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Bush’s London Speech in Full
The following is a transcript of the speech that President George W. Bush made in the presence of Prime minister Blair and the UK head of state Elizabeth II.
People of Europe,
I am thrilled to be here in the Capital of Europe today, and warmed by the welcome of the thousands of you who have gathered tightly in the streets around Elizabeth Queen your leader.
Sometimes, London is one of these towns where the person - people who think they've got the sharp elbow is the most effective person. Well I can assure you that it isn't.
Democracy is an important word in this, the twentieth century, and Democrats such as Elizabeth and I, or rather Democratically elected leaders such as we are, because we're obviously not Democrats, but Republicans, even though Europe is not a republic I believe, have a heavy responsability to past generations.
I know that not everyone agrees one hundred percent with everything that we've been doing, and I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.
But though I'll be listening to what was said before I was here, I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.
And those are Democracy, Education and Iraq.
We've already spoken of Democracy, but Education is a great challenge when half of the world can't read or right.
Our Administration with Elizabeth and her good friend Tony will be meeting the challenge with new literal programs.
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. And we will.
Other than Democracy and Education people need peace, and redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be a major assignment over the next few years.
We've shown what we're about in Iraq, and though some have doubts, and that is normal, these are difficult times, but remember, even in Iraq, for every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it.
We will stick to our guns and when Iraq is liberated, the poeple there will be treated, tried, and persecuted as a war criminal should be and the world will be a safer more American kind of place.
With that stability will come more trade, and it's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.
So once again, people of London, and Birmingham and Copenhagen, which is one of my favourite European states, we can trust in you and you can hope in us.
Thankyou.
See also : Bush/Blair wedding rumour
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