“There are those in the world who would replace freedom and democracy with gay marriages,” Mr. Bush said in his speech from the White House. “This will not stand.”
Mr. Bush’s speech coincided with news from the Pentagon that the United States was launching a spring offensive, Operation Pink Storm, to root out gay brides and bridegrooms hiding in the mountainous region on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In raids conducted over the weekend, U.S. Special Operations forces disrupted half a dozen gay marriages being performed in a serpentine network of underground caves, seizing hors-d’oeuvres, seating charts and flower arrangements.
In his speech, the president urged America’s allies in the war on terror not to lose resolve in the face of what he called “increasingly brazen wedding ceremonies staged by the world’s gay and lesbian community.”
In what appeared to be a pointed remark aimed at his rival, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), Mr. Bush said, “It would be tempting to believe that gays and lesbians are not at this moment planning new and bigger weddings–but we do so at our peril.”
In other news, the Department of Labor announced that the U.S. has lost over 2.9 million manufacturing jobs in the last three-and-a-half years, largely due to gay marriage.
