Bush Still Blames Saddam for WMDs

[sabra]

Source: nbc chicago

Former President George Bush told Oprah Winfrey that his former Middle Eastern nemesis, Saddam Hussein, is the one that bears responsibility for the weapons of mass destruction deception that lead to the War in Iraq.

During a wide ranging interview pinned to the release of the President's memoirs, Oprah asked Bush if he felt that intelligence had mislead him during his search for weapons of mass destruction. It was a question prompted by a chapter in his book, Decision Points, where Bush discusses his process of dealing with the reality that Saddaam never possessed the artillery to pose a threat, but he does not concede that the actions were a mistake.

"Listen, it was Saddam Hussein who deceived the people," Bush told Oprah after defending his intelligence team's information . He went on to explain that Saddam had misled his own Iraqi administration to the point that even they were in the dark about the country's weapons program. Oprah then asked him if that intelligence was worth the lives of 4,000 soldiers.

"It weighs heavily on me at night," Bush said. "It gave me a sickening feeling."



Read more: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Bush-Still-Blames-Saddaam-106964213.html

[WillParkinson]

1. I can understand, Mr. Bush...

Your presidency gave most of us that same feeling.

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. Wish you'd had that sickening feeling BEFORE you kicked out the weapons inspectors. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Thanks, Oprah!

Like America needed another blast from that ignorant, lying pie-hole.

Maybe it's time to take all your money and retire.

[Iowa]

9. I had the same thought. Screw Oprah for giving this turd a platform.

[Bozita]

19. Thanks for the lovefest. You did your part in humanizing that war criminal.

A waste of an hour of my life.

[Vincardog]

4. Which WMDs was jr worried about? The WMDs that Daddy Bush sold to Sadam? THOSE WMDs?

[glinda]

5. Shouldn't the news be "Bush's appearance" begs the questioning of his sanity?

[diane in sf]

6. more sickening lies

[saigon68]

7. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

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[2008 was great]

10. Lots of people said Saddam had WMD's. Remember This?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwDJRBOsj78&feature=player_embedded

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[Ikonoklast]

18. Back up your claim. Pelosi is a crook. Prove it.

We knew Iraq had chmical and biological weapons, because we saw that they were used in both the Iran/Iraq war, and against the Kurds.

What your buddy Bush claimed is they had nuclear weapons, which was an outright LIE.

[24601]

30. I don't believe you'll find him ever saying he had nuclear weapons.

I recall the debate included Saddam having a nuclear weapons program, the inference being that left unchecked, he would acquire nuclear weapons in the future.

Saddam, kudos on a well-executed deception. Of course there were some unattended consequences, weren't there? Never assume that ANY US Prescient is bluffing. I don't care if it's Bush or Obama, we rattle sabers, but usually don't bluff.

[ixion]

11. There WERE NO WMD'S Mr. Bush. You have acknowledged that yourself.

So, once again, it's off to the Hague with you.

[tanyev]

13. "It makes lacerates run down my face."

[RoccoR5955]

14. Bush is STILL a jerk!

I don't believe that anyone could be that stupid.
When will he understand that we KNOW that he wanted to go after Saddam Hussein from before his first day in office? How long does he expect people to believe that he believed that there were WMDs?

He will go down in history as the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!

[2Design]

15. rumsfeld and cheny gave them to them - trained them to kill and then

decided they had to shut their mouths - all bs and lies from BFEE and family

[Supersedeas]

27. the irony that sails right over every Corporate Media interviewer's head

[RandomThoughts]

16. He was also speaking about 'lawyers saying torture was legal'

And then said you have to trust what people say around you.

I disagree you have to listen, then think and feel, so you are not led by thieves and liars.


His comment is like those that believe everything that they read, why would a person have a heart and mind if they are not suppose to use it?

Give Me Strength by Over the Rhine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVbl0CulcZg

[Nancy Waterman]

17. Seems like total denial

He can't believe he was so wrong and caused so much harm by it. He is not man enough. So he pretends that Saddam was enough of a threat to warrant what followed (and is still following). His fragile, infantile ego can't handle the truth.

[RandomThoughts]

28. There is an exception to denial.

If everyone tries to tell you that you are wrong. And you can spend the time to think and feel on it, and really feel if it is right or wrong, then sometimes you can be correct even with an idea that many don't think on.

But to be afraid to learn what you think and feel or why, by guilt or ego, I think is wrong.

I think the greatest people are those that when surrounded by much wrong, still found a way to stick to correctness. It is easy if everyone is doing it. But what if everyone is following and not thinking and feeling what is correct, then really thinking and feeling and taking that road less traveled is really hard, but those are usually people that make a difference.


I can't find an argument with feeling or thinking for his mind set. Maybe there is one, but I have not heard it.

[Turbineguy]

20. Face it Bush,

Saddam played you. He knew you were going to attack anyway. No matter what. He got you to attack on a non-existent threat.

[NICO9000]

21. More BS. You can bet he sleeps just fine at night in his mansion

As a man, I realize I'm genetically predetermined to hate Oprah, but her giving him another platform to spew his lies is disgusting. Then again, she had Palin on last year when she was pimping out her bogus memoirs, so I guess my expectations should be low to begin with.

[Permanut]

22. So now Dim Son is pimping his book...

Thanks for the thumbnail sketch, Sabra, I can't stand to even look at him.

[Kind of Blue]

23. He's such an ass. If he's not going to be prosecuted

he needs to shut the fuck up.

[ensemble]

24. What about the 100's of thousands of Iraqi's lives....

of course those don't count.
Disheartening to realize you can kill hundreds of thousands of people,
then go on TV and spew BS and get away with it, cuz we're the good guys.

[Supersedeas]

25. Sickening enough for him to JOKE ABOUT IT at GOP Dinner Parties

[defendandprotect]

26. Bush/GOP Bizarro World --!!

[panzerfaust]

29. and who can blame him?

He is rather stupid you know.