Thursday, November 13, 2008

Talking Points - George W. Bush's Speach

George W. Bush
"Address to a Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks"
Delivered 20 September 2001
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbush911jointsessionspeech.htm

D A T A
“On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country"
C L A I M
“We’ll meet violence with patient justice…”
W A R R A N T
· “…Justice will be done.”
“…We condemn the Taliban Regime.”
B A C K I N G
· “Weather we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.”
“ It is not only repressing its own people, it is threatening people everywhere by sponsoring and sheltering and supplying terrorists.”
R E B U T T A L
How do you plan to “bring justice” to a “secret” organization that’s location is not known.What about the Taliban’s voice in this argument? Could they not be innocent bystanders against Al Qaeda, forced to do their bidding?

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