Why there, not here?

So I watched President Bush's speech to the British Parliment today. Not all of it. The soundbite version on Fox News Channel. And I was impressed.

And then I read it. All of it. Courtesy of a posting on World Net Daily. (See link to WND in my sidebar). And I was completely impressed.

It was a tough setting, with protestors greeting his arrival in England and questions about the wisdom of the Iraq war swirling in the streets and in the press.

It was an important speech, to our firmest ally in the war. A necessary speech to buck-up the backbone of that country's leaders.

And it was a masterful speech. Absolute dead-on strength and core values and leadership. Crystal clear clarity about the course we've set in the War on Terrorism and it's costs. It should be required reading for every voter before the next election. I'm not kidding.

And it begs the question: Why there and not here? Why haven't I heard this message delivered this well and this clearly here at home? Americans need to hear this too. In a big way.

Some excerpts from the WND article:

"I've been here only a short time, but I've noticed that the tradition of free speech – exercised with enthusiasm – is alive and well here in London. We have that at home, too. They now have that right in Baghdad, as well."

"We believe in open societies ordered by moral conviction."

"The League of Nations, lacking both credibility and will, collapsed at the first challenge of the dictators. Free nations failed to recognize, much less confront, the aggressive evil in plain sight. And so dictators went about their business, feeding resentments and anti-Semitism, bringing death to innocent people in this city and across the world, and filling the last century with violence and genocide."

"On September the 11th, 2001, terrorists left their mark of murder on my country, and took the lives of 67 British citizens. With the passing of months and years, it is the natural human desire to resume a quiet life and to put that day behind us, as if waking from a dark dream. The hope that danger has passed is comforting, is understanding, and it is false. "

"These terrorists target the innocent, and they kill by the thousands. And they would, if they gain the weapons they seek, kill by the millions and not be finished."

"The evil is in plain sight. The danger only increases with denial. Great responsibilities fall once again to the great democracies. We will face these threats with open eyes, and we will defeat them."

And so on, and so on. It's awesome. Read it.