Bush says he expected some opposition to his decision to go to war in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bush+says+he+expected+some+opposition+to+his+decision+to+go+to+war+in+Iraq&articleId=9e3542ce-c4af-4664-91a6-873453aad6fa

Bush says he expected some opposition to his decision to go to war in Iraq

WASHINGTON – President Bush said Wednesday he didn't expect to get unanimous support at home for the decision to invade Iraq and said failure there "is not an option."

Talking to reporters on the White House South Lawn after a meeting with a group of governors who have returned from a visit to Iraq and Afghanistan, Bush said he thanked the state chief executives for "sending a message from home that we care ... we appreciate the fact that people are willing to make sacrifices."

"I assured them that our goal in Afghanistan and Iraq is victory and victory will be achieved when there is a democracy in both countries," and those democracies can sustain and defend themselves, he said.

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"We understand full well that the political process in Iraq must occur soon," the president added. "I don't expect everybody to agree with my decision to go into Iraq. But I do want the people to understand, the American people to understand, that failure in Iraq is not an option."

Success there will "begin to lay the foundation of peace for generations to come," Bush said.

[babylonsister]

1. What a putz. He would have had a lot more opposition if he

had told the truth about his 'evidence' to go to war. :eyes:

[rodeodance]

2. i tire of his platitudes. i find them degrading know he does not care.

[truthisfreedom]

3. "people are willing to make sacrifices?" try "bush is willing to sacrifice

people."

[leesa]

4. We know. That's why you guys did 9-11.

[cliss]

5. Isn't that charming -- some?

Meanwhile, back in 2002 and 2003, there were protests around the world. Millions of people marching, objecting to this war.

Al Franken said that it was unprecedented, the largest uprising in the world's history. They all said "no".

Bush should reflect on that.

[saigon68]

7. Although some of the Rabble here was in Favor

I remember bitter arguments with TROLLS, DINOS and

assorted Limpmann supporters of the

nobility of the Divine Project "TO KICK SADDAM'S ASS"

Unfortunately most of those threads were lost.

I'd love to wipe those Limpmann supporter's noses in their own dog dirt today.

[Supersedeas]

6. nation building - nation building - nation building (chant w/the Presnit)

[Downtown Hound]

8. Yeah, from a "focus group" right Georgie?

The largest anti war protest in the history of the world was directed against you, but far be it from to listen public opinion or do what's right. It seems to me that few people today remember that Bush did not have massive public backing to attack Iraq when he did. Most Americans were actually opposed to the invasion without support from the U.N. But since the media was completely under the Bush spell back then, they simply reported it as though he did. And once the invasion had begun, many Americans went along with it out of sense that they needed to support the troops and the fact that they wanted see if a stable and secure democracy could actually take place in Iraq. Well, it didn't, and it won't, sadly. The American people gave you your chance Bush, and you lied, cheated, murdered, and plundered. Time for you to go bye-bye, and by that I mean into a prison cell for the rest of of you life.

[SOS]

9. Bush: "Failure is not an option"

Meaningless bullsh#t.
Actually, failure is when you run out of options, which is the current situation.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. ....it's inevitable.

[BikeWriter]

11. Fuck you and your Holy War, *!

[ninkasi]

12. I am just so sick of him

and the meaningless blather that comes from his mouth. Take the last sentence...
"Success there will "begin to lay the foundation of peace for generations to come," Bush said."

There is no way that the outcome in Iraq will be success. There is a civil war going on now, and no matter how many denials this idiot makes, that won't change facts. An illegal invasion of another country based on lies opened the way for Iran to take advantage of the Shia majority in Iraq, making the situation worse.

Then you have the Sunni minority, with their simmering hatred of having their favored role usurped by the removal of Saddam Hussein. They are no longer the favored party. All of them, Sunni, Shia, and Kurds, hate the Chimp and having their country destroyed, their citizens killed and injured, and their lives in danger every day.

There are so many factions fighting each other, that sometimes it's not clear just which one is involved in many cases. So with a country torn apart, with people having to leave mixed neighborhoods because of hostility from the dominant party, with all of this hell going on, Chimp is trying to claim that what's going on is Iraq will somehow lead to peace.

The man is insane, and needs to be removed from office before the nukes start being used, and the whole world gets involved. His arrogance and contempt have created enemies of countries who used to be friendly to us. He is by far the world president in our history.

[wordpix]

13. "victory will be achieved" by dimwit's stay the course idiocy. Yeah, sure

[Jose Diablo]

14. Ah, the camels nose, head, and neck is now in the tent

So now he says the decision to go to war with Iran is made. Well, Mr. Bu$h, others could disagree with this decision you have unilaterally made.

You still have your flight suit, Mr. Bu$h? Why don't you go ahead and the others may join you after you lead the charge, or maybe they won't.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. In the words of Blair's foreign policy advisor in March 2002

in the first of the Downing Street Memos to be disclosed:

"I think there is a real risk that the Administration underestimates the difficulties. They may agree that failure isn't an option, but this does not mean that they will avoid it."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/18/nwar118.xml

[malmapus]

16. "Failure there "is not an option.""

Hrmmm could this be compared to Hitler's orders that no German soldier should retreat and give up land in Russia. I guess he wanted to stay the course as well and that failure was not an option.

[Joe Chi Minh]

17. "Bush says he expected some opposition to his decision to

go to war in Iraq."

Oh., that's all right then. We didn't realise.

[wookie294]

18. The failure option has already been realized, CHIMP