Monday, August 30, 2004
war president waffles on whether war is winnable
On the Today show, Bush said that the war on terror is not winnable.
In a speech this past March, Bush said...
In the same speech he also said...
It looks to me like our "war president" is a failure in all the wars he has been in charge of...
Perhaps he has finally realized that his elective war on Iraq has hampered the war on terrorism? Or maybe he's just trying to sound more moderate, to go along with the facade of moderation happening at the convention. Or maybe, did he get caught off guard and speak his true feelings about the war inadvertently?
¶ 11:09 PM
On the Today show, Bush said that the war on terror is not winnable.
"I don't think you can win it," Mr. Bush replied. "But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world."
In a speech this past March, Bush said...
The war on terror is not a figure of speech. It is an inescapable calling of our generation. The terrorists are offended not merely by our policies -- they are offended by our existence as free nations. No concession will appease their hatred. No accommodation will satisfy their endless demands. Their ultimate ambitions are to control the peoples of the Middle East, and to blackmail the rest of the world with weapons of mass terror. There can be no separate peace with the terrorist enemy. Any sign of weakness or retreat simply validates terrorist violence, and invites more violence for all nations. The only certain way to protect our people is by early, united, and decisive action.
In the same speech he also said...
The establishment of a free Iraq is our fight. The success of a free Afghanistan is our fight. The war on terror is our fight.
It looks to me like our "war president" is a failure in all the wars he has been in charge of...
Perhaps he has finally realized that his elective war on Iraq has hampered the war on terrorism? Or maybe he's just trying to sound more moderate, to go along with the facade of moderation happening at the convention. Or maybe, did he get caught off guard and speak his true feelings about the war inadvertently?
¶ 11:09 PM
