Bush: "I GRIEVE for every death....It breaks my heart!"

[Bluebear]

(Note: "I understand the anguish that SOME feel about the death that takes place?")


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CRAWFORD, Texas — As a roadside anti-war vigil initiated by a California woman who lost a son in Iraq continued near his ranch yesterday, President Bush said that he sympathizes with her loss but that agreeing to her demand to immediately withdraw troops "would be a mistake for the security of this country."

Speaking to reporters after meeting with members of his national-security team, Bush said he has heard the voices of Cindy Sheehan and other grieving family members who say the United States should leave Iraq because of the mounting death toll.

"I grieve for every death," Bush said. "It breaks my heart to think about a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish that some feel about the death that takes place."

Nonetheless, Bush added, withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq before that nation's security forces are able to cope with the ongoing insurgency "would send a terrible signal to the enemy," that the United States is weak and easily intimidated.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002435789&zsection_id=2002107549&slug=bush12&date=20050812


Bush grieving last month at a baseball game

[wake.up.america]

1. It seems as if he should be more demonstrative about his sorrow.

How about resigning?

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[unrepuke]

3. "weak and easily intimidated" - that's his take on it if he was to show

any (re)consideration at all. Macho him, ooh, he's so butch!

Is that Condi at the game with her husb . . . I mean the prez?

[Bluebear]

11. Indeed it is Condi

[MisterP]

18. he's pretty inistent on that point--almost to a noticeable level

[H2O Man]

4. "He knows the lyrics,

he just don't know the tune." That is a description of a sociopath. A sociopath knows that other people grieve and feel anguish. And he understands that there are situations when he is supposed to feel those emotions, but he simple does not. Thus, when asked how he feels in those situations, the sociopath knows the lyrics, but he can't carry the tune. When I watched the president's performance yesterday, I thought it was as good an example of this as we are likely to see.

[izzie]

5. And he did not sound like he came from Texas.

I guess he does not act on vacations

[mogster]

6. Here he grieves with Abdullah

Sharing their grief. Sweet, ain't it?


Here he is again - crushed with grief.


He grieves with Roberts


He seems to be - at least - contemplating grief while speaking. Not.


Here he grieves in Denmark "It's hard work"


Windbag and Uncle Poop. Probably not the ones you'd trust to grieve for your dear ones..

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Just a superficial side note

but I never realized that Blair had such bad teeth. You would think these guys with all their money could afford some good dental work?

[mogster]

19. I have referred to him in debates as..

..a used-car salesman with funny teeth ;-)

Now his chewing-gum and duct tape patched wreck is falling apart, and we can all see how huge the repair bill will be :D

[dbt]

7. bu$hler does not believe a word he is saying.

If you can stand it, LOOK at the WLF* sometime when he is parroting whatever is on his note cards or whispered into his earpiece. Is there any body language that confirms or emphasizes his empty words? I haven't found any yet. All there ever is is that hollow, repulsive SMIRK.

Of course, I come from The Sticks. Out here, we react with some amount of caution and hatred when we see a snake.

* Worthless Little Fuck

[Ian David]

8. Bring 'em on & Those weapons of mass destriction have gotta be somhewhere

Doesn't sound like it to me.

[gademocrat7]

9. shrub understands nothing but greed.

He has no clue as to what losing a child is like. He will never be sorry for any of his blunders. He needs to go.

[pbartch]

12. I'd like his heart to break....his and Cheney's

[Cleita]

13. I thought you had to have a heart to get it broken.

*snort*

[Bluebear]

14. Good point! nt

[lotus]

15. Then stop sending them to needless deaths!

You Bushit!!

Ever think of that?

[Bluebear]

17. Lotus welcome to DU!

Glad to have you here.

[Fleshdancer]

16. and like I've said before: GIVE ME ONE NAME

Just one name Bush. Without the assistance of an aide, give me one name of a fallen soldier.

[zestfolly]

20. Talk about heartbreak!