Jimmy Breslin: "Dying Over Something that Never Was"

[Hand]

Another tough, impassioned piece from Jimmy Breslin--worth the read.

I waited while Fred Eckhard spoke on the phone in his office at the United Nations Wednesday. "She wasn't supposed to be there," he was saying. "She was invited into the meeting. We haven't heard. She isn't on any hospital list. We suspect she's buried in the rubble. The newspaper has her listed as dead. We don't know that. Oh? Yes, they thought they saw her on television in France. Thought that was Nadia. Then they saw it again and it wasn't. She wasn't supposed to be at the meeting."

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The weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad on Tuesday were a cement truck, explosives and a driver ready to die. It was obvious that if Iraq had these other weapons, nuclear bombs or germs in bombs, they would have used them, just like the truck. They never had them. We started a war over something that never was.

Dying over something that never was

[dweller]

1. damned right

<snip>
Bush: Well my messages is that what your loved one is doing is the right thing for the country. We are called upon to defend the United States of America. I take that oath, and every soldier takes that oath. And on 9/11 our world changed and we realized the country was vulnerable and we better do something about it. And the best way to secure the homeland is to get the enemy before he gets us. At least that's my attitude. And so I — first of all, the commitment that their loved ones have made, the families of the service members have made, is in line with this business about winning and fighting war. Every person is a volunteer in our military. They've chosen to defend the United States of Amerca (sic). And therefore they need to get the best — if that's their attitude, and they made up their mind that's what they want to do, then my job is to get them the best equipment, the best pay, the best training possible, so if we ever have to send them in, they'll be able to do the job."

The true world gets on without this sort of wandering, delusional language.
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as to the text in bold:
1- You took an oath, you *moron, and then went awol.
2- Good to see you admit that you are in a "business", and like most businesses you've headed up, you've failed at the helm.
3- You will be fired for your performance. ASAP, or come Nov.04. Hopefully sooner.


Also note Breslin points out ' when so many
newspeople are on vacation that a congressman could commit homicide and not
make the news. Bush gave this interview last Thursday at 1:55 p.m. Pacific
Coast time'


but that's another story.

Five! Hand,
dp

[RedEarth]

2. Vintage bush statement.....

didn't make a bit of sense.....and this is our president:puke

[Cha]

3. Something of importance could happen when the newspeople

weren't on vacation and it wouldn't get reported!

:kick: