US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union speech before the Congress sounded extraordinarily like George W Bush’s infamous 2003 speech in their rancour, rhetoric, and structure as he proceeded to paint North Korea in the same light as Bush painted Iraq prior to the war. The transcript, provided by CNN, reads:“But no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea. He lost and arm and a leg to amputation and was tortured by North Korean authorities when he returned from a visit to China. Trump ended his speech by reiterating the fortitude, resilience and the many virtues of the American people. At the Republican National Convention in 2016, Melania Trump virtually recanted Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2018 08:15 UTC