America’s march to victory in Iraq continues despite the attempts of leftists and Islamists here and abroad to derail the liberation of those lands from the stranglehold of tyranny. Five years removed from the invasion American forces fight a battle on many fronts, from the blood soaked sands of the middle east to the anarchist run streets of Olympia, Washington, and American forces deal constantly with a terrible enemy without and insidious enemies within.
But thanks to the courageous leadership of the Bush administration and the tireless efforts of our patriotic troops the American people remain free, the American homeland remains safe and hundreds of thousands of men, women and children have a chance to join the West and live lives of freedom and prosperity.
From President Bush’s touching speech today:
On this day in 2003, the United States began Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the campaign unfolded, tens and thousands of our troops poured across the Iraqi border to liberate the Iraqi people and remove a regime that threatened free nations.
Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision — and this is a fight America can and must win.
The men and women who crossed into Iraq five years ago removed a tyrant, liberated a country, and rescued millions from unspeakable horrors. Some of those troops are with us today, and you need to know that the American people are proud of your accomplishment — and so is the Commander in Chief.
Read the rest of this stirring speech here.
John Boehner’s Blog has a round up of the Republican accolades for our troops.
Gateway Pundit is covering the milestones we achieved and GSGF reminds us the cost of freedom is always hard to bear, but the blood of Americans is the seed from which liberty grows. Celebrate America for you have brought the greatest gift of all to the people of Iraq, their freedom.
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