Bush Says U.S. Must Prevent Iraq From Falling Into Terrorists' Hands

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBLXWDK0DE.html

Truthful headline below:

Bush Says U.S. Must Prevent Iraq (The oil) From Falling Into Terrorists' (The Iraqis) Hands

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - President Bush on Tuesday answered growing anti-war protests with a fresh reason for American troops to continue fighting in Iraq: protection of the country's vast oil fields that he said would otherwise fall under the control of terrorist extremists.

The president, standing against a backdrop of the imposing USS Ronald Reagan, the newest aircraft carrier in the Navy's fleet, said terrorists would be denied their goal of making Iraq a base from which to recruit followers, train them and finance new attacks.

"We will defeat the terrorists," Bush said. "We will build a free Iraq that will fight terrorists instead of giving them aid and sanctuary."

Appearing at the Naval Air Station North Island to commemorate the anniversary of the Allies' World War II victory over Japan, Bush compared his resolve now to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's in the 1940s and said America's mission in Iraq is to turn it into a democratic ally just as the U.S. did with Japan after its 1945 surrender.

[Hobarticus]

1. Someone needs to tell Dubya that al Queda's in the Gulf Coast states...

Maybe then he'll pay attention to what the hell's going on under his own nose.

[Cha]

26. Great advice, Hobarticus!

It's funny how DUers can come up with such sage advice when the chimp's handlers don't know shit from shinola.

[hunter]

2. Maybe you should go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

And don't come back.

[bahrbearian]

3. Help me ! my head is exploding..

[leftchick]

4. so true Don

and ony a moran would not see it.

[Oreo]

5. So it IS about the oil

It's about time you admitted it George

[shaniqua6392]

6. Bush caused Iraq to fall into the hands of terrorists.

Too late. Just declare victory and get the hell out.
On edit: How dare he compare himself to FDR and WW2! God I hate him.

[fob]

32. "fall into the hands of terrorists"? He* was a little more pro-active

than that. Remember the 'Flypaper Theory'? Drawing "terrorists" TO Iraq was part of the fucking "plan". In fact that was THE reason after the WMD lie fell apart but before the "Liberate them via kill them" was developed.

[underpants]

7. Full circle

We attacked and occupied Iraq because W said "Saddam" and "9/11" in the same sentence and now we are there to protect THEM (oil really) from....terrorists.

Also-notice this is his big end of vacation speech (been prepping for this one for a while) in front of Navy (not Army) personnel, likens it to WWI o n VJ Day, and in front of the USS RONALD REAGAN. A trifecta.

[Javaman]

8. That should read: US should prevent "green zone"

from falling into terrorist hands. The rest of the country is being fought by Iraqi citizens and the odd foreigner.

[all.of.me]

9. he can defeat the terrorists by putting a gun to his head.

[lebkuchen]

10. Can you fucking believe he said this TODAY???

That's one hell of a bubble he lives in.

[Double T]

11. How out of touch with reality can this total idiot be

[gratuitous]

12. I thought the terrorists already had the oil

So we had to invade in Operation Iraqi Liberation.

[damntexdem]

13. Well, if Iraq is not to be in terrorists hands, then ...

the U.S. should definitely get out.

[saracat]

14. Excuse me but forty states are going to be affected by this storm

and you cut the mitigation funds. I personally don't give a fuck about Iraq right now!

[durablend]

15. Iraq is already in terrorist hands

JUST LOOK IN THE MIRROR! :mad:

[DELUSIONAL]

16. Prez X says we must Prevent Country Zuse from falling into COMMUNIST hands

He is just changing the damned WORD -- and there are those of us here who have heard this crap-a-doodle before from other Prezadents.

It seems right now the problem is that the terrorist WEATHER has just staged a major attack on a very large city.

The MISSION should be how to help NEW ORLEANS - you dumb ass all hat and not brains guy who sometimes lives in the white house.

Damn that zero zombie really torques me off.

Then my other rant -- why hasn't the entire military been mobilized to assist New Orleans and other areas attacked by the terrorist Weather??

When I asked a good friend if he heard any scuttlebutt on base about the Navy getting Prez orders to help in NO -- he said -- "hell no" the Navy would merely send their small boat fleet (and every Navy ship has a fleet of small boats) out to guard against sailboat attacks from terrorists -- while citizens drown.

[0007]

17. Wow! junior sure doesn't give the Iraqis much hope.....

"If Zarqawi and bin Laden gain control of Iraq, they would create a new training ground for future terrorist attacks," Bush said. "They'd seize oil fields to fund their ambitions. They could recruit more terrorists by claiming a historic victory over the United States and our coalition."

This guy bush has more propaganda than Hitler.

Can't wait to see Jon Stewart's take on this speech. If that's what you want to call it!

[Solly Mack]

18. America gives Bush aid and sanctuary

I'm just saying...

[1932]

19. I agree. Nobdy whose control is due to threat of force should be allowed

to control Iraq.

So why are we still there?

[graywarrior]

20. Can we really put up with this for another 3 1/2?

[Connie_Corleone]

21. I've been asking the same question.

I can't take much more of this idiot!

[Seabiscuit]

36. I don't know how I'm going to be able to take any more tomorrow or

the next day or the next. I don't even know how I'm going to get through the rest of today with this idiot in charge.

[flaminbats]

22. how brilliant, next he'll propose a united nation!!

Isn't deja vu pleasant? Maybe he'll enact an American martial plan. WOW, exactly like FDR, without the brains but with some legs. :wow:

[graywarrior]

23. Better yet, someone will give him a bag of pretzels.

[calimary]

24. Ummm - seems to me this has ALREADY HAPPENED, ASSHOLE!!!

It's a done deal, george. There IS civil war. The terrorists DO own the place. The insurgency IS NOT on its last throes. What a JERKOFF!!!! WHAT is he smoking? (Probably some pretty good shit, considering the statements he's making...)

[graywarrior]

25. Gin. I bet it's gin.

[calimary]

33. I think you're correct. I've seen speculation that he's hitting the bottle

again. Maybe that's why he needed this five week vacation. To dry out.

[cureautismnow]

27. So what? The U.S. has already falling into terrorists' hands.

It happened around 12-12-00. Today, the Bush-boy Administration has "risen" to the #1 terrorist organization in the world.

[teryang]

28. Thedictatorial regime obscurantist

He's their puppet.

[The_Casual_Observer]

29. Newest and most compelling reason so far: Protect our Oil from

terrorists. This one is pure evil genius, roll the two greatest fears of your average citizen into one neat package. rove does it again.

[indepat]

30. Raises the question as for whom we are protecting Iraq's vast oil fields:

at least the cat seems to be out of the bag as to possibly the real reason for our being over there.

[uppityperson]

31. USA goes home, terrorists are defeated!

[Fire Walk With Me]

34. I love "The Twilight Zone".

Except I'd like some commercial breaks in this 8-year-long episode please.

[brentspeak]

35. You mean, after you let them flood into Iraq?

Bush floods Iraq with terrorists, then cuts funding to allow New Orleans to get flooded with water.