During the Gloat on the Boat, GeeDubya tried to smear a little lipstick on the WMD pig, saying we have “hundreds of sites to check out.” As if, somehow, this were optimistic.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he would be “amazed if we found weapons-grade plutonium or uranium” and it was unlikely large volumes of biological or chemical material would be discovered. He suggested that the sanctions and UN inspections probably prompted Mr Hussein to dispose of much of his stockpile."
But here’s the punchline:
"He said the US was more concerned by Mr Hussein’s team of 1,000 scientists, whom he termed “nuclear mujahadeen”. "
Man, these guys can turn a phrase, no?
Not even our favorite SDMB Usual Suspects are even trying to defend this steaming cup of crappucino any more.
Oh, and Skillet: Al might have been “safely at a typewriter in Saigon” but thats still 10,000 miles closer to The Shit than GeeDubya ever got. How many VC do you think were skulking around in Lubbock?
I postulate that it was inherently more dangerous to be learning to fly a supersonic jet over the skies of Texas than to be in the middle of a US controled HQ in Saigon.
My original point stands, that all the smug inferences that W is a dim bulb are disproved by the fact that he has accomplished all that he has, including becoming a proficient military pilot.
I think the anti Bush crowd would be happier if we were still bogged down in a (preferably losing) long drawn out campaign in Iraq.
We won, and under this commander in chief, we made history for the fastest advance and capture of an enemy capital ever. The finest military in the world did what only it could’ve done, and guess what, if the pres wants to land on an aircraft carrier, he gets to. Get over it.
I’d say that the biggest partisan dick waving around in here is easily yours Sam. Indeed, the quote you culled was an attempt not to insult the President, but point out that a choice of jet over helicopter saves a lot of time, and is a perfectly pedestrian explanation for the showy choice when you’re dealing with Presidents, who have extremely cramped schedules. That point remains just as true even if he stayed overnight: they still save time by taking a jet instead of heli.
Nice try…but you claimed he was lazy. Getting an MBA from Harvard and becoming - or just running to become - the president of the U.S. is evidence against laziness. So, take back the laziness remark - it’s bunk.
As for vietnam, it goes both ways politically, since both parties have members who were creative in avoiding combat. Clinton was creative, Bush was creative. And, there are heros who are conservative and liberal.
Nah. I watched Dick Nixon get elected twice. Politics wise, I have already seen the horror. Not even Reagan could match that. GeeDubya is a mediocrity, not a monstrosity.
I still say he’s lazy. Even he admits he did nothing with his life until his forties when he finally got sober, and he’s done precious little even since then. It’s not like he’s ever had a job or anything. He took a few flying lessons but that hardly makes him a fighter pilot. He sure never fought anything. He didn’t even bother to show up for his last year of service. That seems pretty lazy to me.
elucidator said: “We are equally safe from unicorn stampedes” Is this true ? How can you be truly sure? I for one will not be letting my guard down anytime soon
To be fair, Dio, he did learn to fly that plane, 'cause he flew that plane. And I’m still not sure about lazy. Thing of it is, the rich are different from us. They are more relaxed as a general rule, and that can easily be misinterpreted as lazy. If you’ve never in your life missed a meal, or worried that your children might, it eases the muscles of the spine to a remarkable degree.
damn, he’s on to my special “effete sarcasm” trick.
However shall I fight back. AH I know.
** Delusionator ** your sig is
self-righteous, pugnacious and wildly egotistical
and I’m sorry that I don’t offer you the masturbatory foil that Scylla did. I do what I can. Your problem is that you can’t argue your points without becoming emotional about them. Let go of your anger and try that ancient chinese secret called rationality.
What specifically did Shrub do to get anybody out of power. Other people wrote (mostly dishonst) speeches for him and he read them off a teleprompter. That is the sum of his personal involvement with this or any other war.
Bill Clinton grew up dirt poor and earned his way into ivy league schools with genuine academic achievements. No one ever gave Clinton anything. His entire career was built with his own efforts and personal talent. Everything Junior has gotten was paid for by his daddy.
