Bush Insists He's 'In Charge' of Iraq Policy

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday rejected complaints from some members of Congress that he needs to assert more control over Iraq policy, saying, "The person who is in charge is me."

snip........

"The person who is in charge is me," Bush told Tribune Broadcasting when asked about the infighting and who was in charge.

Bush said his administration had a strategy and it was being carried out by U.S. civil administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, whose nickname is Jerry.

"In all due respect to politicians here in Washington, D.C., who make comments, they're just wrong about our strategy. We've had a strategy from the beginning, Jerry Bremer is running the strategy and we are making very good progress about the establishment of a free Iraq," Bush said.


more.............

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=W42LR5UPKCXCQCRBAEKSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3605503

[NJCher]

1. I heard this on the radio this afternoon

I was driving home from class and I just burst out laughing.

Can you even imagine Clinton issuing a statement saying he was the person in charge?


Cher

[Sagan]

2. Ya know...

If you have to stomp your foot and "insist" you're in charge...


you probably ain't.

So the strategy from the beginning was to fire Jay Garner? Wow.. that's a brilliant strategy.

[hlthe2b]

4. Especially when you state it, from the golf course!!!!

Sheesh, what hypocrisy...

[htuttle]

13. This is the 'I meant to do that' administration

Reminds me of Pee Wee Herman...

[Sliverofhope]

33. That's excellent

"So the strategy from the beginning was to fire Jay Garner?" Very clever. A point I overlooked entirely.

[Don_G]

3. How Can Anybody Be In Charge Of A Train Wreck?

Unless one expects to profit from it later.

[LiberalFighter]

36. More like responsible!

Except he wouldn't want to use that word.

[Don_G]

41. One Dosen't Use The Term Responsible

When lives have been squandered to "Profit" from the situation and two treasuries have been looted to leave the common citizens of both countries poor.

[FlashHarry]

5. Nice passive voice.

Interesting how that man's brain works.

[TahitiNut]

40. "works"?

Smirky McNarcissist is barely "in charge" of his own bowel movements. He's being run by a coterie of handlers.

[Wickerman]

6. Ok, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt

The li'l guy wants to say he is in charge, then great - poof- he is in charge. Problem is, its all fucked up. Its a colossal failure, it shouldn't have been entered into in the first place, we have destroyed our international reputation, our military is at horrible risk, the citizens of Iraq are at grave risk, and we are pumpimg money into that hellhole at an alarming rate.

You're in charge, Georgie. Time to fire yourself because this is a clusterfuck that is begging for new leadership.

on edit - doesn't he look like shit? I'm guessing he is drinking again. He looks kinda fat in the middle. Guess those 1000$ suits help a lot - but you can't hide it in a golf shirt.

[Spazito]

7. Geez, he can't even get his insults right...

The correct wording is "with all due respect" which usually means you don't respect. It is NOT "in all due respect". What the heck does that mean? lol

[diamond14]

8. punk arrested for war crimes (thanks to bartcop).....

like Al Franken says...the best part is where they push his head down into the car....

don't let these thugs get away with the "we're just stupid, we don't know any better...."...they are killers and war criminals...



http://www.bartcop.com

[pinniped]

17. That's a great pic.

Was that character arrested for impersonating the President?

Because I see something that looks like the Seal of the President of the United States on his sweatshirt.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. Well at least it is now on record

that W takes responsibility for everything that happens in Iraq.

Now about those 10,000 civilians that you killed and the nightly raids into people homes and the mowing down of people trees and farms.....

Hey W, do you know how to spell WAR CRIMES?

[diplomats]

10. Looks like Whistle Ass is developing a pot belly

I thought he was supposed to be some fitness freak?

[LiberalFighter]

37. Good eye

It does look like he has the start of a pot belly.

What is he doing? Imitating rush windbag by being a couch potato and avoiding contact with people?

[0007]

11. Who's junior trying to convince?

Is junior trying to fix (an idea) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition?

Oh I got it, that fucking idiot Bill Schneider will lay his omnipotent wisdom on the real government stamped morons, and the poll numbers will prove junior's in charge. Where did CNN ever find that schmuck?

[RedEarth]

12. Bush Insists He's 'In Charge'....That's reasuring ..I feel better already.

I bet a sleep a whole lot better tonight knowing he's in charge......

[Fuzz]

14. Good. Now they can't push blame on anyone else.

Keep this quote handy when they try to shift blame again.

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. looking at that photo, all I can think of is

C'mon lightning!

C'mon lightning!

:)

[Nottingham]

16. Well your doing a piss poor job then Bush

:bounce:

[Voltaire99]

18. We'd be better off being led by a blancmange.

Its silence at press conferences would speak more eloquently than Bush does, too.

[snippy]

19. Does this mean he can answer any of these four questions?

1. Who made the decision to use a campaign of lies to market the invasion of Iraq? (Turd Blossom Rove? Whistle Ass? God? Cheney? Roger Ailes? Rush Limbaugh? Andy Card? The Lump in the Bed? Someone else?)

2. When was that decision made? (Before or after January 20, 2001? Or September 11, 2001? Or March, 2002 when Bush told three Senators in Rice's office: "Fuck Saddam. We're taking him out."? Or September 2002 when Andy Card said about trying to sell the American people on the invasion of Iraq: "From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August."? Or when Card formed the White House Iraq Group?)

3. Why was that decision made? (Political reasons? Financial reasons? Personal reasons? Religious reasons? Other reasons?)

4.Who made the decision to have the information about Valerie Plame leaked to the press? (Turd Blossom Rove? Whistle Ass? God? Cheney? Roger Ailes? Rush Limbaugh? Andy Card? The Lump in the Bed? Someone else?)

If Whistle Ass can't answer any of these questions, then I want to know who told him to say that he was in charge of Iraq policy.

[Stephanie]

30. Hilarious post!

Please repost as its own thread. I'm going to send that around to friends. Too funny! And right to the point.

Answer the questions, Whistle Ass!

[BadGimp]

20. Now we're Really Screwed!

The annointed one is in charge...omg

[damnraddem]

21. Hey, it's important to mark the sites, but copy the reports.

Dubya says he's in charge. That means that he should be accountable for what happens. It's not what some underling did (as in 'who leaked the info about Plame?'), the buck stops with Dubya. Of course, later he'll likely claim that he never accepted accountability nor control. Let's see whether we can get people to remember later that he said on October 13 that HE is in charge.

[devinsgram]

22. Sure, after the others tell him what to do

Then he's in charge.

[lanlady]

23. uh, Jerry Bremer? Who's he?

The name of our Gauleiter in Iraq is L. Paul Bremer. Jeezus, he doesn't even know the man's name!

[Zhade]

28. Yeah, I noticed that too

A slip? Is there a "Jerry" Bremer floating around somewhere we should know about?

[LiberalFighter]

38. That is why he uses "nicknames"

He can't remember names. This way it makes him look like a pal.

[Mari333]

24. Rot in Hell You son of a B****

Rot in Hell, George Bush.

[frank frankly]

25. that Bush--he's such a nazi cokehead fratboy whistle ass!

when will the press wake up?

[sonias]

26. We will find somebody else - anybody but bush

From a related story on Yahoo News
Bush Rejects Criticism Over Iraq Handling
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20031014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
(snip)
"If the people don't think I'm doing my job they'll find somebody" else, Bush said. "That's my attitude," he told Tribune Broadcasting. "Look, I just don't make decisions on polls and I can't worry about polls."

Bush in recent weeks has been dropping in the polls as voters express concern about Iraq and the uncertain economy.
(/snip)

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You said it dittohead the people will find somebody else.

Sonia

[leesa]

27. We know. Isn't that the problem?

[Skittles]

29. I'D F****ING BELIEVE THAT

GOD HE'S SUCH A F***ING MORON

[Jack Rabbit]

31. Of course he's in charge

WHo else could make this big of a mess?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Sure George

Just like you honorably fought for your country as an Air Force Fighter pilot during the Vietnam war.

[drscm]

34. And I'm in charge of the tooth fairy. eom

eom

[gratuitous]

35. Well, that's reassuring -- NOT!

However, as others have said, keep this little tantrum bookmarked, and be ready to send it on to your local newspapers (I'm lookin' at YOU, Oregonian!) the next time you see some excuse-laden editorial or analysis telling us all that Lil George isn't really responsible for the mess in Iraq. Nope, it's all George's. Every last bit of it.

And now, connecting a couple more dots: Who feels better knowing that the man in charge of all this can't even make time to read the morning news or policy papers? He has to wait for other folks to read things (he assumes), and then they boil it down for him. Oh yeah; that tightness in my chest and pins and needles radiating down my left arm is just my body's way of saying "all is well."

[PartyPooper]

39. But, no adults are 'in charge' here.

So, a wimpy, whistle ass, faux human being doesn't count in my book...especially this one!

I wish he'd just ride out of Dodge on his golf cart. Maybe he can find a decent country club in hell...one with free green's fees and all of the booze and drugs he can handle.

:evilgrin:

[FrenchieCat]

42. Yes, in charge temporarily.....

Until the next election, bunny panties!

got to get the Black box voting issue addressed quick!

[AntiCoup2K4]

43. I doubt the Idiot Son of an Asshole is in charge of his own bowel movement

let alone Iraq.