Bush lies, no biggie; but admitting it? Holy cow!
I was just listening to Bush's press conference announcing Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. The first question a reporter asked was essentially this: "Last week, you told reporters that Cheney and Rumsfeld were staying on? What's up with that?''
Bush answered by saying he told reporters that, knowing it wasn't true, to get them off the subject and on to a different question.
The President of the United States has been reduced to using the rhetoric of every wayward husband who finally cops to the affair: "Well, of course I told you I wasn't with her. I thought it would be easier just to compliment your dress.''
And let me just say this is probably the tip of the Bush prevarication iceberg:
"Of course we knew that Saddam had no WMDs. But if I told you that, you wouldn't have wanted to go to war.''
"Sure, we knew that invading Iraq without an exit strategy was probably a boneheaded move, but we didn't want the American people to worry their pretty little heads.''
Makes you long for the days when presidents just lied about oral sex.
Bush answered by saying he told reporters that, knowing it wasn't true, to get them off the subject and on to a different question.
The President of the United States has been reduced to using the rhetoric of every wayward husband who finally cops to the affair: "Well, of course I told you I wasn't with her. I thought it would be easier just to compliment your dress.''
And let me just say this is probably the tip of the Bush prevarication iceberg:
"Of course we knew that Saddam had no WMDs. But if I told you that, you wouldn't have wanted to go to war.''
"Sure, we knew that invading Iraq without an exit strategy was probably a boneheaded move, but we didn't want the American people to worry their pretty little heads.''
Makes you long for the days when presidents just lied about oral sex.
posted by Michael Riley at 1:44 PM
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Saddam did have weapons of mass destruction..they just sent them to Syria before anyone caught them!
Bush has himself mocked the fact that there were no WMD's
We know Saddam had WMD -- he used poison gas against his own people, as well as against Iran. To say he had none (and that the President was lying) is to ignore the indisputable, known facts of the matter.
"Your last comment was not in the least bit funny, Mr. Riley." -- Margaret
I can top that, Margaret. I can't remember Riley ever making a funny comment.
Is it that easy for some to ignore what is going on in order to cling to their set-in-concrete opinions? The news before this election included many voices from individuals both in government and the military warning that we need a change in course of our position in Iraq but our President refused pay any attention to them. I always have had confidence in the ability of our citizens to wake up to the truth and finally see through the "spin" they have been subjected to. They have awakened and this is just the beginning.
The "exit strategy" in Iraq remains the same; Victory.
That is the only acceptable exit strategy for any war.
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