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President Bush urges Obama to struggle against al-Qaeda

10 December 2008 11:23 (UTC +04:00)

Washington-APA. President Bush yesterday urged President-elect Barack Obama to "stay on the offensive" against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups and said his own administration had "laid a solid foundation" for meeting emerging threats around the world.
Addressing cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Bush vigorously defended his performance as commander in chief, arguing that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and other operations were part of a concerted strategy to "keep unrelenting pressure" on terrorist groups and rogue states after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
In his last scheduled address to a military academy, Bush also asserted that the nation’s military is "stronger, more agile and better prepared" than when he took office eight years ago.
In the years ahead, our nation must continue developing the capabilities to take the fight to our enemies across the world. We must stay on the offensive. We must be determined, and we must be relentless to do our duty to protect the American people,â€ he said.