Prof Sophie Scott, an expert in speech perception at University College London, said the findings supported and added to current knowledge.

BBC: Babies can hear syllables in the womb, says research

Prof Carl Devos of Ghent University said that the passage of the speech should have been dropped, while monarchy expert Prof Mark Van den Wijngaert said a comparison with the 30s was "a bridge too far".

BBC: Europe

On Al Arabiya, an expert on Middle East affairs, analyzed the speech shortly after Bush finished speaking.

CNN: Arabic TV critiques Bush's speech

Finally, James Lewis, a leading cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has recently said that an October 2012 speech on cybersecurity by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta indicates that the Department of Defense is effectively taking over U.S. cyber security.

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