Welcome to your future, Iraq. "Relative Peace"
Today's press conference (transcript) had a whole bunch of stuff in it, but for now, I'm just going to clip one thing that really jumped out at me. (Thank MT for the transcript link.)
(Think about what we've done to these people.)
Also note the timing of this press conference. They must've been quite unhappy with the news coverage of yesterday's Congressional debate. They're trying to grab the headlines.
Later: TPM has a decent quick response takedown of the intentionally ambiguous "we don't know if Iran is involved."
So far, that ambiguity is getting the headlines he wants.
NYTimes: Bush Says Iran Is Source of Deadly Bombs
WaPo: Bush Says Iran Is Supplying Weapons in Iraq
AP: Bush: Iran supplying weapons in Iraq
Since the Congressional Repubs have been unable to take the debate off the actuality of the Iraq war as outlined in their strategy memo, Bush had to step in and do it for them.
How do you now define victory?
Bush: First, the _ Iraq will be a society in which there is relative peace. I say relative peace because if it's, like, zero car bombings, it never will happen that way.
(Think about what we've done to these people.)
Also note the timing of this press conference. They must've been quite unhappy with the news coverage of yesterday's Congressional debate. They're trying to grab the headlines.
Later: TPM has a decent quick response takedown of the intentionally ambiguous "we don't know if Iran is involved."
So far, that ambiguity is getting the headlines he wants.
NYTimes: Bush Says Iran Is Source of Deadly Bombs
WaPo: Bush Says Iran Is Supplying Weapons in Iraq
AP: Bush: Iran supplying weapons in Iraq
Since the Congressional Repubs have been unable to take the debate off the actuality of the Iraq war as outlined in their strategy memo, Bush had to step in and do it for them.
posted by mikevotes at
1:11 PM
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To the allegations that Iran is supplying arms to Iraq, I say, so what?
Is this a surprise? We invade a sovereign Middle Eastern country, the justification for which turns out to be a carefully designed, administration generated lie, and we are surprised that Iraq's neighbors might come to it's aid?
And that means that we have the right to invade the assisting country as well?
North Vietnam was supplied by China and Russia throughout our war there and we did not threaten to invade them. Is that because they were a more formidable enemy than Iran? Is it because the administration at the time had a little common sense? Or is it because the American people at the time would not permit it and let their voice be heard loud and clear.
My God people, don't let the madman in Washington do it to you again! Do not let him send our young people into another war that CANNOT BE WON. If you do, then you deserve the results.
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expatbrian, at 4:22 PM
I agree.
And, I think it's important to add that the US has armed numerous violent groups whether it's states like Iraq or Columbia or stateless militant forces, like Afghanistan or Central America.
There is no dispute about that.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 5:49 PM
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