-President Bush, declaring war on Iraq, 3/20/03
This quote is interesting and I had to read it a couple of times to make sure it was the correct one for this blog. The way President Bush declares war on Iraq is cunning. Without rereading his speech I would not have picked up on the word "reluctantly", which is an adverb the blurs the truth. The people who did pick up on this word during his speech will think he has a heart and does not want to go to war, but because Iraq has weapons of mass murder he is forced to. According to Macintosh's dictionary reluctantly is unwillingly or hesitant. I believe ever since 9/11 he has always wanted to go to war, but needed some more proof.
If the nation is so reluctant/hesitant to enter this conflict then how can the purpose be so "sure?" He put the word sure, which is his real motive on going to war, to tell people he is confident about the war. President Bush goes on with the next sentence to give an example as to why we are going to war with Iraq. If the United States "will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder" then why are we so reluctant to go to war?
"Our nation enters this conflict readily, yet our purpose is sure. The people of the United State and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.
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