AP: Bush to ask for patience in Iraq war

[Kadie]

Bush to ask for patience in Iraq war
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer
28 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - President Bush marked the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq on Monday as the White House tried to counter Democratic attempts to force a withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Bush was expected to issue a plea for more patience in the war, which has stretched longer with higher costs than the White House ever anticipated. The president was to make a statement in the Roosevelt Room.

"It can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude that our best option is to pack up and go home," Bush was to say, according to an administration official who saw an advance text of his remarks. "While that may be satisfying in the short run, the consequences for American security would be devastating."

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[radfringe]

1. Cue the choir

'all we are saaaaying is give war a chance'

[Jacobin]

4. Ironically that was exactly the title of Tom Friedman's pre-war

column touting how great it would be:

"Just Give War a Chance"

Nostradamus he's not.

[Jacobin]

7. Translation:

"Just let me keep troops there until I'm out of office and then when the next president has to withdraw the troops because it isn't working and things go badly, I can blame him for the defeat."

[soothsayer]

13. or her...!

[Cabcere]

2. Well, there's a friggin' shocker.

:sarcasm: What's that quote about the definition of stupidity, and doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results? :(

[babylonsister]

3. We've been far too patient, you tone-deaf asshat! (*). nt

[XOKCowboy]

5. When will we hear that they need "6 Months" again.

Patience my butt. My patience wore out long ago.

[sutz12]

6. stretched longer with higher costs than the White House ever anticipated.

Have they ever anticipated anything correctly?

Really, help me out here. :shrug:

Oh, now I remember, they predicted the "elections" in 2000-2004 correctly. :evilgrin:

[NightWatcher]

10. I thought that Rummy said "six days, six weeks, but probably not six months"

plus, I thought that it would pay for itself.
plus, I thought we'd be greeted with flowers and candy.
plus, I thought the insurgency was in it's final throws.....

[yy4me]

14. We all thought the Mission was accomplished..

We all knew better.

[TwilightGardener]

8. "The consequences for American security would be devastating"...

Once again, fear--BushCo's biggest cattle prod. What better way to control the sheeple.

[Robbien]

9. Why is he asking for patience? This is a distraction

We are staying in Iraq forever, no matter who wins the next election.

Bush just wants the media not to talk about anything else but Iraq. So if he wants the attention on a failed enterprise such as Iraq, just think what huge a disaster he is trying to hide.

[Rob H.]

11. Translation: "Who cares what the American people think?" nt

[npincus]

12. was he wearing his "Top Gun" costume at the time?

[dogday]

15. All we need is Just Some Patience

...little patience, mm yeah, mm yeah
need a little patience, yeah
just a little patience, yeah
some more patience, yeah
need some patience, yeah
could use some patience, yeah
gotta have some patience, yeah
all it takes is patience,
just a little patience
is all you need


Copyright Guns N' Roses 1988


Bush taking a page out of Guns N' Roses songbook for this one.....

[wicket]

19. I've been walking these streets at night!

Just trying to get it right!
It's hard to see with so many around
You know I don't like being stuck in a crowd
And the streets don't change but maybe the name
I ain't got time for the game
'Cause I need you!
Yeah, yeah well I need you!
Oh, I need you!
Whoa, I need you!
Ooh, this ti- me....



LOVE that song :)

[soup]

16. suggested backdrops

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. As much "patience" as he displayed when starting the war?

[truebrit71]

18. Patience? It's been four fucking years you moron....!!!

Countless thousands dead and wounded, and who knows how many more permanently mentally scarred...I don't think the soldiers can stand much more "patience"....

:grr:

[Grandrose]

20. Since when does he care what we think or want?

:eyes: What about our plea to end this disaster, shut up Bush!