Bush urges calm amid sectarian violence in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23397481.htm

Bush urges calm amid sectarian violence in Iraq


WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said he understood the anger of Iraqi Shi'ites after the bombing of a major shrine in Iraq but urged calm on all sides amid an outbreak of sectarian violence.

"The people of the United States strongly condemn the destruction of the Golden Mosque," Bush told reporters after a Cabinet meeting.

Another heckofajob by BushCo!

[rodeodance]

1. too late Bush.

[rodeodance]

6. our solders better bumker down.

[Halliburton]

2. oh I'm sure they'll listen to him

:sarcasm:

[sam sarrha]

3. trust the Sunis, they are your friends.... they are our friends ..see???

[Webster Green]

4. Why would Iraqis listen to the chimp?

Everyone there hates the little asshole.

[adigal]

5. I'm sure they will all stop their violence

now that King George has spoken.
:sarcasm:

[Double T]

7. And he thinks they are going to listen to his advice for calm?????

Completely delusional.

[jamesinca]

8. A lot of hollow talk

What are you going to do about it George? After all, we are still there as a military because they can not run their own country. So I can only assume this is another failure of post invasion planning by your administration.

[Massachusetts]

Bush urges calm amid sectarian violence in Iraq

We HAVE to FIX what is BROKEN, first we BEGIN with the IMPEACHMENT of GW Bush! He will go down in OUR country and the world community as the WORST President in the history of The United States of America.

[Mithras61]

9. Please remember...

They say the opposite of what they want, so what is it that BFEE REALLY wants?

Sounds like increased levels of violence, but how does this play into their plans?

Are they planning on a Shi'ite uprising so they can take out Muqtada al Sadr and others like him?

[twaddler01]

12. He does have an agenda I believe

just not quite sure what it would be at this point...

[rodeodance]

13. WH pushing for 'unified" gov. Is is NOT what they want.

[twaddler01]

14. Isn't it smart for us to do something about it then? n/t

[twaddler01]

10. This might work well for *

considering if things get way out of wack we might need more troops there...then he can succeed on his ultimate goal.

[gratuitous]

11. O-o-o-okay, "calm"; got it. Thanks, George

"Calm." Yeah, that's the ticket. We all remember George's "calm" reaction whenever anything doesn't go his way. You know, like . . . uhm . . . Hmmmm.

[MGKrebs]

15. Dear George Bush,

You evidently know what "political capital" is, since you have used the term. Perhaps, therefore, you understand the concept of speaking from a position of authority. For example, if you win elections, you can speak with authority about... winning elections. Or if you want to speak with authority about science, you must have some background in the area if you want your comments to be taken seriously. Which leads us to the issue at hand. If you want to be taken seriously when talking about "calm" or "peace" , you have to have some experience with or knowledge about the subject. Otherwise, you just embarrass yourself, and by extension the country as a whole. In fact, you probably make things worse, because YOU talking about "calm" serves to highlight your role in the creation of the chaos that exists. It would be like a bully slapping you and then telling you to stop crying. It would just makes you madder.

May I suggest that if you really want to influence the process toward "calm", roll out some other spokespeople who might have something to offer on the subject, like Jimmy Carter, or Bill Clinton. Somebody like that. If you don't, not only are making things worse, you are also giving people who say you are incompetent more ammunition, and the Good Lord knows they already have plenty.

[antonialee839]

16. He's like Kevin Bacon's character in Animal House.

Remain calm, all is well. Only the place is falling apart.