Bush Lashes Out at Political Opponents Over Iraq Accusations

[spancks]

He's STILL at it. Doesn't he read the papers? Oh yeah, that's right. No, he doesn't.

From VOA News

By Kurt Achin
Busan, South Korea
17 November 2005

Speaking at a news conference with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, President Bush defended the decision process that led him to invade Iraq. He rebutted recent accusations by Democratic senators that he distorted intelligence about the potential threat posed by Iraq's former leader, Saddam Hussein.

"When Democrats say I deliberately misled the Congress and the people, that's irresponsible," he said. "They looked at the same intelligence I did, and they voted - many of them voted - to support the decision I made."

[maddezmom]

1. AFP: Bush assails 'irresponsible' Iraq criticism

~snip~
His comments came as the White House heightened its campaign against Democrats with US Vice President Richard Cheney in Washington calling their accusations that the administration misled the country into the Iraq war "reprehensible" and "pernicious."

Cheney's speech followed at least two previous broadsides against Democrats by Bush since last Friday. Cheney, who is considered one of the architects of the 2003 invasion, was far more outspoken, however.

~snip~

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over," said Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard.

The White House has fired off "Setting the Record Straight", a series of press releases aiming to show that Democratic senators Ted Kennedy and Carl Levin, and the newspapers The Washington Post and The New York Times, distorted the facts around the war.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051117/pl_afp/usiraqwhousemedia_051117070052

[Hekate]

3. I love what Bill Kristol said!

> "If the American people really come to a settled belief that
> Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over," said
> Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard.

From your lips to the Goddess's ears, Mr. Kristol. :popcorn:

Hekate

[Tiggeroshii]

2. It's like the same campaign all over again

lit he exact same thing before we went to war, and now this. Will the Democrats remain silent?

[ClintonTyree]

4. Lash out at this, you steaming pile of excrement........

why won't this man stop lying? He's backed into a corner because of his lies and instead of coming clean and maintaining whatever decency he has left, he continues to lie.

They DID NOT look at the same intelligence as you, that is patently false. You cherry picked the intelligence that most supported your view, hid the caveats and warnings of that intelligence from Senators and NOW you're trying to say they saw the SAME intelligence as you? BULLSHIT! I don't think bush CAN stop lying. He's a pathological liar, he MUST lie, his ego won't allow anything else. He belongs is a prison cell receiving psychological therapy.

Three more years of this sick bastard? I don't think the country can take it.

[salin]

5. thin-skinned president thinks "scolding" will solve his problem

hey presidude - its not the criticism's that are your problems - its your policies.

[radfringe]

6. what he's really saying to "critics"

It's YOUR fault for believing me.

[cassiepriam]

8. He didn't mislead, we mis-followed.

(from a cute cartoon I just read)

[mac56]

9. There's a line from "Animal House":

"You fucked up! You trusted us!"

[truthisfreedom]

7. it's actually bizarre that the administration actually believes they can

pull the wool over anyone's eyes anymore. the position of the Democratic party was quite clear when the vote was made to allow bushco to decide whether to invade Iraq... the ones who said "yea" were being patriotic in holding saddam accountable after being LIED to about nuclear WMDs in Iraq... not suggesting that invasion was the ONLY course without exhausting all other possibilities.

bushco is really faking this time... one wonders what they've got up their sleeve to cover their asses after this new round of profound lies.

[Binka]

11. It's A Nasty Thing Hubris

The fucktards are about to be hoisted on their own petard. Lovely! . Caught or defeated by one's own traps or schemes.

[remfan]

10. So he's still saying he'd already decided on war

when the resolution was introduced...which contradicts everything they were saying at the time.

Geez, next thing you know he's going to say that Iraq wouldn't let the inspectors back in.

[underpants]

12. NBC was carrying their water like good little minions this morning

the full tongueing treatment from the Today Show.

[VaYallaDawg]

13. Whatever happened to "politics ends at the water's edge" ???