Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom
11/08/2005
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Knowing what I know today, I would have taken the same action.
A free and peaceful Iraq and a free and peaceful Afghanistan will be powerful and examples in a neighborhood that is desperate for freedom.
I expect he'll talk about the importance of completing our mission and not sending the wrong message to the enemy in Iraq.
America thanks you for your service.