Bush says Iraqis should be "THANKFUL"

[nonconformist]

Bush: Congress can't stop troop increase

<snip>
He said Iraqis should be thankful for all the United States has done for them since the invasion nearly four years ago.

"I think I am proud of the efforts we did," Bush said.

"We liberated that country from a tyrant. I think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude. That's the problem here in America: They wonder whether or not there is a gratitude level that's significant enough in Iraq."
<snip>
But despite the mistakes, he said he did not feel he owes the Iraqi people an apology.

"Not at all," he told CBS.

much more here.... http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/14/bush.60.minutes/index.html

So now Bush thinks that the reason why support is weak for his war is because the Iraqis aren't "grateful" enough to the American people.

[JohnnyLib2]

1. Few cans shy of a six pack.

His thought process, that is.

Anyone else?

[aquart]

2. The arrogant insularity is breathtaking.

It reeks of those Texas ranchhouses where the ultra-wealthy gather after the canned hunt to plan assassinations.

[otohara]

3. Proud of Invading/Killing/Occupying

a country who posed no threat to us. This man is homicidal and hopefully there will be an especially dark place for him in hell

[ConsAreLiars]

4. Totally insane? Or totally evil? I say the two are totally compatible

and equally applicable. Would be a joke if it weren't such a bloody catastrophe.

[cassiepriam]

16. I never used to believe in evil. Until Bush came along.

Now I know what evil is.

[madokie]

25. exactly, I never knew what hate was until he hit the scene

and I don't like feeling hate, it is so foreign to this Okie.

[cassiepriam]

27. I know. He gives rise to such intense negative feelings for many.

And has from the very beginning.
Has not been a comfortable experience to say the least :(

[yurbud]

5. this should be the final word on my "blame Iraqis" thread

Why should Democrats lie and insult Iraqis exactly as Bush does?

[orleans]

6. i saw that! what a fucking asshole! i flipped off the tv (holding up middle

fingers on both hands) several times during that freak's interview.

(have we all noticed he isn't tweaking anymore? no more jaw tweek....hum...so at least he's not high on camera lately!!)

[madokie]

26. I've noticed that thejaw grinding is gone too

I've worked with a lot of tweakers back through the years and they all, after doing it a while, start that jaw grinding shit

[w13rd0]

7. How does Bush want them to demonstrate their gratitude?

Giving their hot eligible daughters to Bush friends and family?

Showering US corporate barons with oil?

Erecting a giant bronze statue of Bush in a flight suit with a stuffed package in the middle of Bahgdad?

What a dumbass...

[anitar1]

8. I felt enraged after hearing that remark.

They should feel "grateful " for having their country all but destroyed ! grateful for having to live like dogs, have their families slaughtered. To my mind, he is responsible for every death that has occured in Iraq. He started it with a lie and is still a liar. Not one word he utters is true.This is way beyond Dr. Strangelove.

[madeline_con]

9. No, no. no, you fucking moronic LUNATIC!

I'm not opposed to the war because I wonder if the gratitude level is "significant enough in Iraq."

You fucking idiot! Get a grip on reality for one minute. You're reviled. You're hated worse than Saddam could have ever dreamed. Eat shit and die, you arrogant, warmongering pile of steaming shit!!!!!!!! :mad:

[ellisonz]

10. Sociopath! Sociopath!

:crazy:

[Skittles]

11. they were liberated from one tyrant by being invaded by another

so I can see why they aren't filled with gratitude

[bdamomma]

22. we are too, he is screwing us all, this little man, why can't anyone

stand up to this a$$hole, just my rant.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. Oh yes THANK YOU o great liberinvader!!

Thanks for the 20 hours with no electricity each day! For the competing death squads! The 40% unemployment rate! The IED's set off at our markets and police stations! For keeping Abu Graibh open and running just like it was before! Those permanent bases! And now, we're gonna be used as a base for invading Iran!! Joy!! Glee!! Flowers and Candy long overdue!!

:sarcasm:

Monkey Prince, you have lost your drug-addled, mano a mano on the front lawn, stay the we never said course mind.

[indepat]

13. Delusion, pure delusion

[rock]

14. Insane

Choose the specific nature of his insanity if you will, but it all comes down to insane.

[leftchick]

15. yeah, why doesn't she look grateful?

what is wrong with these people? :sarcasm:



A woman cries during the funeral of her two brothers in Baghdad January 14, 2007. The two brothers who worked as security guards in Al-Iraqiya state television were killed by gunmen in Dora district of Baghdad, police said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim (IRAQ)


bush is seriously delusional and should be removed from office before he kills a million more Iraqis.

[bdamomma]

23. bush is committing genocide on Iraqis, and the whole Middle East.

[cassiepriam]

17. Sociopaths always blame their victims.

For example a pedophile will say: That 3 year wanted me to have sex with her.

As long as you understand abnormal psychology, Bush's behavior makes perfect sense.

[EFerrari]

19. That's right. "Look what you made me do." That's exactly right. n/t

[ck4829]

18. An Iraqi replies, thanks Bush

"Thank you, Mr. President...

For the Civil War in my country

For those soldiers who raped, murdered, and then set the body of my niece, Abeer Qassim Hamza, on fire in an attempt to cover up the evidence

For the corrupt puppets

For the corrupt contractors

For the Death Squads

For torturing me in Abu Ghraib prison

And I thank you for liberating me from my body."

[harveyw]

20. "The war was thrust upon us" King and dictator has spoken.

People should realize now how many decent German people felt under the Nazis. They were virtually helpless to stop the madman in charge...just as we are.

[tnlefty]

29. Welcome to DU, harveyw!

I hope that you will like it here. :hi:

[bdamomma]

21. oh we have a big problem, bush does not give a shit about

anyone, he should be removed, he is putting many peoples lives in danger.

[MindPilot]

24. He reminds me of the schoolyard bully who can't understand

why I'm not overcome with guilt and shame for making him take time out of his busy day to beat me up.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. Thank you Sir, may I have another?

Apologies for the subject. Wisecracks are easy, solutions are hard.

I feel like we have an unwilling brain-surgery patient on the table, we've sawed a hole in the head, and now we realize we're not surgeons. So what do we do? Walk away? Get a book on brain surgery and try to fake it? Bring in more non-surgeons to help?

We took away the only stabilizing force in Iraq (hanged a few days ago), and now all factions want to kill each other as soon as we pull out.

Do we just walk away and let the region go genocidal? Some days, that's exactly what I think we should do. Like today.

[EFerrari]

30. Shouldn't we get the hell out of there since it is our presence that

is inflaming all sides?

The only reason we're there is to line BushCo pockets and to do so at any cost.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

31. Maybe, or maybe we're the only thing preventing

a genocidal land-rush by Syria, Turkey, Iran. (I think Saudi Arabia would rather sit quiet and pull the puppet strings).

But I agree we should get out. Maybe turn it over to the UN to keep a lid on genocide, they do so well in Darfur.

[EFerrari]

37. The UN is largely our sock puppet or at times, our strawman.

We haven't exactly been leading the way in Darfur.

I don't know enough about the three countries you mention to comment. Turkey seems to be fairly stable except for the problem of the Kurds. Iran, iirc, doesn't have a history of invading its neighbors. Syris, I have no idea.

[WinkyDink]

39. And WE'RE doing so well in Iraq? Tell me again why we went there?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

41. We went because Iraq conquered Kuwait

Though why we gave a shit about Kuwait is not exactly clear.

[TZ]

32. incapable of understanding

This moron has proved that he doesn't have a lick of understanding of how even other American's think and believe let alone other cultures. It is typical of self-centered egomaniacal people. Idiot.:argh:

[mvd]

33. Thankful for the violence and a standard of living that's worse?

Folks, Bush is a real sicko.

[leftofthedial]

34. this rich boy asshole is insane

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. Arrogant a$$hole! I bet the Iraqis wouldn't agree with him. In fact why doesn't he

walk the streets of Baghdad and ask for their "thanks"? Little coward!

[maxsolomon]

36. try diagramming that sentence

"the efforts we did"?

jesus h. christ.

[spanone]

38. Yea, why weren't the American Indians grateful when we 'liberated' them too?

:sarcasm:

[WinkyDink]

40. When did we get into the "liberating from a tyrant" business, and why have we skipped China?

*sarcasm*

[nonconformist]

42. Or Saudi Arabia... or the genocide in Darfur... or I could go on and on. nt