November 29, 2005: The view across the river into Brazzaville
in neighboring Republic of Congo (not to be confused with
the Democratic Republic of Congo). Not long ago, the former
French colonial government in Brazzaville exchanged mortar
shells with fighters in Kinshasa across the river.
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""Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and
so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us,
the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the
young of our country."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the
consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy
that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another
day."