Bush urges allies "not get caught up in past bickering" over Iraq

[FlashHarry]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

link here.

Boy, they love for people to 'move on,' don't they--the election, the '16 words,' and now this.

<snip>
White House-AP -- President Bush is appealing to U-S allies to help in Iraq -- and in his words, "not get caught up in past bickering."
The administration's seeking a new U-N resolution to authorize peace-keeping troops and other contributions from member states. But France and Germany have voiced reservations.

During a meeting with Kuwait's prime minister, the president said, "Let us move forward." He said regardless of differences over the Iraq war, it's in everyone's interests for Iraq to be peacful and free.
</snip>

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. Bush is sounding more and more like Jon Lovitz with his

"Yeah.... That's the ticket!"

[gratuitous]

14. No, more like Homer Simpson

"Look son, we could spend hours arguing over who didn't pick who up after soccer practice, but that won't solve anything. I can see that you're mad, and to tell the truth, I'm pretty mad myself. So let's just get over this, okay?"

Damn, but you'd like to see these jerks admit just once that they miscalculated, misrepresented or something. Instead, we're treated to "That's all in the past" and "Too bad about all those dead soldiers, but it's nobody's fault, really." And then their brain-dead minions show up on this board to try to argue that we're really pursuing a noble cause in Iraq. Almost makes me want to take a swing at somebody.

[saigon68]

31. TOO BAD THEY'RE FUCKING CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS

Coming from a CHIMPANZEE this is very laughable

What an MF Moron

[ixion]

2. in other words...

shut up and do what we tell you. Some things never change. :-(

[meegbear]

3. Let's not argued about who killed who ...

This is supposed to be a happy occasion.

[FlashHarry]

4. Beat me to it!

who... just as he was about to recover... felt the icy hand of death upon him!

[MrBenchley]

8. He's going to tell!

He's going to tell! (NO SINGING!)

[MrBenchley]

7. LOL!

That's EXACTLY what came to mind as I read the headline!!

[MUAD_DIB]

15. Heh heh heh

Iraq has greeeaat tracts of land.....

[grytpype]

5. "it's in everyone's interests for Iraq to be peacful and free."

It's also in the best interests of the vast majority of the world if PNACian America is contained. We're right where the world wants us, trapped in a quagmire.

[E_Zapata]

26. I like that new word: "Panacian"

Ex of usage: The 'Panacians' came to power at the turn of the century, only to be pummeled into oblivion by world opinion...

[Starpass]

6. It's like backing your car over your neighbor's kid, killing the kid,

and the saying to the neighbor, "hey, let's stop squabbling over little things"........may the world give George the finger and help us give him the boot.

[hang a left]

9. this guy needs to learn the art of

groveling. I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

[Beetwasher]

10. A peaceful, free Iraq certainly IS in everyone's best interest

and the ONLY way that has any chance of happening is if the US get's the fuck out and let's the UN take over...

[monobrau]

11. have some freedom fries

And STFU.

[Larkspur]

12. I'm waiting for Bush to say "I'll forgive you if you forgive me and..

give me some money and troops for Iraq so that I can be re-elected next year."

[samsingh]

13. punishing an ally

why would any sane leadership group want to punish allies for a difference of opinion <sarcasm off>

[UpInArms]

20. let us count the ways

http://www.revue-politique.com/6_01_07548.htm

Friday, April 25, 2003


US plan to punish France
By Elaine Monaghan


FRANCE may find itself shut out of US diplomatic business as a punishment for trying to derail the war in Iraq, despite

offering a post-invasion olive branch this week, US officials said yesterday.

Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, and Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary, are eager to make France pay, but have yet to settle a row with the State Department about whether to do so, officials told The Times.

Although there is no suggestion of trade sanctions or other severe moves, one idea is to expand the “quad” — the informal forum grouping Britain, France, Germany and the United States, which meets in secret to hammer out common positions.

...more...

http://www.newstribune.com/stories/042403/wor_0424030913.asp

excerpt:

Potential punishment was discussed Monday at a meeting of top assistants to Powell, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser.

Actions could include excluding France from some meetings with U.S. allies and bypassing the North Atlantic Council, of which France is a member.

Bypassing the council, NATO's governing body, could mean excluding France from U.S. deliberations with European and Canadian allies because France is not a member of NATO's Defense Planning Committee, where the talks would be shifted.

...more...

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,896573,00.html

US to punish German 'treachery'

Peter Beaumont, David Roseand Paul Beaver
Sunday February 16, 2003
The Observer

America is to punish Germany for leading international opposition to a war against Iraq. The US will withdraw all its troops and bases from there and end military and industrial co- operation between the two countries - moves that could cost the Germans billions of euros.

The plan - discussed by Pentagon officials and military chiefs last week on the orders of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld - is designed 'to harm' the German economy to make an example of the country for what US hawks see as Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's 'treachery'.

The hawks believe that making an example of Germany will force other countries heavily dependent on US trade to think twice about standing up to America in future.

...more...

ah but, let us not return to "old bickering"

hahahahahahaha

ROFLMAO!!!

[damnraddem]

16. WHAP! 'Hey, you hit me!' "That's the past. Get over it."

WHAP! 'Hey, you hit me!' "That's the past. Get over it."

WHAP! 'Hey, you hit me!' "That's the past. Get over it."

WHAP! 'Hey, you hit me!' "That's the past. Get over it."

Dubya will play the game as long as others will let him.

[Lorien]

18. Lol!

Yep, that pretty much sums up standard operating procedure at Bushco!

[Panda1]

27. Hahaha

That was great....exactly the BFEE method of diplomacy.

[RapidCreek]

38. Hahahahaha

That's great! Thanks for the chuckle....what a wonderful sunday morning newspaper cartoon that would make.

RC

[laylah]

17. What a complete and utter idiot!

But then I state the obvious. I lived with an abuser for 12 years...they "beat" you up, apologize, urge you to forgive them, promising the behavior will never happen again, only to repeat the behavior when their target displeases them. Sounds like Shrub has the part down well! Whistle Ass is SUCH a freaking idiot. "What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, and no, I won't share"....GAWD, I have never detested another human being in my entire life (I am a die-hard believer in karma); however, this low-life piece of feces I hate with every fiber of my being! :mad:

Edited cuz I can't spell :silly:

[priller]

33. I'm with you on that one

I've been proud of the fact that I've never really hated anyone before. Plenty that I didn't like; bosses, bullies, the usual bad actors. But hate? No. Things have changed now, though. I have dreams of meeting up with Bush (or Rummy or Wolfie or Cheney or Asscrack) and just laying into them with a ceaseless barrage of the most vile obscenities.

It's amazing to me, though, how other reasonably intelligent people can think he's the greatest, even "chosen by God" and all that crap. Fascinating to see such total, absolute blindness.

[NickDanger]

19. He really loves you cheese eating surrender monkeys--really

eom

[BonjourUSA]

22. Who ?

:hippie:

[denverbill]

21. This really is pretty frickin ridiculous.

What a joke our foreign policy has become.

"Bush urges 'freedom toast' eating French and jack-booted Germans to stop bickering". Didn't a US diplomat call them a bunch of chocolate makers just last week?

We blew off Kyoto, tore up the ABM treaty, withdrew from the ICC, and then demanded everyone vote with us on Iraq based on made up evidence, and now, Bush is whining about the bickering? You tell'em Lone Ranger.

[FlashHarry]

23. Just last week, a guy at the SD called them 'Chocolate Makers.'

At the friggin' State Department!!! I might expect that from the Pentagon, but from State?

I guess that's the extent of our diplomacy. Gee, I wonder why the French and Germans aren't on board.

[ellie]

25. It's the 'insult 'em till they give in'

strategy of diplomacy. Bushco have the insulting part down, it is getting the other side to cooperate they are having trouble with.

[E_Zapata]

24. lessee......Coalition = 30 countries

All 30 could send 5000 troops ......that's 150,000 troops.

He shouldn't have to go to the UN. Unless there isn't really a coaliton. Nah - that couldn't be. Nah.

My worry is that Bush will find something so appealing and impossible to turn down to bribe the french and germans with that they will concede to our resolution of Total Control.

I would have never dreamed the Killer Ds from Texas would have folded. And on that matter - now they have all killed their political careers. The Tex Dems have wasted almost $4 mill fighting two redistricting special sessions, which was for naught since they gave in. Has anyone noted that when the turncoat dem returned to Houston that a different dem could have left the state? No one is on the butt of the remaining tex dems who could have maintained the block. sorry - off topic.

[pink_poodle]

28. These people just have no shame whatsoever................

no class, no pride, no compassion and so on and so forth ad nauseum..........

[Gman]

29. God, I love it when Bush* has to BEG!

It's so demeaning and I flat love it! Anything that demeans Bush* is alright with me.

[are_we_united_yet]

30. Gotta hand it to *

Beneath that lunacy, plasticity, hypocrisy and gall is an intense genius for lunacy, platicity, hypocrisy and gall.

[Warren Stuart]

32. Hey Weasels, I mean allies - Get over it!

We was just kidding you about being able to go it alone if need be. And that newspaper picture, ya gotta admit that was a scream right?

C'mon can't take a joke?

http://www.preventtruthdecay.com/mainmiscweasels.htm

Can't we all just change the tone?

[hussar]

34. Hey Bushy Boy

You can't afford to dictate to the rest of the World what you want coz you got the biggest defecit known to man.

How about you kiss my arse ?

[Dr Fate]

35. Remember when the GOP/media insisted the U.N. was "irrelevant"?

And now Mr. Bush asks for help from an "irrelevant" organization?

Bush is purposly decietful, very stupid, or both- "you decide!"

[John_H]

36. Isn't that like Ted Bundytelling people to forget

the couple of bad dates he had?

[RapidCreek]

37. Golly what happened to that huge coalition of the willing?

I thought 2/3ds of the world was behind us on this little venture....was that a lie too, AWOL?

RC

[Pert_UK]

39. "Forget that I said you're all weak idiots and HELP ME OUT!"

That's what he's saying, n'est ce pas?

Not even apologising, just ordering us to forget his abuse.

Nice.

P.