Bush 2004: "As a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence."

[kpete]

Bush 2004:

In a different kind of war, we had to recognize that we're not facing a nation; we're facing a group of people who have adopted an ideology of hatred and love to find places where they can hide. They're like parasites. They kind of leech on to a host and hope the host weakens over time so they can eventually become the host. That's why I said to the Taliban in Afghanistan: Get rid of al Qaeda; see, you're harboring al Qaeda. Remember this is a place where they trained -- al Qaeda trained thousands of people in Afghanistan. And the Taliban, I guess, just didn't believe me. And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence. And the people of Afghanistan are now free. (Applause.) In other words when you say something as President you better make it clear so everybody understands what you're saying, and you better mean what you say. And I meant what I said. (Applause.)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040927-4.html

Yesterday:

Taliban insurgents carried out a bold assault on a remote base near the border with Pakistan on Sunday, NATO reported, and a senior American military official said nine American soldiers were killed.

The attack, the worst against Americans in Afghanistan in three years, illustrated the growing threat of Taliban militants and their associates, who in recent months have made Afghanistan a far deadlier war zone for American-led forces than Iraq.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/world/asia/14afghan.html?ref=asia

[AndyA]

1. Everything the man says is a lie.

He can't speak the truth because he's told so many lies in the past.

Impeach Bush/Cheney. Protect the Constitution.

[paparush]

2. If the Dems had ANY since, they would make and ad out of this and run it non

stop in Red states/districts.

Highlighting the cowboy arrogance of this dismal excuse for leadership.

[Lasher]

3. You have to wonder if this is some sort of pattern, eh?

[barbtries]

4. excellent catch

he sickens.

[smoogatz]

5. Mission Accomplished!

Oh, wait... who put that there?

[Jim Lane]

6. Thanks for unearthing this gem! I've added it to Wikiquote.

is a good place to put memorable Bushisms. His fatuous claim about the Taliban will be readily available there, long after the GD page has moved on to something else.

[krispos42]

7. Taliban 2: Electric Boogaloo

Coming this and every other summer in perpetuity!