January 21, 2005: Headlines: Presidents - Bush: Inaugural: Speeches: Taunton Gazette: In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies.
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January 21, 2005: Headlines: Presidents - Bush: Inaugural: Speeches: Taunton Gazette: In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies.
In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies.
In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies.
Politicians: Country brought together by Bush's speech
By: SUSAN WEINSTEIN
01/21/2005
If President George Bush was trying to bridge the country's political divide in his inaugural address yesterday, area politicos say he succeeded.
If President George Bush was trying to bridge the country's political divide in his inaugural address yesterday, area politicos say he succeeded.
A Democratic state senator and a Republican state committeeman said Bush convinced them he was intent on "staying the course" in his policy to spread democracy around the world.
Both also agreed the mission, which Bush described as the "calling of our time," was fraught with dangers.
"All of us are in favor of eliminating terrorism and exporting freedom. The question is how we do it," said state Sen. Marc Pacheco, a Taunton Democrat.
William Nickerson, who chairs the Raynham Republican Town Committee, said the speech was clearly aimed at justifying America's military actions against terrorism and ending tyranny.
"That's been his mantra," Nickerson said. "But he was also telling young people it comes at a cost - that they cannot avoid the difficult tasks."
In his address, Bush urged young Americans "to serve in a cause larger than your wants."
He never referenced Iraq or Afghanistan by name although the speech was peppered with the word "freedom."
Pacheco said he was disappointed Bush made no mention of other ways to export American ideals and democratize the scores of countries under dictatorships or with ties to Al-Qaida.
The president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies.
Both Democrats and Republicans want the administration to succeed in bringing democracy to Iraq "and more importantly, to bring our troops back home," Pacheco said.
And people may look back years from now and compare the so-called Bush doctrine to President Ronald Reagan's successful war against Soviet communism, he said.
"I hope they're right. On the other hand, if we do not do the job right we may still be engaged (in combat) years from now," he said.
Nickerson shares those concerns.
"Only time will tell if this works with religiously-driven governments," he said.
Pacheco said Bush's address "will certainly go down in history."
Delivered during a time of war, the president did not back down or admit any failing of policy in Iraq. He made little mention of key domestic issues such as social security, health care, trade and jobs, Pacheco said.
©The Taunton Gazette 2005
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