Bush: Middle East At 'Pivotal Moment'

[sabra]

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9677043/detail.html

Bush: Middle East At 'Pivotal Moment'


WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush, just hours after a cease-fire took hold Monday, said Hezbollah guerillas had suffered a sound defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war.

"There's going to be a new power in the south of Lebanon," Bush said, referring to plans for the Lebanese government, backed by an international force, to reassert control in the area that has been dominated by Hezbollah fighters.

The president also said the war was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror, and he blamed Iran and Syria for fomenting the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

"We can only imagine how much more dangerous this conflict would be if Iran had the nuclear weapon it seeks," the president said.

[dave29]

1. How many pivotal moments does one President get?

just curious, becuase he seems to think we are in one in Iraq every time he opens his mouth.

This term "pivotal moment" or "turning point". I do not think it means what he thinks it means.

[Botany]

2. He can not really believe that stupid shit.

"Hezbollah guerillas had suffered a sound defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war."

They (Hezbollah) are stronger than ever, now.

[Skittles]

3. yes, it is turning the corner

please, just make it stop

[Lisa]

6. Steve Sack -- "we've run out of corners to turn" (graphic cartoon)

[leveymg]

4. Dubya's Idea of the Middle East "Pivotal Moment":

"Struggle Between Freedom and Terra"

[PinkUnicorn]

14. More like his struggle against reality (n/t)

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[louis-t]

5. Why does he insist on talking?

He sounds more delusional and insane every day.

[Skittles]

10. because louis, he is not in on the joke

he truly believes he is president; that is what makes him so dangerous

[louis-t]

13. He believes what he has to say is important.

Earth revolves around him, people are sitting by the t and v waiting for him to speak. Pavlovian.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. The "pivotal moment" / "turning point" was when the USA invaded Iraq

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since then, the Iraqi citizens' quality of life has degraded continuously

Welcome to the USA's version of "freedom" / "democracy"

(sigh)

[MysteryToMyself]

8. Iraq is a burden on thinking people's hearts and minds

Iraq isn't winning minds and hearts, happenings over there are creating terrorists and draining our treasury.

I feel like we are living in a world of unreality.

Never in my worst imaginings did I think things would end up like this.

America has lost her wings. Bush has lived up to our worst suspicions.

Not only are we not allowed the president we chose, neither are those in Iraq. They don't want a Bush world and I don't either.

[ninkasi]

9. Good post, and I agree

Welcome to DU...:hi:

[sakabatou]

11. So is that another corner turned?

[GeorgeGist]

12. Fomenting at the mouth again...

is he? How predictable.

[Az_lefty]

15. Bunnypants needs to STFU...

he keeps shooting off his mouth he's going to piss off Hizbollah and the fighting's going to start up again. :grr:

[BenDavid]

16. Pivotal Moment! is that

close to "turning the corner" or "stay the course" It's been 1793 days since Bush said he'd catch Osama bin Laden 'Dead or Alive!'

Total Fatalities since May 1, 2003: 2659

US deaths since July 22, 2003: 2364
(the deaths of Odai & Qusai Hussein)

US deaths since July 2, 2003: 2394
(Pres. Bush announces, "Bring Them On")

Estimate of Iraqi Deaths Since June 7, 2006 2480
(Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi)

Oh, I am so sorry, bushit was talking about the Middle East, and I was responding to this fubar in Iraq.....