Reply #1: Always count on George Bush to tell the truth.

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You just have to do a little interpreting.

"The safety of America depends on the outcome of the battle in the streets of Baghdad"

= The safety of America's gas pumps depends on the outcome of the battle in downtown Baghdad, at the Iraq Oil Ministry".

"If we yield Iraq to men like bin Laden, our enemies will be emboldened; they will gain a new safe haven; they will use Iraq's resources to fuel their extremist movement."

= If we yield Iraq to ANYONE besides us, our enemies will have LOTS OF OIL, they will use Iraq's OIL to FUEL their own economies.