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03-14-2003, 11:07 PM
<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>March 14, 2003
Hail to the chief
Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
* * These are, as Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, the times that try men's souls. Most especially, this moment at the brink of war with Iraq is one that tests the stuff of which the man who leads this nation — George W. Bush — is made.
* * What is evident from the public glimpses of the president performing his duties and from the reports of the private man suggest we are very fortunate he is our commander in chief at such a juncture. He is evincing a vision, a steadiness of purpose, a determination in the face of adversity and just plain true grit that are desperately needed at the moment.
* * To be sure, those of us who agree with President Bush on his conduct of the war on terror have little difficulty discerning these qualities. To us, it is evident he correctly perceives the threat posed by a psychopathic Saddam Hussein, bent on amassing ever-more-dangerous weapons and wielding them to the detriment of this country, its allies and its interests.
The quality of Mr. Bush's vision and leadership are all the more striking when contrasted with what is on offer from his most prominent critics. (http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030314-336023.htm)</span>
Hail to the chief
Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
* * These are, as Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, the times that try men's souls. Most especially, this moment at the brink of war with Iraq is one that tests the stuff of which the man who leads this nation — George W. Bush — is made.
* * What is evident from the public glimpses of the president performing his duties and from the reports of the private man suggest we are very fortunate he is our commander in chief at such a juncture. He is evincing a vision, a steadiness of purpose, a determination in the face of adversity and just plain true grit that are desperately needed at the moment.
* * To be sure, those of us who agree with President Bush on his conduct of the war on terror have little difficulty discerning these qualities. To us, it is evident he correctly perceives the threat posed by a psychopathic Saddam Hussein, bent on amassing ever-more-dangerous weapons and wielding them to the detriment of this country, its allies and its interests.
The quality of Mr. Bush's vision and leadership are all the more striking when contrasted with what is on offer from his most prominent critics. (http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030314-336023.htm)</span>