Bush presides over soldiers' citizenship at Walter Reed - story and pics

[Kadie]

Bush presides over soldiers' citizenship
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
26 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush presided over a citizenship ceremony on Monday for three soldiers injured in Iraq, calling them "men who knew the cost of freedom and were willing to pay that cost so others could live free."

Bush also used his visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to promote his stalled proposal for overhauling the nation's immigration laws. He urged Congress to break the current stalemate and pass legislation that "must be comprehensive."

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Santos, who stood on crutches while the other two were standing on their own at the ceremony, was injured last Sept. 6 when the convoy in which he was riding was bombed. Lopez was injured when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad last Jan. 6. Leal-Cardenas was injured by a roadside bomb last Dec. 6 while returning to his base from a mission just south of Baghdad.

Bush called it, "a joyful day for these men, a joyful day for me to be here with them...It's a privilege to be their commander in chief."

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"It made sense to me: If somebody's willing to risk their lives for our country, they ought to be full participants in our country," Bush said. He noted that more than 33,000 non-U.S. citizens currently serve in the military.

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U.S. President George W. Bush (R) applauds as new American citizens, Spc Sergio Lopez (L), Spc Noe Santos-Dilone (2nd L) and Pfc Eduardo Leal-Cardenas are sworn during a naturalization ceremony at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, July 24, 2006. All three men soldiers, who have already served in the U.S. military and were injured during deployment in Iraq, became American citizens at the ceremony. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)


President Bush, far right, watches as Specialist Sergio Lopez, 24, from Bowlingbrook, Il., left, Specialist Noe Santos-Dilone, 21, from the Brooklyn borough of New York, second from left, and Private First Class, Eduardo Leal-Cardenas, 21, second from right, from Los Angeles, take the oath during their naturalization ceremony to be U.S. Citizens at Walter Reed Medical Center, Monday, July 24, 2006 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


President Bush talks with Specialist Sergio Lopez, 24, from Bowlingbrook, Il., left, Specialist Noe Santos-Dilone, 21, from the Brooklyn borough of New York, second from left, and Private First Class, Eduardo Leal-Cardenas, 21, second from right, from Los Angeles, before the start of their naturalization ceremony to be U.S. Citizens at Walter Reed Medical Center, Monday, July 24, 2006 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


U.S. President George W. Bush (R) swears allegiance to the flag alongside new American citizens, Spc Sergio Lopez (L), Spc Noe Santos-Dilone (2nd L) and Pfc Eduardo Leal-Cardenas during a naturalization ceremony at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, July 24, 2006. All three soldiers, who have already served in the U.S. military and were injured during deployment in Iraq, became American citizens at the ceremony. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

[AndyA]

1. None of those soldiers appear to be all that honored, and in the

last picture, Bush appears to be looking off to the side. I wonder if he's reading the Pledge of Allegiance. I certainly wouldn't expect him to know it by heart after the way he's crapped on The Constitution.

Edit to add: If the military is so behind the President, why is it all of the soldiers have such grim looks on their faces when photographed with Bush? You'd think meeting the President would be a big deal, but I guess you have to respect the person who's President.

[heidiho]

2. Part of Bush's "Guest Worker" Program - Since few

"real" Americans want to go to Iraq, we will have a "Guest Soldier" program - you can go and get killed or wounded for America!

Sick, just sick. This man is such a evil creep.

[BringEmOn]

3. Ok, your next assignment is to guard the border and kill Wet...uh..

[Debau2005]

4. "Bush called it, "a joyful day for these men"

I am sure the soldier with the missing leg feels joyous!

I wonder if we would have had this ceremony if these men had not been injured? Or would they have come home from the illegal occupation and had to fight for citizenship!

[Botany]

5. as his madness spreads he becomes more like Hitler everyday

Using these men as props for his stupid war no shame, no shame.

[Hubert Flottz]

6. I agree...No shame!

And the fools that lap up his silly shit, are sicker than that sick fool!