlike his commencement address at West Point four years ago, which set forth the argument of pre-emption that was the basis of the American-led invasion of Iraq, Mr. Bush offered no new policy in his 30-minute address. Instead, he repeated the themes of his major war addresses from the past five years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/washington/28bush.htmlBush Likens Fighting Radicals to Cold War
Graduating Cadets Are Told the Struggle Will 'End on Your Watch'By Deb Riechmann
Associated Press
Sunday, May 28, 2006; Page A08
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Bush delivered the 35-minute foreign policy address to 861 cadets clad in crisp white trousers, gray jackets and white gloves. Overcast skies threatened rain but did not dampen the graduates' enthusiasm for the president's tough talk against terrorism.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052700255.htmlBush Honors West Point Class Of 2006
Graduates Were First Class To Arrive After Sept. 11 AttacksWEST POINT, N.Y., May 27, 2006
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Violence has intensified recently in Afghanistan and Iraq is hanging heavily over Mr. Bush's presidency.
At least 2,450 members of the U.S. military have died since Bush ordered an invasion of Iraq more than three years ago. The war is a major factor in Mr. Bush's slump in the polls to the lowest point of his presidency. There are 132,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and election-year pressure is building to begin troop withdrawals.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/27/national/main1662803.shtmlBush evokes past in speech at West Point
Updated 5/28/2006 3:01 AM ET
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President Bush, likening the war against Islamic radicals to the Cold War threat of communism, told U.S. Military Academy graduates on Saturday that America's safety depends on an aggressive push for democracy, especially in the Middle East.
The president took a subtle jab at Syria and the nuclear ambitions of Iran. He chided previous U.S. administrations, saying that decades of excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make America safer.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-27-bush-westpoint_x.htm?csp=34
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