Bush: "India and Pakistan are two different countries...

[bif]

with two different histories." That's what our local paper reported Bush told a crowd over there. Huh? As if they didn't know that? God, is this the dumbest man on the planet or what? Like they didn't know that and needed him to tell them that?!?!?!?

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. He has nothing of substance to say

so he says nothing.

[bullimiami]

2. what? wow, you learn something new every day.

[indie_voter]

3. They shared a history until Partition in 1947

There are Boundary issues that were never resolved, which drives the strife today.

[LostinVA]

11. Words out of my mouth

[buddysmellgood]

4. There's more than one country? Wow. I thought we were all just various

states under Halliburton.

[bif]

13. Hey, this is the guy who asked Charlotte Church

What state Wales was in.

[peacetalksforall]

5. So, they coached him using the CIA Fact Book and that is how he

synthesized the lesson? Thanks for your contribution, George! We're glad you're learning.

[indie_voter]

9. The problem is he doesn't understand they DO share a history

This shared history drives their disputes today. For at least 350 years they were loosely one country albeit most of that time under British Rule. They became two countries in 1947 (Partition). To say they have different histories is wrong and shows he doesn't understand the problems in that region.

edited to add link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_India

[malaise]

10. They were not under British rule

for 350 years.

[indie_voter]

12. You're Right. A British presence was in India for about 350 years

The East India Company was started in 1600.

Parts of India were part of the British Empire for about 190 years of that time (closer to half the time of their first coming there than 'most'), though it took 150 years to get the whole place under their thumb. It really started with the Battle of Plassey in 1757 (funded by the East India Company).

edited to add link:

http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Part.html

[dysfunctional press]

6. the really sad thing is- he thinks everyone is as clueless as himself-

whatta dumbfuck.

[opihimoimoi]

7. Mongo is BRILLIANT compared to the Bush DOLT

How the Hell can those BushBots be Proud of him?

[leeroysphitz]

8. This just in from "Duh!" the news magazine for the clueless... n/t