Bush Speechwriter: "UN Speech The Collapse of the Presidents Iran Policy"

[kpete]

Former Bush Speechwriter: UN Speech Represents ‘The Collapse of the President’s Iran Policy’

President Bush gave a speech this morning to the general assembly of the United Nations. Moments afterward, former Bush speechwriter David Frum said the speech represented “the collapse of the President’s Iran policy.” “When Iran does succeed in going nuclear, this speech will seen as a turning point,” he said.

Frum noted that Bush has “subcontracted the job of negotiating with the Iranians” to the Europeans, and lamented that Bush’s speech said “nothing about the huge next item on the UN agenda, which is whether or not we will enforce the IAEA rulings on Iran.

transcript and video at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/19/frum-iran-bush/

[Avalux]

1. He never hand an Iran policy.

There was never any diplomacy as he refused to talk to them in any way.

[Jawja]

4. Yes, he has an Iran policy.

Same as the Iraq policy and they are following the playbook to the letter. They are manipulating intelligence and overstating the threat and beating the drums of war all under the cover of "diplomacy" and seeking a UN solution when all along, they mean to launch a war against Iran, just like Iraq.

They have policy. It is called PNAC.

[Flatpicker]

2. Collapse

His policies can't collapse.
He hasn't had any policies since entering office except give money to his buddies.
Were being set up for the next war so Halliburton can make more Billions before this joker get impeached, or tried for war crimes.

Worst. pResident. Ever.

[Up2Late]

9. Exactly, Welcome to DU!

I think you'll fit in here, absolutely. :toast:

[babylonsister]

3. Frum, you idiot, why are you surprised? Does dimson have a

strategery for anything? How can a policy collapse when there wasn't one to begin with?

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. Perhaps bush is in too deep in Iraq to do another "policy".

[endarkenment]

6. Frum: more war dammit more war!

He's pissed that Bush didn't take the opportunity to directly threaten the Iranians with some good ol' shockanawe.

[Jacobin]

7. Yup

Wants him some more shockNawe.

[Up2Late]

8. This from David "Axis of Evil" Frum...

He's just pissed off that he stopped using his stupid catch phrases. Can we please just deport him now, why does this guy get special treatment, because he's a Canadian or because he's a Neo-Con?

[Kagemusha]

10. No one 'enforces' IAEA rulings. It's a fact-finding body.

We know what he means, but what he said is complete utter nonsense...