'Our commitment is clear: We will not relent until the organized international terror networks are exposed and broken, and their leaders are held to account for their murder.' - George W. Bush 11/11/2005
'Although it mostly consisted of wild boasting and threats, it made a surprising contrast with the speeches of a year ago. Gone were the promises of an early victory, and gone also the claims, made more than a year ago, to have annihilated the Russian armies. Instead all the emphasis was on Germany's ability to withstand a long war.' - George Orwell on Hitler's Stalingrad Speech 9/30/1942
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'We're facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world....
We will never back down, we will never give in, we will never accept anything less than complete victory.' -
George W. Bush 11/11/2005
'Surrender is forbidden. Sixth Army will hold their positions to the last man and the last round and by their heroic endurance will make an unforgettable contribution toward the establishment of a defensive front and the salvation of the Western world.' - Adolph Hitler to Von Paulus - 1/24/1943
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'The terrorists regard Iraq as the central front in their war against humanity. We must recognize Iraq as the central front in our war against the terrorists.' - George W. Bush 11/11/2005
'Hitler's patience snapped: "Stalingrad simply must be held. It must be; it is a key position.' - Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich (1970)
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'America will never run. We will stand, we will fight, and we will win the war on terror.' - George W. Bush 11/14/2005
'When even Zeitzler got up enough nerve to suggest to the Fuehrer that in view of the danger to the long northern flank along the Don the Sixth Army should be withdrawn from Stalingrad to the elbow of the Don, Hitler flew into a fury. "Where the German soldier sets foot, there he remains!" he stormed.' William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1959)
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'Each of these men and women left grieving families and left loved ones at home. Each of these patriots left a legacy that will allow generations of fellow Americans to enjoy the blessings of liberty. Each loss of life is heartbreaking. And the best way to honor the sacrifice of our fallen troops is to complete the mission and to lay the foundation of peace for generations to come.'
- George W. Bush 11/14/2005
'A thousand years hence Germans will speak of this battle with reverence and awe, and will remember that in spite of everything Germany's ultimate victory was decided there. In years to come it will be said of the heroic battle on the Volga. When you come to Germany, say that you have seen us lying at Stalingrad, as our honour and our leaders ordained that we should, for the greater glory of Germany.' - Hermann Goering radio broadcast 1/24/1943
(originally posted at Hoot at the Dark)