The March of Whose Freedom?

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At the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation, George Bush compared the "War on Terror" to World War II, saying, "We will secure our nation and defend the peace through the march of freedom. ... Just as events in Europe determined the outcome of the Cold War, events in the Middle East will set the course of our current struggle." Officials in France, where Bush will mark the anniversary of D-Day, warned,"Any reference to Iraq during the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France on Sunday would be ill-advised and unwelcome." A "source close to President Chirac" quoted by the Guardian said "photographs of U.S. soldiers torturing" Iraqi detainees did not compare favorably "with the image of D-Day heroes."