Msg # 260   
Date: 30 May 91  03:02:42
From: Christopher Baker
  To: All
Subj: 'lost' Presidential document from last month's newsletter
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i was just looking for the file from this message and realized i hadn't
posted this document, yet. [oops]

in this one, George is giving us the lowdown on just how we managed to
'liberate' Kuwait and stop the 'war'. [sigh]

Federal Register: Vol. 56, No. 47, Monday, March 11, 1991.

Title 3--             Proclamation 6257 of March 7, 1991

The President         For National Days of Thanksgiving, April 5-7, 1991

                      By the President of the United States of America

                      A Proclamation

                      As the Psalmist wrote, "O give thanks to the Lord for
                      he is gracious, for His mercy endures for ever."
[so, that explains    Almighty God has answered the prayers of millions of
why we quit too       people with the liberation of Kuwait and the end of the
early to make any     offensive operations in the Persian Gulf region. As we
real use of this      prepare to welcome home our courageous service men and
stupid 'war' to       women and join in the joyful celebrations of the
begin with? god       Kuwaiti people, it is fitting that we give thanks to
stopped it?]          our Heavenly Father, our help and shield, for His mercy
                      and protection.

                      Asking Him to judge not our worthiness but our need and
                      protection, and knowing that the Lord gives victory
[by what then?        "not by might, nor by power," we prayed for a swift and
wishful thinking?]    decisive victory and for the safety of our troops.
                      Clearly, the United States and our coalition partners
                      have been blessed with both. We thank the Lord for His
                      favor, and we are profoundly grateful for the
                      relatively low number of allied casualties, a fact
[Norman now a         described by the commanding general as "miraculous".
'witness'?]           Nevertheless, because each and every human life is
                      precious, because the massive scale of Operation
                      Desert Storm must never diminish the loss of even one
[that'll be helpful.] service member, we also remember and pray for all
                      those who made the ultimate sacrifice in this conflict.
['fallen into the     May the Lord welcome all who have fallen into the glory
glory'? i thought     of Heaven, and may He strengthen and console their
'fallen' was the      families in their hour of need. May it also please our
other way?]           Heavenly Father to grant a full recovery to those
                      military personnel wounded in action.
[to hell with the civilians?]                       We also give thanks for
the remarkable unity of our
                      people throughout this conflict--a unity marked by
                      heartfelt and generous support for our troops in the
                      field and, in the American tradition, respect for the
[such as calling      rights of those who dissent. May our Nation emerge from
them unAmerican?]     this conflict stronger and more united, to face as one
                      united people the challenges and opportunities before
                      us.

                      As we unite in thanksgiving to Almighty God, let us
[why? didn't they     pray in a special way for the innocent men, women, and
go to 'glory'?]       children--wherever they may be--who have suffered as a
                      result of the conflict in the Gulf. Recalling the
                      words of President Wilson shortly after World War I,
                      let us seek forgiveness for any "errors of act or
[judging by events    purpose" and pray for God's help and guidance on the
so far, that won't    way that lies ahead. May the resolution of remaining
do much good?]        questions and concerns, especially the return of all
                      prisoners of war and the freeing of those who are
                      detained, be as timely and as certain as this victory
                      in battle.

                      Finally, seeing before us the promise of a safer, more
[couldn't be          peaceful world--one marked by respect for the rule of
international law,    law--let us offer all these entreaties in a spirit of
could it?]            faith, humility, and gratitude, seeking reconciliation
                      with all peoples. In doing so, we recall the timeless
                      prayer found in Scripture:
                        Thine, O, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and
[what's missing in      the glory ... for all that is in the heaven and in
all those '...'s?]      the earth is Thine ... and Thou reignest over all ...
                        in Thine hand is power and might; and in Thine hand
                        it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
                        Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee and praise Thy
                        glorious name.

[who is this          As the Psalmist wrote, "Come behold the works of the
'Psalmist' guy?]      Lord ... He makes wars to cease to the end of the
                      earth."

                      NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United
[no Congressional     States of America, do hereby proclaim April 5-7, 1991,
collusion in this     as National Days of Thanksgiving. I ask that Americans
one?]                 gather in their homes and places of worship to give
                      thanks to Almighty God for the liberation of Kuwait,
[god gets in my       for the blessings of peace and liberty, for our troops,
house he'd better     our families, and our Nation. In addition, I direct
be packing?]          that the flag of the United States be flown on all
                      government buildings, I urge all Americans to display
                      the flag, and I ask that bells across the country be
                      set ringing at 3:00 p.m. (eastern daylight savings
                      time) on April 7, 1991, in celebration of the
                      liberation of Kuwait and the end of hostilities in the
                      Persian Gulf.

                      IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
[whose Lord?]         seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen
                      hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the
                      United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth.

                                            [signed]
                                            George Bush

if that doesn't chill your marrow and set your teeth on edge, you're in the
wrong Echo.

makes one almost want to yell, "Jesus Christ!", as if it meant something.
[sigh]

TTFN.
Chris

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