Need bibliographic citation for article about Pres. Bush.  It mentions
an interview with a "friend" of the President's.  The friend says that
Bush sees the fight against terror as his "CALLING."  I think the
article _may_ have been in either USA Today or Newsweek.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 14 Oct 2003 12:05 PDT

Hello issachar-ga, 

I found the original remarks of President Bush: 

“Our war is against networks and groups, people who coddle them,
people who try to hide them, people who fund them.  This is our
calling.  This is the calling of the United States of America, the
most free nation in the world.“

I have the date, location and context of the above quotation.


I also found the following excerpt from an online newspaper story:

“With American pilots poised to unleash “bunker-busting” bombs against
the Taliban in Afghanistan, President Bush declared Wednesday that
“our calling” is the eradication of terrorism around the globe. “Now
is the time to draw the line in the sand against the evil ones,” he
said.”

“Battling terrorist networks “is our calling. This is the calling of
the United States of America, the most free nation in the world,” he
said.”
 

Would this be the information you require?

Thanks
Bobbie7

Hello.

I believe that I've located the article that you want.  It is on the
web site of FoxNews.com and is dated November 5, 2001.

The quotation comes from Don Evans, one of Pres. Bush's closest
friends.

'..And Evans said the president sees fighting terrorism as the purpose
of his presidency and perhaps even a calling from God.
"He understands what his calling in life is. He understands that he's
been called at this moment," Evans said.'
source: 
"Faith Guides Bush Through Era of Terror," hosted by Foxnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,37967,00.html

search strategy:
bush, terrorism, "his calling"

I hope that this is the quotation that you had in mind. If it's not,
please use the "request clarification" feature to let me know, and I
will gladly resume my search. Thanks.

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Request for Answer Clarification by issachar-ga on 15 Oct 2003 06:50 PDT

Hello Juggler!  Thx for answer. It's close... I think this is the
quote, and Don Evans is probably the guy that was interviewed.  The
only problem is that I originally _read_ the quote, in a printed
interview.  Since this is for a book I'm writing, I really could use a
 _printed_  resource, i.e., something I can footnote that's more
authoritative than a website.  Do you think we can find it?  It may
have been in USA Today or Newsweek.

The quote I'm looking for did, indeed, say that Bush sees it as his
own personal calling... not just American's, but Bush's calling from
God.  It was said by a "friend" of Bush's.

Thanks!!
Issachar

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 15 Oct 2003 11:02 PDT

I haven't been able to find a "print" version of that Don Evans quote.

However, I did find another quote that is in a print publication. 
This particular quote is very similar, but the source this time is
Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove.

From the Weekly Standard:

'Whether in a Christian or a more secular sense, Bush believes he's
been "called" to lead the country in the war against terrorism. He
feels it's not just by accident or luck that he's president now. This
feeling is reflected in the president's speeches, his comments to
reporters, and his conduct. Some who've met with Bush sense it in his
demeanor. Several religious leaders at the larger gathering on
September 20 referred to his calling. Bush and his aides have
discussed it. One White House official, in an off-the-record speech,
spoke of Bush's role now as his destiny. Bush himself has often said
he thinks "things happen for a reason." Karl Rove, his senior adviser,
says the need to defend America and eradicate terrorism following the
attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon "may be the reason he's
president, the purpose for which he's been put in office -- his
calling."'

Source:
The Weekly Standard
"Man with a Mission; George W. Bush finds his calling"
BY FRED BARNES; page 4

I located this article through a periodicals database available
through my local library.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 15 Oct 2003 15:27 PDT

I notice that Fred Barnes' Weekly Standard article is also on the
magazine's web site:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/000/276xnbxs.asp

Thanks Juggler...I didn't think it would be so hard to find, but it
was a bit "buried."  Thanks for fishing around a bit more!

Thank you for the tip.
-juggler