Bush wants to ease burden of wounded veterans [View All]

Source: San Antonio Express News

After praising the world-class care that maimed and disfigured veterans are getting at the Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston, President Bush defended the war in Iraq at a gathering of Republican supporters and predicted Thursday that history will bear him out.

"Some day people are going to look back at this time and day and say, 'Thank God there was a generation that did not lose faith ... because the Middle East is a place free of suiciders,'" Bush said.

Appearing at a private fundraiser for Sen. John Cornyn at the Terrell Hills home of John Steen, Bush delivered what one participant called a stirring defense of his presidency — including his decision to launch the Iraq war.

Bush, whose comments were heard through an attendee's cell phone, spoke of the gravity of his decision to go to war and the principles that guide him at a time when his popularity has taken a beating.

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