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Bush Cites Progress, Way Ahead in War on Terror
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

"The battles in Afghanistan are not over," he said. "American and allied troops are taking risks today in what we call Operation Mountain Lion -- hunting down al Qaeda and the Taliban, keeping them on the run."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
It's not enough for America to win the war on terrorism, the country must help secure the peace, President Bush said April 17.

Speaking at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., Bush invoked the example of the college's most famous alumnus, General of the Army George C. Marshall, as the exemplar of American aims. Marshall served as Army chief of staff during World War II, secretary of state from 1947 to 1949 and secretary of defense from September 1950 to September 1951.

"General Marshall became the architect of America's victory," Bush said. "He fought tenaciously against our enemies and then worked just as hard to secure the peace."

Bush said the United States has been called to defend freedom against ruthless enemies. He said the war against terrorism will be long, and it will not be enough just to make the world safer. "We must also work to make the world better," he said.

Bush reiterated that the war against terror is different and has been fought on many fronts. He said the United States has made progress on all these fronts. "In every case, we will defeat the threats against our country and the civilized," he said. "Our progress is measured day by day, terrorist by terrorist."

He said the United States recently apprehended Abu Zubaydah -- a top-ranking al Qaeda operative. "He's not plotting and he's not planning anymore," Bush said. "He's under lock and key, and we're going to give him some company."
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