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The President's News Conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair Of Nov. 19 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 your home. Through the last century and and British servicemembers are sacrificing into our own, Americans have appreciated in a necessary and noble cause. Once again, the friendship of your people. And we are we are acting to secure the peace of the grateful for your personal commitment world. across five decades to the health and vitality The bonds between our countries were of the alliance between our nations. formed in hard experience. We passed Of course, things didn’t start out too through great adversity together. We have well. [Laughter] Yet, even at America’s risen through great challenges together. founding, our nations shared a basic belief The mutual respect and fellowship between in human liberty. That conviction more our countries is deep and strong and per- than anything else led to our reconciliation. manent. And in time, our shared commitment to Let us raise our glasses to our common freedom became the basis of a great Atlan- ideals, to our enduring friendships, to the tic alliance that defeated tyranny in Europe preservation of our liberties, and to Her and saved the liberty of the world. Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom The story of liberty, the story of the of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Magna Carta and the Declaration of Inde- pendence, continues in our time. The NOTE: The President spoke at 8:49 p.m. in power of freedom has touched Asia and the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace. In his Latin America and Africa and beyond. And remarks, he referred to Prince Philip, Duke now our two countries are carrying out a of Edinburgh. The transcript released by the mission of freedom and democracy in Af- Office of the Press Secretary also included ghanistan and Iraq. Once again, America the remarks of Queen Elizabeth II. A tape and Britain are joined in the defense of was not available for verification of the con- our common values. Once again, American tent of these remarks. The President’s News Conference With Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in London November 20, 2003 Prime Minister Blair. Good afternoon, Once again we’re reminded of the evil everyone. First of all, can I extend the these terrorists pose to innocent people ev- warmest possible welcome to the President erywhere and to our way of life. Once again of the United States and to the First Lady we must affirm that in the face of this to Downing Street and say how delighted terrorism there must be no holding back, I am to see them both here. no compromise, no hesitation in con- And as you would expect, I think, I fronting this menace, in attacking it wher- would like to say some words about the ever and whenever we can, and in defeat- latest terrorist outrage that has occurred ing it utterly. today in Turkey. First of all, I would wish It should not lessen, incidentally, in any to express my deepest sympathy and condo- way at all our commitment to Iraq. On lences to the families of the victims. Some the contrary, it shows how important it is will be British; many will be Turkish citi- to carry on until terrorism is defeated there zens. I would like to express my condo- as well, because it is in a free, democratic, lences also to the Government and to the and stable Iraq that not just the violence people of Turkey. but the wretched and backward philosophy 1580 31 2005 08:31 Aug 02, 2006 Jkt 198803 PO 00000 Frm 00776 Fmt 1240 Sfmt 1240 \\ALPHA3\E\HR\OC\198803.020 198803 Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 / Nov. 20 of these terrorists will be defeated and de- In the course of the discussions that stroyed. President Bush and myself had yesterday Yesterday, as some of you will have and today, we also, of course, discussed heard, the President of the United States many other issues, and let me just run delivered a powerful, telling speech extol- through a few of those with you. There ling the virtues of freedom, justice, democ- will be two communiques put out after- racy, and the rule of law, not just for some wards, one on Iraq, one on the other issues people but for all the peoples of our world. we discussed, and I can just simply list Today the fanatics of terror showed them- them for you. selves to be callous, brutal murderers of Obviously, we discussed the situation in the innocent, and the contrast could not relation to the WTO and world trade and be more stark. the issues to do with steel, with which There may be some who think that Brit- we’re familiar. We agreed a special joint ain would gain from standing back from task force on the issue of HIV/AIDS in this struggle, even some who believe that relation to global health, a preoccupation we and the United States and our allies of both our Governments. We, of course, have somehow brought this upon ourselves. discussed the issues to do with weapons Let us be very clear: America did not attack of mass destruction and the threat that it Al Qaida on September the 11th; Al Qaida poses; the Middle East and the Middle attacked America and, in doing so, attacked East peace process. And since we have the not just America but the way of life of successive G–8 chairmanships in the next all people who believe in tolerance and couple of years, we also discussed how we freedom, justice and peace. might use those to make progress on all Say we issue for you, in the light of this these issues, including some of the chal- latest outrage, a short summary on the cas- lenging and difficult issues to do with cli- ualties and cost of terrorism. It’s quite in- mate change, world trade, and poverty. teresting to see just how many countries So, once again, Mr. President, welcome have been affected, what the cost of ter- here. It’s a very, very great pleasure and rorism is, how many thousands of people honor to have you here in our country, have died over this past period of time— and we’re delighted to see you. Thank you many of the victims, incidentally, Muslim for that magnificent speech yesterday. And people, not least the civilians murdered in it’s my pleasure to ask you to address this Iraq. simple gathering. So this is a time to show strength, deter- President Bush. Thank you, Mr. Prime mination, and complete resolve. This ter- Minister. It’s my honor to be standing by rorism is the 21st century threat. It is a the side of a friend. And Laura and I were war that strikes at the heart of all that so honored to be invited by Her Majesty we hold dear, and there is only one re- the Queen to come to the United Kingdom sponse that is possible or rational: to meet for this state visit. It’s been a fantastic expe- their will to inflict terror with a greater rience for us. will to defeat it; to confront their philos- I also want to express my deep sympathy ophy of hate with our own of tolerance for the loss of life in Turkey. The nature and freedom; and to challenge their desire of the terrorist enemy is evident once to frighten us, divide us, unnerve us, with again. We see their contempt—their utter an unshakable unity of purpose; to stand contempt—for innocent life. They hate side by side with the United States of freedom. They hate free nations. Today, America and with our other allies in the once again, we saw their ambitions of mur- world to rid our world of this evil once der. The cruelty is part of their strategy. and for all. The terrorists hope to intimidate. They 1581 g 31 2005 08:31 Aug 02, 2006 Jkt 198803 PO 00000 Frm 00777 Fmt 1240 Sfmt 1240 \\ALPHA3\E\HR\OC\198803.020 198803 Nov. 20 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 hope to demoralize. They particularly want questions from U.S. journalists. Andy, you to intimidate and demoralize free nations. start us off. They’re not going to succeed. Timetable for Iraq Great Britain, America, and other free nations are united today in our grief and Q. Andy Marr from the BBC. Could I united in our determination to fight and ask both leaders about the agenda on Iraq? defeat this evil wherever it is found. Britain You are both engaged in an unpredictable and America have shared the suffering and dangerous war, as we’ve seen today. caused by terrorism before. On September And yet, you say you want to bring the the 11th, 2001, no country except America troops home starting from next year. Now, lost more lives than Britain. Since that day, how is that possible when the security situ- no ally has accomplished more or sacrificed ation is still so unresolved? You haven’t got more in our common struggle to end ter- Saddam Hussein. Aren’t you stuck in Iraq, ror, and we are grateful. with your enemies holding the exit door? Our shared work of democracy in Af- President Bush. I said that we’re going ghanistan and Iraq is essential to the defeat to bring our troops home starting next of global terrorism. The spread of freedom year? What I’ve said is that we’ll match and the hope it brings is the surest way the security needs with the number of in the long term to combat despair and troops necessary to secure Iraq.
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