President Bush Demands a Timetable for Troop Withdrawl. (true)

[Mugsy]

From "Mugsy's Rap Sheet"

President Bush Demands a Timetable for Troop Withdrawl

“I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.” - George W. Bush.

No, I haven’t lost my mind. Nor am I channeling my inner “Drudge“. George W. Bush, naturally, wasn’t President at the time when he said that on June 5, 1999, criticizing then President Clinton on keeping troops in Bosnia.

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Imagine for a moment it’s a time before George Bush is declared President. Two countries have taken each others citizens hostage. One of them blindfolds, tortures and generally violates the Geneva Convention rights of its prisoners, not even allowing the world to see who those prisoners are or let the families of those prisoners know they are alright and not being mistreated.

The other country does just the opposite. The prisoners are treated well and allowed to let their families and the world know they are okay.

Before George Bush, there would be little doubt the United States would be the latter of those two countries.

Who ever imagined (before President Bush), the United States being SHAMED by IRAN regarding prisoner treatment?

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[Terri S]

1. here are some more interesting quotes ...

QUOTES FROM WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS COMMITTING TROOPS TO BOSNIA:

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."
--Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

"You can support the troops but not the president."
--Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

" President...is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation's armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy."
--Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)

"I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning...I didn't think we had done enough in the diplomatic area."
--Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

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like Tony Snow's quote in my sig line, can we spell "HYPOCRISY" boys and girls?

[Mugsy]

4. (sigh)

The rank hypocrisy sure goes unreported, doesn't it?

[liberal N proud]

2. The republicons have always been one sided with their principles

They never have been able to practice what they preach.

[qwlauren35]

3. The man is an embarrassment.

Said it in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006... hello 2007. And he's still an embarrassment. :banghead:

Eight years of embarrassment. Not to mention what it says about a country in which ~50% of the American voters think he was the best man for the job. And 30% STILL think he's doing a good job.
:puke:

I remember Dean's "Take Our Country Back" campaign. I had so much hope.

I think I've lost hope.

[Mugsy]

5. Hang in there.

No longer do these Right Wing nutbags constitute a majority of Americans.

Saner heads even seem to be making some inroads on Global Warming (see: SCOTUS)

[bdamomma]

6. all the more reason why we have to stand firm, * is up against

us and the Congress.