Bush Says GOP Rebels Are Putting Nation at Risk

[kurth]

New York Times
September 16, 2006
Bush Says G.O.P. Rebels Are Putting Nation at Risk
By JIM RUTENBERG and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

WASHINGTON — President Bush made an impassioned defense on Friday of his proposed rules for the interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects, warning that the nation’s ability to defend itself would be undermined if rebellious Republicans in the Senate did not come around to his position.

Speaking at a late-morning news conference in the Rose Garden, Mr. Bush said he would have no choice but to end a C.I.A. program for the interrogation of high-level terrorism suspects if Congress passed an alternate set of rules supported by a group of Senate Republicans.

Those alternate rules were adopted Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee in defiance of Mr. Bush. Setting out what he suggested could be dire consequences if that bill became law, Mr. Bush said intelligence officers — he referred to them repeatedly as “professionals” — would no longer be willing and able to conduct interrogations out of concern that the vague standard for acceptable techniques could leave them vulnerable to legal action...

Leading the efforts against him in the Senate are three key Republicans on the Armed Services Committee with their own military credentials: the chairman and a former secretary of the Navy, Senator John W. Warner of Virginia; Senator John McCain of Arizona, a prisoner of war in Vietnam; and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a military judge. And publicly taking their side is Mr. Bush’s former secretary of state, Colin L. Powell...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/16/us/16bush.html

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Okay. McCain, Warner, Graham and Powell are obviously emboldening the terrorists, and ought to be on the next plane to Guantanamo.

[Nay]

Let's see how his Repub buddies like being called traitors!!!

[grytpype]

5. Yeah, they want to protect the terrorists more than America!

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[tulsakatz]

7. yeah, next he will accuse them of treason!

welcome to the club Republican rebels......they've been doing it to Democrats for 5 yrs!!!

[grytpype]

1. Heh heh... he wanted to say that about the Dems!

And look what's happening! He has to attack his fellow Repugs!

:rofl:

Looks live Rove's little plan is blowing up in his fat pig-like face!

[wryter2000]

2. Is this finally it?

Is this the last straw the convinces, at least these four, that they can't bend over and take it from him any longer?

[grytpype]

11. Five now, Olympia Snowe is joining the rebellion.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Well, what else can he say in response?

That they aren't true American patriots?
That they're effete French-wine-drinking traitors?
That they're democrats?

Gotcha George.

[kiki]

4. Care for some more rope, Chimpy? n/t

[Chipper Chat]

16. I wonder if Bush said this today:

"Dammitalltohell, where's Tom DeLay when I need him?"

[patrice]

6. Why do these Republicans hate their country?

They must want the terrorists to win. They probably also enjoy baby killing. Do you suppose they make door-mats out of the flag too?

[Rose Siding]

8. Looks like extortion

"Mr. Bush said he would have no choice but to end a C.I.A. program for the interrogation of high-level terrorism suspects if Congress passed an alternate set of rules supported by a group of Senate Republicans."

So he's going to abdicate his office and quit all forms of interrogation if he can't torture in secret prisons? Pouty little punk.

[BadgerKid]

9. That's appreciation for you..

voting for a war only to have your empoweree bite off your hand.

Who's up for some :popcorn: ?

[Mark E. Smith]

10. GOP Terrorists Simps In The US Senate?

None dare call it treason ..

[chat_noir]

12. General Batiste against Bush's 'harsh interrogations' bill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcTOPU0_Ipo

[rocktivity]

13. Rocknation says GOP rebels are putting BUSH at risk

of being held accountable for his war crimes--especially if the Dems succeed in taking over!

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[filer]

14. Are they trying to distance themselves from the Fuhrer?

Have they gotten cramps from all the goose-stepping? They'd better watch out. There's a price to pay for disloyalty.

[Deja Q]

15. So THAT'S why repub candidates are hiding their affiliations right now!

:rofl:

[fooj]

17. Prove it you treasonous, rat bastard! Prove it!

WASHINGTON — President Bush made an impassioned defense on Friday of his proposed rules for the interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects, warning that the nation’s ability to defend itself would be undermined if rebellious Republicans in the Senate did not come around to his position.