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We're fighting on many fronts, and Iraq is now the central front. Saddam holdouts and foreign terrorists are trying desperately to undermine Iraq's progress and to throw that country into chaos. The terrorists in Iraq believe their attacks on innocent people will weaken our resolve. That's what they believe. They believe that America will run from a challenge. They're mistaken. Americans are not the running kind.

George W. Bush#119

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About this quote

What does it mean?
America will not yield to challenges posed by terrorism in Iraq.
In plain terms
We will not run from challenges in Iraq.
What can you take from it?
Stand firm against threats.

Where it applies

  • war speeches
  • public reassurance

Putting it to work

  • reassure the public

Questions to consider

  • What defines running?

Another view

It simplifies the conflict's complexity.

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