RNC Attacks President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Gen. Richard Myers
RNC Attacks President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Gen. Richard Myers
A new research document put out by the RNC Research Department proclaims:
NO JOKE! DEMS TAKE ROSIE VIEW
House Dems Take Policy Advice From Rosie O’Donnell And Ban Use Of “War On Terror”
The document comes in response to a Military Times article which reports that the House Armed Services Committee has said it will stop using the phrase “global war on terror” in an effort to “avoid using colloquialisms” and instead focus its language on military operations.
Rosie O’Donnell’s views are irrelevant to the decision by the House Armed Services Committee. The Bush administration has itself tried but failed to rename the “global war on terror” as “a global struggle against violent extremism.” In scrapping use of the GWOT phrase, the Committee has taken action long promoted by President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and former Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers:
President Bush:
“We actually misnamed the war on terror, it ought to be the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world.” [Link]
Donald Rumsfeld:
“I don’t think I would have called it the war on terror. … Why do I say that? Because the word ‘war’ conjures up World War II more than it does the Cold War. It creates a level of expectation of victory and an ending within 30 or 60 minutes of a soap opera. It isn’t going to happen that way. Furthermore, it is not a ‘war on terror.’ Terror is a weapon of choice for extremists who are trying to destabilize regimes and (through) a small group of clerics, impose their dark vision on all the people they can control. So ‘war on terror’ is a problem for me.” [Link]
Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers:
“General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the National Press Club on Monday that he had ‘objected to the use of the term war on terrorism before, because if you call it a war, then you think of people in uniform as being the solution.’ He said the threat instead should be defined as violent extremism, with the recognition that ‘terror is the method they use.’” [Link]
Apparently, the RNC pays more attention to Rosie O’Donnell than it does to President Bush.
UPDATE: The National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez calls the RNC attack “smooth.”
UPDATE II: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) issues the following statement: “The attempt by Democrats to erase the words ‘global’ and ‘terror’ from our current war is an absurd effort to deny the fact that America is battling terrorism on a global scale.”
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April 4th, 2007 at 4:20 pmIt should be called “the War against Islamic extreamistâ€
April 4th, 2007 at 4:23 pmApparently, the RNC pays more attention to Rosie O’Donnell than it does to President Bush.
Naw, ‘The Donald’ trumps them all. BTW, is Ken Mehlman still shacking up with Jeff Gannon?
April 4th, 2007 at 4:23 pm“We actually misnamed the war on terror, it ought to be the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world.â€
Either way, that would put him at war with himself.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:25 pm#2 Yeah, extreamist. That would be a very Bushlike name.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:26 pmso, dubya wanted to call it:
SAIEWDONBIFSWHTUTAAWTTTSTCCOTFW.
yay! that works well… much better that GlobalSAVE…
April 4th, 2007 at 4:28 pm…
The idiocy is to be perpetually inventing and then having to “rename” wars.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:30 pmHow about proactive energy towards solving and avoiding situations and habits that create wars?
Create Peace
Again, it’s about your hate for the president and not the true danger to the world. Islamic extremists
April 4th, 2007 at 4:32 pmIt should be called “War against dictators who won’t give us their oil waged against the wishes of a majority of our citizens sold to them by making them think that we are protecting them by attacking said dictators instead of getting the son of an oil man who funded my daddy and who really did attack us”
April 4th, 2007 at 4:33 pmThat worked so well for Clinton.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:33 pmLeave it to the RNC to try and frame a person with a word. Too bad most people are onto this type of Orwellian bumbling and don’t give it much credence.
Hey RNC try telling the truth, it’s much more effective =)
April 4th, 2007 at 4:34 pmThey are desperate, insanely so it seems.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:34 pmFirst of all, it is extremist. Second of all, isn’t there supposed to be more than one of them?
In your race to post something stupid right when the thread is put up, you have made yourself and your argument look stupid.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:38 pmIt has never been declared a war. The war on Terror has as much meaning as the war on drugs or the war on poverty. It holds nothing.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:40 pmAgain, it’s about your hate for the president -Kevin
I think Bush is fairly incompetent as a President, that doesn’t mean I hate the man. You should stop assuming so much Kevin - you know what they say about assumers.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:40 pmi wonder what the clap has to say about the impending death of his GWOT colloquialism.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:41 pmHow about: The Global Fraud of Terror and Extremism designed to undermine the Constitution and enrich the few at the expense of the many.
t-mac
April 4th, 2007 at 4:43 pm#10 Hey!!! You were unintentionally right!!!
April 4th, 2007 at 4:45 pm#6, Great! Just what I was thinking.
Try pronouncing that and you sound like W himself.
How about the
Big Ultimate LifeLong Struggle Helping Impede Terrorism
Perfect!
April 4th, 2007 at 4:47 pmThe “war on terra” phrase was just as stupid the first time it was used as it is now. In fact, any phrase that uses “war on (fill in noun here)” is retarded. What next? The war on verbs & adjectives?
April 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pmBTW didn’t the Bush admin call this The New Way Forward?
On The Fourth Anniversary Of The Beginning Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Regime Of A Brutal Dictator Has Been Replaced By A Democratically Elected Government Operating Under One Of The Most Progressive Constitutions In The Arab World. While there is much work to be done, there are encouraging signs of progress.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/
Huh, they used Freedom and Progressive and Democratic all in the same paragraph. So much for RNC gibberish. Not to mention a Hydrocarbon Law (link(sounds like they got advice from AL Gore =))
April 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pmthis is… odd.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:53 pmKev,
Sure I hate the President, but that pales in comparison to how much I HATE his administration. But even more than that, I hate liars so it’s hard to say who in this administration I hate the most.
With love,
April 4th, 2007 at 4:55 pmKelso
Big Ultimate Life Long Struggle Helping I mpede Terrorism
Bob, that was awesome.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:58 pm#20 Actually the WoT is even more of a lie now that we know that the US government is providing aid to terrorist groups in Iran. Harboring the Cuban terrorist that killed 73 in a plane bombing. I guess we should change it to the War on Terror Unless They Target Our Enemies.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:58 pmI do think a War on doublespeak might be in order.
April 4th, 2007 at 4:59 pmI agree with you JPark but how are a plane load of Cuban civilians our enemies?
I know their survivors are now but those folks weren’t.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:02 pmAgreed #14, but the thing nobody else will pick up is Boehner’s insistence that what you label it is more important than the fact we are in some kind of war to begin with.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:04 pm#27 Klyde, I am not sure I understand what you are asking. Terrorists rarely strike directly at the government they are upset with…they attack civilians of that country. And Cuba is our “enemy”.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:07 pmWhatever happened to the White House’s short-lived “Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism” (G-SAVE)?
For more background, see:
April 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pm“Global War on Error.”
Big Ultimate Life Long Struggle Helping Impede Terrorism
Comment by Bob — April 4, 2007 @ 4:47 pm
good one! … best yet!
April 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pmThe moonbats think you can end a war by ignoring it ..hey! That was the Clinton policy..lol.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:21 pmIt’s not a war. It’s not global. It is not against extremism - only potentially violent extremists who would harm themselves and others.
Iraq is an undeclared war, as is the violence in Afghanistan. All the rest is a new form of police work that will become a semi-permanent part of our lives.
As usual, Mr. Bush abuses the English language, most often to disguise what he does rather than reveal it.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:22 pmDidn’t Bush initially call it The Crusade for Democracy until he found out he found out that the word “crusade” is frowned on in Islamic circles. Also, here is something to watch for a moment of levity or tears.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pmThe war should be called what it is. The War Against Islamo Fascism.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:27 pmY’know, it’d be more honest to phrase the headline something like: “RNC Attacks Position Taken By President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Gen. Richard Myers,” wouldn’t it?
(Otherwise, good post.)
April 4th, 2007 at 5:29 pmPatrick1. You are such a goober. There is no declared war. None. It’s a made up fear. We have Authorized Uses of Force but no War. Now run along.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:31 pmExcuse me for farting.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:32 pmOsama Bin Laden declared war on the United States in 1995 and Clinton blew up a tent in response and an aspirin factory. The moonbats have a limited memory.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:48 pm#39 Bush sure showed him, didn’t he?
April 4th, 2007 at 5:50 pmYes.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:53 pmOsama Bin Laden declared war on the United States in 1995 and Clinton blew up a tent in response and an aspirin factory. The moonbats have a limited memory.
Comment by Patrick1
Assuming again Patrick? This above as compared the pro-war folks such as yourself killing how any innocents? Your right many Americans have a short memory, the people like you an even shorter one bordering on amnesia.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:02 pmThe war should be called what it is. The War Against Islamo Fascism.
Comment by Patrick1
No, it should be called the Struggle for Oil fought thru the proxy of terror.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:04 pmPoor Patrick1 doesn’t understand UN/US resolutions for using military force in Iraq to enforce the resolutions against WMD (which were non-existent)
Remember Patrick1 Bush said it was a Operation Iraqi Freedom to free the Islamo-fascists (as you say) and give them billions of your hard earned tax dollars. Aren’t you proud that your tax dollars is going to Islamo Fascism (as you say)?
April 4th, 2007 at 6:12 pmActually the UN resolutions for using military force were also for Saddam ignoring dozens of prior UN resolutions. I’m proud that fascist dictator is dead and the people of Iraq have the opportunity to govern themselves.
You long for the good ole days of Al Qaeda attacking America at will and Saddam butchering and raping thousand of Iraqis, I don’t.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:31 pmAs all of us already knew, the war in Iraq is not meant to accomplish much. What are we doing there? If they really wanted to fight terrorism, the Bush administration would’ve joined in a multilateral effort with other nations to peaceably do so. One of the biggest ways to confront terrorism is to end global poverty. Our leaders need to not abandon Iraq, but support its growth and the growth of other undeveloped countries by funding the UN Millennium Development Goals. According to the Borgen Project, just 0.16 of out federal budget is spent on poverty reduction while $340 billion has been spent on the war. We need to redirect our funds to programs that will work to combat the conditions that enable extremism to exist.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:36 pmMore moonbat idiocy. None of the hijackers and plotters of 9/11 were in poverty, none. Osama Bin Laden is a multi millionaire. Spare us further moonbat cliches.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:39 pmWho wants to break it to Patrick1 that none of the hijackers and plotters of 9/11 were in IRAQ?
April 4th, 2007 at 6:46 pm#48 Why? It wouldn’t make a difference. It doesn’t fit into his world view so it must be an evil liberal lie.
April 4th, 2007 at 7:01 pmYou can always count on the Grand Old Perverts to be good for a chuckle.
April 4th, 2007 at 9:52 pmTP: Please don’t sensationalize the subject. The news is already freaky enough without excessive partisan embellishment.
Swimming against the current, but there you have it.
April 4th, 2007 at 9:58 pmAPPARENTLY THE RIGHT-HAND DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER RIGHT HAND IS DOING, PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE “LEFT HAND”!!!! SO ARE THE repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderms of the Ghoulish Greedy Grotesque Opportunistic Onanistic Obstreperous Perverted Pernicious Pedophile (GGGOOOPPP, GOP for short, THANK GOD!) party:
a)A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES?
b)A SHIP OF FOOLS?
c)A GAGGLE OF GA-GA GHOULS?
d)A MEETING OF MENDACIOUS MORONS?
e)A COTERIE OF BOMBASTIC IMBECILES?
f)ALL OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: “f”, OF COURSE!!!!!
April 4th, 2007 at 10:16 pmIt’s obvious to me that Rosie’s questions are making TPTB nervous, this government hasn’t given the American people any reason to trust them. Therefore I don’t, I seek facts and I don’t feel that the MSM is providing us with facts. It’s really naive to think otherwise. It seems to me that the Right Wing are pissed at Rosie, because she has a platform that reaches millions of people on a daily basis, just like their radio shows and Faux News.. Why is it okay for Elisabeth to sit there and spew her GOP talking points, but Rosie can’t state her opinion?
This is just a diversion from all the scandals going on within this White House. Imagine if Bill devoted the same amount of time to one of our fallen soldiers, that he devotes to entertainers using their first amendment rights. If Bill wasn’t fired for sexually harassing one his employee’s , Rosie shouldn’t be fired for stating her opinions.
Peace is Rosie http://peaceisrosie.blogspot.com/
April 5th, 2007 at 9:42 amIt seems to me that a “war on terror” would combat the conditions that create terrorists. With poverty still rampant in the areas that produce terrorists, we are fighting a superficial war in which the terrorists continue come out of the woodwork. Terrorism to me seems a desperate attempt to get attention. Maybe if we were to pay attention to the humanitarian needs in each of these countries, instead of bombing the pants off them, we could actually combat the creation of terrorists.
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