RADIO ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
                               TO THE NATION




     THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning.  This weekend I am engaged in extensive
sessions with members of my National Security Council, as we plan a
comprehensive assault on terrorism.  This will be a different kind of
conflict against a different kind of enemy.

     This is a conflict without battlefields or beachheads, a conflict with
opponents who believe they are invisible.  Yet, they are mistaken.  They
will be exposed, and they will discover what others in the past have
learned:  Those who make war against the United States have chosen their
own destruction.  Victory against terrorism will not take place in a single
battle, but in a series of decisive actions against terrorist organizations
and those who harbor and support them.

     We are planning a broad and sustained campaign to secure our country
and eradicate the evil of terrorism.  And we are determined to see this
conflict through.  Americans of every faith and background are committed to
this goal.

     Yesterday I visited the site of the destruction in New York City and
saw an amazing spirit of sacrifice and patriotism and defiance.  I met with
rescuers who have worked past exhaustion, who cheered for our country and
the great cause we have entered.

     In Washington, D.C., the political parties and both Houses of Congress
have shown a remarkable unity, and I'm deeply grateful.  A terrorist attack
designed to tear us apart has instead bound us together as a nation.  Over
the past few days, we have learned much about American courage -- the
courage of firefighters and police officers who suffered so great a loss,
the courage of passengers aboard United 93 who may well have fought with
the hijackers and saved many lives on the ground.

     Now we honor those who died, and prepare to respond to these attacks
on our nation.  I will not settle for a token act.  Our response must be
sweeping, sustained and effective.  We have much do to, and much to ask of
the American people.

     You will be asked for your patience; for, the conflict will not be
short.  You will be asked for resolve; for, the conflict will not be easy.
You will be asked for your strength, because the course to victory may be
long.

     In the past week, we have seen the American people at their very best
everywhere in America.  Citizens have come together to pray, to give blood,
to fly our country's flag.  Americans are coming together to share their
grief and gain strength from one another.

     Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that
is in our country, with courage and concern for others.  Because this is
America.  This is who we are.  This is what our enemies hate and have
attacked.  And this is why we will prevail.

     Thank you for listening.

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