President George Bush is visiting an elementary school today and he
visits one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion

related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if

he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy."

So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy."

One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next

door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him

over,that would be a tragedy." "No," says Bush, "that would be an

ACCIDENT."

A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children

drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would call a

GREAT LOSS."

The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush

searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example

of a tragedy?"

Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a

quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Bush, were

struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a terrorist like

Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."

"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that

would be a TRAGEDY?"

"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it

certainly wouldn't be a great loss




would you people? for one chance, just one chance to negotiate our enemies and tell them that they maybe take our lives, but they will never take our freedom