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mooseandsquirrel Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 10:33 AM
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Bush: No regrets, many mistakes
No regrets, many mistakes
Gene Lyons


"Non, je ne regrette rien."-Edith Piaf Purely to annoy President Bush's loyal supporters, all 10 or 12 of them, I propose that his administration's official theme song be sung in French.

The title of Edith Piaf's immortal ballad loses something in the translation: "No, I regret nothing." Dedicated by the chanteuse to the French Foreign Legion, it's sung to commemorate its failed effort in the Algerian War (1956-62).

Bush himself clearly regrets nothing about the United States' own misadventure in Iraq, although some news organizations, submissive to the end, portrayed his phony contrition in a recent interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson as "unusually blunt" and "stunningly candid." Uncontradicted by the deferential anchorman, Bush did concede that mistakes were made in Iraq, although not by him.

To accept responsibility for the ongoing tragedy would require an active conscience.

Alas, there's no sign the self-designated "comforter-in-chief" has one.

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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 10:37 AM
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1. I agree about Bush's lack of conscience. Without that, there is nothing to regret.
There is no empathy, no sympathy and no consideration at all of anyone's feelings besides his own.
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 11:45 AM
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2. The whole world has "regrets" about the Bush regime
and he's still blaming "bad intel" on Clinton.
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mooseandsquirrel Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 11:59 AM
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3. When in doubt
Blame Bill

m&s
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 12:41 PM
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4. No regret for over one million deaths in Iraq and the
displacement of over 4 million. If there is a hell, I hope he burns in it for his crimes against humanity.
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 12:59 PM
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5. Great idea to use the French Algerian connection. Theater of the Absurd: Bush's last days.
We need a thesaurus to come up with the right words to describe the ridiculousness of the bush charade during his last days.

Hopefully, Karma will hit him hard.
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