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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 11:57 AM
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Is Bush Confused about Who is a "Terrorist" and Who is an "Insurgent?"
Edited on Mon Sep-26-05 12:12 PM by KoKo01
WHAT BUSH SAID
BUSH"S SPEECH from The Pentagon........

"The only way the terrorists can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon the mission. For the security of the American people, that's not going to happen on my watch. We'll do our duty. We'll defeat our enemies in Iraq and other fronts in the war on terror. We'll lay the foundation of peace for our children and grandchildren."

COMMENT from FROOMKIN READER:

-snip-

"1. Who are 'the terrorists?' He's talking about Iraq. Are 'the insurgents' also 'the terrorists?' Has Bush ever defined just who 'the terrorists' are?

"2. What would constitute a 'win' for the terrorists? What do they want? Do we know? Has Bush ever asked himself what 'the terrorists' want and whether or not it's reasonable? Tactics aside, what do they want? Don't tell me 'they hate freedom.'

"3. What constitutes 'losing our nerve?' Is it losing one's nerve to pull resources back from an ineffectual approach and apply them to an approach that is more promising? How many times in WWII did we pull resources off one front to reinforce another?

"4. What is 'the mission.' Can we abandon a 'mission' that has never been defined? To quote George Harrison: If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

"Imagine if the press corps took this one short sentence and forced Bush to define his terms."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html
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DemsUnited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 12:05 PM
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1. Whoa. Entire blog is must reading. Thanks for posting.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 12:14 PM
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3. His blog is really good. Lots of info and links.
He blogs about three times a week and takes questions on Wednesdays.
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dretceterini Donating Member (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 12:06 PM
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2. Bush the terrorist
George Bush is the terrorist. He is on some sort of mission from his "God" to kill all the "heathens". The people who attacked the twin towers on 9/11 were religious nutcases. Bush is as much of a religious nutcase as they were.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 05:43 PM
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6. I have hope that folks are starting to "connect the dots"
especially between his performance "before the bullhorn moment" when he flew around the West...so he could stay away from the scene of devastation. There's a "pattern" developing here...
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 12:50 PM
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4. Of course he is, he doesn't even know the difference
between an Iraqi and a insurgent.
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 01:16 PM
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5. Bush is confused about his left and right foot.
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 05:48 PM
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7. Obviously; he doesn't even know
Edited on Mon Sep-26-05 05:48 PM by WritingIsMyReligion
the difference between water and vodka, the great drunkard...
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