Bush: If I Were Iraqi, I’d Be Saying, ‘God, I Love Freedom’
Bush: If I Were Iraqi, I’d Be Saying, ‘God, I Love Freedom’
This afternoon, President Bush held a joint press conference with French President Nicholas Sarkozy. A reporter asked Bush where he stood “on Iraq and your domestic debate on Iraq,” and whether he had a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. In response, Bush insisted that “freedom’s happening” and Iraq isn’t in a “quagmire”:
I don’t — you know quagmire is an interesting word. If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you’d be saying: God, I love freedom, because that’s what’s happened.
And there are killers and radicals and murderers who kill the innocent to stop the advance of freedom. But freedom’s happening in Iraq. And we’re making progress.
Watch it:
In June, Gen. David Petraeus said that U.S. troops had been in Iraq “long enough to become liberators again,” echoing Vice President Cheney’s infamous pre-war prediction that the United States would “be greeted as liberators.”
Almost five years, 3857 U.S. troop deaths, and more than 76,000 Iraqi civilian deaths later, Bush can’t figure out why Iraqis aren’t jumping around rejoicing in their freedom. (Maybe it’s because they’ve all left the country.)
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November 7th, 2007 at 4:27 pmThe dumb end speaks.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:27 pmI think he pictures himself as a doddering old man coming to Baghdad on George W Bush day, and being greeted by throngs of people in George W Bush square, having a brand new statue of himself being dedicated to him while the confetti flies around him.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:28 pmIt's like he is a broker record -- "making progress, hard work", "making progress, hard work" Less than 14 months and hopefully we never have to hear his little-man, whiney voice again unless it is to say "Effective noon tomorrow, I shall resign the presidency and take my criminal Vice President with me."
November 7th, 2007 at 4:29 pmYeah, that doesn't work too well grammatically. How about: إن شاء الله سأØب الØرّ ÙÙŠ المستقبل
November 7th, 2007 at 4:31 pmWhat Bush says seems right out of Orwell's 1984. The Iraqis will only be free once the United States stops occupying their country. Why has no reporter asked Bush how he would feel if a foreign power were to occupy the U.S.? I suspect the citizens of an occupied United States would react the same way that the Iraqis are acting toward the U.S. military.
Also, why is Think Progress not posting about Kucinich's attempt to impeach Cheney? Is it because Think Progress looks favorably upon Hillary Clinton while ignoring the actions of Congressman Kucinich?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:32 pmMost Iraqis have no real idea of the concept of "freedom" in the American sense. However, it does make sense for Bush to make this statement, in order to continue to maintain a semblance of international support for his continued actions in Iraq. Here's the bottomline -
1) We went into Iraq due to a perceived national security threat. This decision was absolutely correct
November 7th, 2007 at 4:34 pm2) We determined that the national security threat, while real, was not imminent
3) We achieved our initial objectives. We ought to get out of there now. Building their institutions and teaching them about "freedom" is not consistent with presercing our national security, intelligence and way of life
Can't the handlers keep him away from reporters? Especially when he has been bending the elbow again?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:34 pmI guess Bubble Boy has the same perspective about the Iraqis as Babs Bush had about all those lucky New Orleans refugees, being better off in the Astrodome in Houston then they were in their own homes before Katrina.
The (horse)apple doesn't fall too far from the tree!
November 7th, 2007 at 4:35 pmLet's see, Iraqis are being killed and maimed, daily - and are saying "God, I love freedom". And, Americans are supposed to be grateful to have our freedom taken way, to keep us "safe".
Am I just not smart enough to wrap my head around such logic? Or, does "freedom" simply mean so much more to Iraqis than it does to us; that they don't mind dying for it?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:36 pmTP is really stooping to a new socialist low. Now TP is against Freedom?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pmActually, if he were Iraqi, he'd probably be saying, "Allah, I wish I had electricity and clean water and a job." Unless perhaps, he was dumb as a post.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pmAnd Bush is saying this with a straight face??? Now the following exchange makes a little more sense:
Q: Is it ever reasonable to restrict constitutional freedoms in the name of fighting terrorism?
MS. PERINO: In our opinion, no.
Bush just has a creative way of defining the word "freedom". AND it's obvious that Bush is even more deluded and detached from reality than previously thought. I'm surprised he can remember to zip his fly.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pmComment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
That only took 11 posts but here we have the first defender of the invasion and the support of the sockpuppet government in Iraq.
So, R2, you think they have "freedom"? Let me hear your views, OK?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:39 pmSTFU ROger.
You think the Iraqi people like the war?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:39 pmThe dude has some serious mental/cognitive problems.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:40 pmTP is really stooping to a new socialist low. Now TP is against Freedom?
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
This is moronic even by your standards.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:40 pmUnited States of Moronica President:"If I Were Iraqi, I’d Be Saying, ‘God, I Love Freedom.’ "Georgie is doing a heckva job promoting freedom and democracy in Iraq while stripping away the American people's freedom and democracy, bankrupting this country, and treating the American people like second class citizen.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:40 pmBTW Roger and Hits,
How's that economy humming along for ya?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:41 pmYou, son, are an idiot.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:42 pmTP is really stooping to a new socialist low. Now TP is against Freedom?
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
DACS,
November 7th, 2007 at 4:44 pmIf uou do not like it, go to http://www.freerepublic.com and roll around in nazi filth. This is Think Progress and not Think Regression, Oppression and Depression.
When you're trapped in your house because of gunfire or car bombs exploding outside, if your kids can't go out to school because it's not safe, I imagine "freedom" is not how you'd describe your existence.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:44 pmhow bout, "If I Were Iraqi, I'd Be Saying, 'God, I Miss Electricity and Clean Water.'"?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:44 pmTP is really stooping to a new socialist low. Now TP is against Freedom?
Comment by Roger_Roger
Where did you read that?!?!
November 7th, 2007 at 4:45 pmOh you know it all depends on what you think freedom means.
I mean, if he's talking about how they have the freedom to flee the country then I suppose he's right!
November 7th, 2007 at 4:47 pmYeah, I love freedom. I love that I only have electricity two hours a day. I love that I don't have clean drinking water. I love that I don't have enough food to eat. I love that I have had to move five times because I am not the correct religion for the area I was living in. I love that I don't have a job. I love that most of my family has fled the country. And I really love that I have lost 5 family members who were "collateral damage".
God how I love this freedom that George Bush brought to me and my country.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:47 pmIt has been said that, "freedom can not exist without dissent". Somehow I think that neocons have inverted this logic, as they have on so many issues.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:47 pmWhat a physopath! And to think the American people actually elected this sick f**k!!
November 7th, 2007 at 4:48 pm1) We went into Iraq due to a perceived national security threat. This decision was absolutely correct
Comment by hits
I'd like you to explain this comment, please. When was Saddam a 'threat' to the US?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:50 pmApparently, trotting that idiot out in public still elicits the desired effect.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:51 pmbtw, is it just me or has the rhetoric been building exponentially every day lately?
Roger seems to think that if we don't agree that things are going swimmingly in Iraq then we must be socialist pigs after all. If we say anything negative then we're aiding and abetting the terrorists. If we don't support Mukasey's nomination we're part of the "Loony Left" (according to the NY Daily New's headline this morning).
Not sure if I'll make it to Jan. 09 at this rate.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:52 pmTP is really stooping to a new socialist low. Now TP is against Freedom?
Comment by Roger_Roger
So Loon Roger, what freedom do the Iraqi's have? They are occupied by the United States. No one listens to what they want (they want us to leave, BTW). More than 50% of them don't have jobs. Almost half the country have fled to other countries. If you call that "freedom", you are an idiot. But, then, you are an idiot so what would one expect from you other than another idiotic proclamation.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:52 pmNot sure if I’ll make it to Jan. 09 at this rate.
Comment by mary
Stand tall, stand tough. Keep beating up the trolls and you will be ok. We will all make it to 2009, and beyond....
November 7th, 2007 at 4:53 pmSomebody shut that idiot up. Please.
He's damned embarrassing.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pmWhat a physopath! And to think the American people actually elected this sick f**k!!
Comment by ProDem — November 7, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
well, they didn't either time. SCOTUS put him in first time, and his best buddy forever, Osama Bin Laden, put him in second time, with all his fine campaign videos, somehow released at just the right time. Bush has never been elected by the "American people". Only 24% of the citizenry is really that stupid, and they come here to troll their ignorance as if it were something to be proud of. Kind of shows the level of their brainlessness.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm3) We achieved our initial objectives. We ought to get out of there now.
Comment by hits — November 7, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
The Iraqi parliament passed the hydrocarbon law? When did this happen?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:55 pmI’d like you to explain this comment, please. When was Saddam a ‘threat’ to the US?
Comment by StratRat — November 7, 2007 @ 4:50 pm
Brown people not in jail are a threat to hits and all the other rightard pansies not fighting in Iraq.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:55 pmI can't believe there are people that still admit to voting for this guy.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:57 pmit does make sense for Bush to make this statement, in order to continue to maintain a semblance of international support for his continued actions in Iraq. -hits
'for his continued actions' in Iraq?
Are you just stuck on stupid, or do you believe the shit you write?
Unbelievable. 24% watch '24', so it must be true...
November 7th, 2007 at 4:58 pmAre you just stuck on stupid, or do you believe the shit you write?
Comment by Zimzone — November 7, 2007 @ 4:58 pm
Can't it be both?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:59 pmOK, so that is the real motive behind the invasion of Iraq this week?
Good.
When do people in Chechnya, North Korea, Palestine and Saudi Arabia will get their freedom? Huh?
November 7th, 2007 at 4:59 pmThose who still support this moron ought to schedule themselves for a brain exam.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:00 pm43 - that's a good idea, Marie - but they'd have to *FIND* their brains first.
*eyeroll*
November 7th, 2007 at 5:02 pmWhen do people in Chechnya, North Korea, Palestine and Saudi Arabia will get their freedom? Huh?
Comment by Juan C. — November 7, 2007 @ 4:59 pm
If they sign up now, we'll throw in a WTO membership, 15% flat tax, and sell off their banking system for them absolutely free. CALL NOW!
November 7th, 2007 at 5:02 pm.....impeach Bush & Cheney, gain some respect, time to quit being the laughing stock of the world.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:02 pmToo bad the chymp lives under a rock with the word DELUSIONAL graffitied all over it.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:03 pm"You’d be saying: God, I love freedom, because that’s what’s happened."
Uh, GW666 I don't think they are that happy about your brand of "Freedom" right now.
"And there are killers and radicals and murderers who kill the innocent to stop the advance of freedom."
Would that be OUR mercenaries killing innocent Iraqis to line their pockets?
"But freedom’s happening in Iraq."
Sure glad we don't have that sort of "Freedom" here.
"And we’re making progress."
Oh this old tired line again, I guess when all the Iraqi's leave or are killed then things will calm down.
Buck Fush
November 7th, 2007 at 5:03 pmOmg, he's so embarrassing!
I don't know if anyone else has noticed but bush is starting to look really bad, has anyone noticed the bags under his eyes?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:03 pmJebus. Dumbya is a big fat idiot with half a brain and a pathetically small beenis.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:05 pmHow does one say "God, I love freedom" when your face is blown off?
Oh, he must be referring to the Iraqis who are free from the confining prisons of their own bodies. Now that's what I call "freedom"!
A$$hole.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:05 pm50 - yes, I have noticed. And I rejoice at every new grey hair and wrinkle.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:06 pmBush's idea of freedom is to live under the threat of violence every day, live without electricity most of the time, live without a job, live under the occupation of a foreign army, live in a heavily fortified neighborhood where one has to present a pass and a fingerprint every time one wants to get in or out, and live under constant surveillance.
Yes, Bush's vision of this "freedom" is so strong and sincere that he wants to bring it to the people of this country, too. My God help us all.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:06 pmرئيس الولايات المتØدة هو رجل عظيم ونØÙ† العراقيين اشكره على القيادة العظيمة ÙˆØريتنا.
Comment by Billy Hill — November 7, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
ÙÙŠ مجموعتك ويت الاØلام ØŒ يا متملق.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:07 pmI don't give a crap about Iraqis and I'm tired of giving them my money.
"Freedom Money".
What a scam.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pmHmmm... If I was an Iraqi, and I wasn't killed by sectarian violence, mercenaries hired by American companies, or as collateral damage by insurgents, and if I had water, electricity and food, and if I'm still in the country instead of fleeing for safety, why then yes, I would love my freedom... assuming that I'm not harrassed by the aforementioned mercenaries, and that my vote actually means something instead of meaning something only when my American puppet masters want it to mean something
November 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pmAnd Allah would blind him on the spot!
November 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pmI could post links to videos of Iraqis rejoicing, but why bother? Amanda don’t care about the truth, concerning herself with painting the world black and white.
Comment by DreamCrusher — November 7, 2007 @ 5:04 pm
Don't forget to edit out the downed Blackhawk in the background.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pmWhat a pathetic, sick, deranged individual.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:10 pmGood thing Sarkozy's wife divorced him. I'd hate to think that she would have to actually spend any time with the Bush Crime Family.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:10 pmBush is probably right, though. If he were Iraqi, he'd be one of those Iraqis with rich parents who moved to Dearborn in the 1970s when Saddam came to power, and who never set foot in the country again. He'd be enjoying his freedom immensely.
Unless he got swept up in a profiling raid and renditioned to Syria, of course.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:12 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:13 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets...
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
... controlled by the International Monetary Fund.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:14 pmOnly problem is if you were an Iraqi dumbass you'd most likely be a refugee or dead. As if this twit could take care of himself in those circumstances.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:15 pmEveryone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Sounds like a good plan! When will you implement it in the USA?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:16 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
#
memo to you: Saddam is dead.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:16 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Even if they don't want them. Rx2 has two names becasue he's twice as stupid.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:18 pmthank you, george bush, for another day of delusion.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:18 pmthank you
thank you
thank you
I hope Bush campaigns alongside Rudy.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:20 pmthank you, george bush, for another day of delusion.
thank you
thank you
thank you
Comment by celtic cynic — November 7, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
Yes, Mr. President -- we appreciate you picking up the slack now that The Daily Show and Colbert Report are on indefinite hiatus. Someone has to point out the ridiculousness of your administration, it may as well be you.
Though if you continue writing your own jokes like this, you might be accused of crossing the picket line.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:21 pmEverybody has a right to hear the truth as well. Something we haven't had from this WhiteHouse.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:22 pm#68 AQ is still fighting against freedom in Iraq.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:30 pmرئيس الولايات المتØدة هو رجل عظيم ونØÙ† العراقيين اشكره على القيادة العظيمة ÙˆØريتنا.
Comment by Billy Hill — November 7, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
Nobody cares what you have to say enough to read it in English, dumbass.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:31 pm#68 AQ is still fighting against freedom in Iraq.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
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Only because we are still there. They represent a tremendously small group there, and will be forced out by the larger majority once we leave.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:32 pmI could post links to videos of Iraqis rejoicing, but why bother? Amanda don’t care about the truth, concerning herself with painting the world black and white.
Comment by DreamCrusher — November 7, 2007 @ 5:04 pm
If you could you would dipshit.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:33 pmThank you Mr. Bush for bringing freedom to my Iraq. A few years ago my dead daughter was always afraid that their street soccer games would be halted when Sadam’s tours would take him through our street. Thank Allah that she no longer has that to worry about, thanks to your Blackwater servants.
I really do miss her smile and laughter though.
I appreciate your understanding and I am sure you will be glad to know that I will be visiting America very soon. And I will be bearing gifts. Please send your home address because I have a very special gift for you.
Thank you…
November 7th, 2007 at 5:33 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
We're giving up our freedom because wimps like you are afraid of another terrorist attack. But you numbskulls think these Iraqis constantly bombarded by violence feel "free". How stupid are you?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:35 pmEveryone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Only if it's what they choose for themselves. Imposing a political system, by force of arms, is notoriously unsuccessful.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:36 pm#68 AQ is still fighting against freedom in Iraq.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
Actually, they're fighting against us. And to a lesser extent, the Shi'ites. And also some Sunni tribes they don't care for.
You can't actually fight against freedom - it's just an abstract concept. The same way you can't fight against terror, hubris, or post-impressionism.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:37 pmAQ is still fighting against freedom in Iraq.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
Last week the generals said they hate conquered AQ in Iraq, remember? I guess you don't.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:37 pmEveryone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Then when will you condemn the GOP's NO BID CONTRACTS in Iraq? Why do YOU hate FREEDOM so much?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:39 pm#68 AQ is still fighting against freedom in Iraq.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
The freedom of Halliburton and EXXON to PLUNDER Iraq doesn't count as FREEDOM, son.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:41 pmFighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight. Everyone has the right to Democracy, freedom, and free economic markets.
Comment by Roger_Roger — November 7, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Then perhaps the GOP should have thought about that before they OVERTHREW the democracy in Iraq, and installed Saddam! Why does the GOP HATE FREEDOM so much?
November 7th, 2007 at 5:41 pmIf you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you’d be saying: God, I love freedom, because that’s what’s happened.
Along with waking up every morning saying " God, I love the smell of willy pete and gunpowder in the morning, yessuri "
Yeah right.......
November 7th, 2007 at 5:41 pmMost embarrasing klutz EVER.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:44 pmDo you suppose he means the two million Iraqis who had to leave their country because of the war? Yeah, freedom is so great in Iraq that the people are having to leave their homeland.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:07 pmWell, as we all know, Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...
November 7th, 2007 at 6:15 pmwhat would he say as an american...?
November 7th, 2007 at 6:16 pmGotta wonder if he consulted any of the corpses with power drill holes in their skull???
November 7th, 2007 at 6:25 pm91, joe, that is just too well said. Oh, the irony of having such an un-American POS squatting in the White House....
November 7th, 2007 at 6:28 pmthe real cost of freedom: 61,596 (and counting)
November 7th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Bush, feel free to take your whole administration and go wallow in Iraqi freedom!!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:42 pmDude sounds either drunk or badly hung-over, maybe both.
He's got to be on drugs of some kind to be able to stand up
there and spit this kind of endless crap.
Somebody please, take him out behind the barn and give him what he
November 7th, 2007 at 6:42 pmdeserves.
The chymp should replace his flag pin with one that says
November 7th, 2007 at 6:49 pm'Feel sorry for me, i'm illiteratish'.
"I, I, I, I-don't . . . . ya know . . . quagmire's an entreshting word . . ."
Did this idiot that's supposed to be president actually say that ?
November 7th, 2007 at 6:50 pmoh right. Mr. 'wanted dead or alive' would be sooo happy outsiders invaded his country and would not leave. Give me a break. Had he been born in Iraq, he would be mad as hell and seriously hating the West.
What a dipshit this, thing of a man is...
November 7th, 2007 at 6:59 pmHe must be on medication..
November 7th, 2007 at 7:10 pmHate to be such a buzzkill, but how many posters here voted for Nader in 2000 because they believed Gore was just the "lesser of two evils" or that there was no difference between Bush and Gore or possibly that there was "no difference between the two major parties?
November 7th, 2007 at 7:18 pmSo George W. thinks his form of tyranny is better than Saddam's form of tyranny. We are wasting our time on this fool. Pull the plug on this administration now, while we still have something resembling a country.
Contact Congressman John Conyers, head of the Judiciary Committee, and encourage him to support Kucinich's resolution to impeach Dick Cheny. Cheny has to go first.
http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx
November 7th, 2007 at 7:30 pmBush said "I don’t — you know quagmire is an interesting word. If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you’d be saying: God, I love freedom, because that’s what’s happened.
Interpretation: "Freedom means nothing left to lose"
November 7th, 2007 at 7:36 pmWhy does Bush's statement remind me of the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from the movie Apocalypse Now?
Answer: They both seem to have the same callous disregard for life. Pro-life anyone?
November 7th, 2007 at 8:31 pmWhen are coming to take him away. Boy Bush really is out of touch with reality. He supports the Republican torture, death and deficit agenda and then says that Iraqi's should love their new freedom.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:33 pmHow many posters here talk about the need for a third party and then turn around and discourage such by writing a post such as the above?
November 7th, 2007 at 8:38 pmIs that what Iraqis who fled to Syria are saying?
November 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pmWhy does Bush’s statement remind me of the line “I love the smell of napalm in the morning†from the movie Apocalypse Now?
Answer: They both seem to have the same callous disregard for life. Pro-life anyone?
Comment by Willy — November 7, 2007 @ 8:31 pm
He reminds me of Maj. Hochstetter (Hogan's Heroes) screeching, "You vill go to the Eastern front and you vill serve until you are dead!"
November 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pmIf hes smirking hes, in all probability, not being honest.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pmHey, you know he's lying if his lips are moving.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:50 pmAh, me too mr president. next time your in bagdad, we should shop at our local neiman marcus. We have a real cool selection of sandals to rub in your face.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:51 pmIf Ricky Gervais' character from "The Office" was the president of the U.S. he would be George W. Bush. Really. I see one and I think of the other.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:20 pmOh, he's gone worse than terribly wacko. Notice no one wrote the response down FOR him so of course he can't put out an intelligent sentence. I can't stand the sight of him and the fact that our so-called government hasn't done anything to stop him by now has me wanting to cry myself to sleep at night. Of course, all the current Presidential candidates (except Ron Paul) is bought and paid for by the Greedtard big Corporations, who also own the lame-stream media. 'Shrub' stole the election and we'd better pray something is done before another 9/11 'event' happens and Cheney's Blackwater (under Martial Law of course), starts driving up our streets in tanks, just like they're doing in Iraq.
If you'd like to see more progressive news (if not a bit of humor at Shrub's expense) take a look at http://www.smirkingchimp.com/
I see more and more articles like this one every day and all I can say is God Help Us. And GO RON PAUL rEVOLution 2008!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:08 pmAlmost five years, 3857 U.S. troop deaths, and more than 76,000 Iraqi civilian deaths later, Bush can’t figure out why Iraqis aren’t jumping around rejoicing in their freedom. (Maybe it’s because they’ve all left the country.)
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No, it's because this President is DELUSIONAL!
Admitting the harm he has done to the Iraqi people is not what a rich fraternity brat who doesn't have to say I'm sorry is prone to do.
No wonder the story about him is how he would "blow up frogs with firecrackers".
Ask a psychiatrist what such an action says about the character of a child and what percentage of adult psychopaths were cruel to animals when they were children.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:27 pm#8 -
we went into Iraq under P.L. 107-243.
Our goals were to stop Iraq being a continuing threat to the US (which it never was to begin with) and to get Iraq to obey UN Security Council resolutions.
Both of these goals have been reached. In addition the Commander-in-Chief declared victory more than once. This war has been over for 4 years.
Our troops in Iraq are occupying a conquered country by consent of the occupied.
Perhaps you're confusing things with the war against the guys who supported the guys who attacked the US on 9/11.
This would be P.L. 107-40. Nobody seems to be talking about this war so I can't tell you how it's going.
Or maybe you're thinking of the GWOT, which is undeclared and therefore unconstitutional.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:50 pmBush, today and everyday:
An embarrassing dumb ass.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:05 pmHate to be such a buzzkill, but how many posters here voted for Nader in 2000 because they believed Gore was just the “lesser of two evils†or that there was no difference between Bush and Gore or possibly that there was “no difference between the two major parties?
Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — November 7, 2007 @ 7:18 pm
Hate to be an even bigger buzzkill, but how many posters here think they voted for Gore in 2000 but in reality had their vote not count?
Hint: If you're black or non-Cuban Hispanic, this is probably you...
November 7th, 2007 at 11:56 pmActually if you were Burmese/Myanmarese, you'd be saying "Empty skies"--Buddhists don't believe in a God--"I love freedom." Problem is while Iraq has oil they have a lot of gas. So all they get in return is more hot air (see roughgang.com).
November 8th, 2007 at 12:11 am.
This is Bush's "Let them eat cake" moment.
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November 8th, 2007 at 1:21 amOf course they love the freedom to get car bombed, freedom to have 2 hours of electricity a day when they used to have 20, freedom to be ethnically cleansed from previously diverse neighborhoods, freedom to become refugees in Syria or Jordan or internally in another part of the country.
Oh, and the purple fingers too. Can't forget that.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:50 am"I don’t know if anyone else has noticed but bush is starting to look really bad, has anyone noticed the bags under his eyes?"
November 8th, 2007 at 2:21 am
who needs clean water when you can have an ice cold glass full of the abstract concept of freedom, or a purple finger cocktail. there was PLENTY of moisture from the ink...
>Fighting for ones right to freedom against Saddam is a very noble fight.
right. thank god Palestinians got democracy, look at the great government they chose. Rodger is Iraq having a government like Palestines something worth our soldiers lives? Democracy, in the wrong environment, has the potential to be its own undoing within one election cycle... of course the trolls here insist military force of an occupying power can bring about the "right environment" for democracy to spawn a non-extremist government. Just ask the Israelis..
November 8th, 2007 at 5:08 amfor anyone wondering why there has been little action on the political front in iraq recently, i've heard its because they drank all the purple ink..
November 8th, 2007 at 5:10 am...comes flooding into mind when hearing this uttered from Bushie of how thankful the Iraqi's are in quest for freedom that presume there IS an innate acceptability to mass suicide of sorts being acceptable or somehow preferable for their slaughter continues and only seems to worsen and wonder cuz survivability usually is THE prime motivation of folks and where the "give me liberty or give me death" is a nice platitude, many have found it a suicidal postion and figure that there have to be alternatives for liberty with out life serves none either--the ol' eye for an eye leaves all blind bit.(and Georgie boy sure has blinded far too many and we ordinaries get stuck with the consequences of his blunderings, bumblings and bunglings while he continue to escape accountability !!!)
November 8th, 2007 at 7:52 amGeorge Bush: Think Progress!
Or else...
November 8th, 2007 at 8:00 amIt looks like he had a few "pops" before this load of crap came spewing from this mouth.
He's probably roaming the Halls of the White House at night drunk out of his mind. Paranoid. Guilty Conscience.
Very Nixonesque.
Effin' Moron!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:34 am"If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you'd be saying: God, I love freedom, because that’s what’s happened."
Is it too much to ask for a U.S. President to know that, in this sentence, the word "tyranny" does NOT merit an indefinite article?
He should be impeached just for his mangling of the language.
Perhaps he said "tyranny" but meant "tranny."
November 8th, 2007 at 8:50 amBush, November 2005: "Iraq is making incredible political progress."
Bush, October 2005: "Iraqis are making inspiring progress."
Bush, September 2005: "Iraq has made incredible political progress."
Bush, April 2005: "I believe we're making good progress in Iraq."
Enough said!
Bush, March 2005: "We're making progress."
Bush, September 2004: "We're making steady progress."
Bush, July 2003: "We're making progress. It's slowly but surely making progress."
November 8th, 2007 at 9:00 amYes, we've been "making progress" since the beginning of the war, including a "mission accomplished" moment. Funny thing, this year has already seen more Americans killed than any other year of the war. Our troop level has never been higher. Baghdad has lost 2 million in population through ethnic cleansing and refugee migration. That sure gives a new meaning to the word "progress" It reminds me in the business world where problems and issues are now described as opportunities.
We are now in a world where good news is good news and bad news is good news. Mission accomplished.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:05 amWith all this anti-Bush sentiment, this might make everyone feel a bit better:
And I encourage you to check out LoveTheConstitution.com: they have some hilarious Liberal apparel, like "Impeach Bush and Cheney" messenger bags with their goony, cartooned faces displayed on the front lapel.
The site:
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November 8th, 2007 at 11:19 amIf I was an Iraq, I would say I love freedom: It tastes like WHITE PHOSFOROS, IT FEELS LIKE ELETRICAL SHOCK, BLACK HOODS AND WATERBOARDING, IT FEELS LIKE AN OCCUPATION, IT SMELLS LIKE THE DEATH OF TWO MILLION CIVILIANS AND IT LOOKS LIKE WAR CRIMES!!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 1:38 pmIf I could ask the President a question, I'd ask, "Would you consider freedom in Iraq to be part of a 'New World Order'?"
November 8th, 2007 at 2:53 pm