Bush: U.S. Won't Get Into Iraq Civil War

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1671087&page=1

VARGAS: Let's move to Iraq. :eyes: This has been a rough few days in Iraq since the bombing of the mosque in Samarra. There's been a lot of sectarian violence. What is the policy if, in fact, a civil war should break out or the sectarian violence continues? Are you willing to sacrifice American lives to get the Sunnis and the Shiites to stop killing each other?



BUSH: I don't buy your premise that there's going to be a civil war. There's no question that the bomber of the mosque is trying to create sectarian violence, and there's no question there was reaction to it. On the other hand, I had the duty, which I did, to call these leaders, Shi'a and Sunni leaders, as well as Kurdish leaders.



And the response was that we understand this is a moment that we've got to make a choice if we're going to have sectarian strife or whether or not we're going to unify. And I heard loud and clear that they understand that they're going to choose unification, and we're going to help them do so.



VARGAS: But what is the plan if the sectarian violence continues? I mean, do the U.S. troops take a larger role? Do they step in more actively to stop the violence?



BUSH: No. The troops are chasing down terrorists. They're protecting themselves and protecting the people, and — but a major function is to train the Iraqis so they can do the work. I mean the ultimate success in Iraq —

[LynneSin]

1. WAIT - we won't get into their civil war?

BUT WE FUCKING HELPED START THE THING

:banghead:

[slor]

5. We did not attack Iraq...

They walked in front of our Blitzkreig.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

22. And we only had one beer at lunch.

[underpants]

9. Cause? Effect?

oh that is so OLD logic.

[Demeter]

39. And Our Soldiers Are Still Targets There

Gotta rename the Potomac De Nile!

[anotherdrew]

43. he better ask Dick. Dick says we can't abandon our "allies" in Iraq...

not trying to stop a civil war sounds a lot like abandonment to me.

[Thor_MN]

48. We CAN"T get into their civil war!!! What a dumbass!!!

Bush, not anyone here. If we were to get involved, it not longer is a civil war. A civil war is a war in which the parties within the same country or empire struggle for national control of state power. (Wikipedia.org)

I can't beleive that this dumbass is running our country....

[Inland]

2. Bush getting ready to leave and blame Iraqis for the coming disaster

I knew it would happen. I just thought it would happen two years ago.

[davidinalameda]

3. too late!

as long as our troops are propping up the government, we're involved in any civil war

[sandrakae]

4. UH. How can we not get involved when we are right in the middle of it.

Does he plan on pulling our troops out as soon as civil war starts? I think not.

[underpants]

6. Maybe he is going to use the plan prosposed by.......

Murtha. Nah what am I saying they have never had a plan and changing MO now might show weakness-or some idiocy like that I lose track after a while.

[MadMaddie]

10. Nope cause we gotta stay the course....

:sarcasm:

[Roland99]

7. So much for the Pottery Barn rule.

[riderinthestorm]

8. We're buiding permanent bases there

Americans will NEVER be told that this is a civil war - no matter the truth. He will just continue to call it an "insurengency" forever, and US soldiers will ONLY be "chasing down terrorist and "protecting the people" forever....

[underpants]

13. Maybe that is why Vargas tried to get him to run away with her

"Let's move to Iraq"

I actually laughed out loud when I read that.

[peacebird]

36. there're US corporate interests to protect in Iraq

Halliburton is still making money hand over fist.
we won't leave til the oil is gone

[madrchsod]

11. the wisdom of king george

he is delusional,isn`t he?

[Lance_Boyle]

12. at least * got the word 'sectarian' right

I wanted to smack the ever-loving shit out of John Warner over his Press the Meat appearance in which he continually refered to the budding Iraqi Civil War as "secular violence." Republicans truly are too stupid for words.

[Amonester]

14. The new tyrant of Iraq lost his memory?

** can't recall he and "his" already sent the U.S. on a mission to start it!

"U.S. Won't Get Into Iraq Civil War" - says the ignorant chimperror... :puke:

Or is he "just" lying again? (Re: "Mission accomplished") :shrug:

[underpants]

15. See what he's gonna do is...

he's gonna send them over one of them bubbles he lives in. Nothing gets in. NOTHIN'! They'll be fine see. Everything'll be just fine no casualties just like he told the Rev'rend.

[The_Casual_Observer]

16. It's as if he has been right about every else so far. Why would

anybody take his word on this?

[KansDem]

17. Quick! Ask him what "sectarian violence" means...

I want to see if it's the same definition as "sovereign nation."

Sectarian violence means that; it's sectarian. You're a -- your violence has been given sectarianity, and you're viewed as a sectarian entity.

edited for spelling

[underpants]

20. LOL

I love this part


And the response was that we understand this is a moment that we've got to make a choice if we're going to have sectarian strife or whether or not we're going to unify. And I heard loud and clear that they understand that they're going to choose unification, and we're going to help them do so.

[KansDem]

27. LOL !!!

You can't make this stuff up!

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

18. when bush talks of his duty he sounds so so presidental.

NOT>
.......BUSH: I don't buy your premise that there's going to be a civil war. There's no question that the bomber of the mosque is trying to create sectarian violence, and there's no question there was reaction to it. On the other hand, I had the duty, which I did, to call these leaders, Shi'a and Sunni leaders, as well as Kurdish leaders.

[bobthedrummer]

19. I truly believe he worships the false "Fortress god" mentioned

in Daniel 11:38. It is the BFEE. Iraq is involved in civil war.

[bullimiami]

21. but will the US get OUT of it?

[CarlSheeler4U]

23. If that's the case, what are we doing there still?

Bring 'em home now!

Carl

Sheeler for US Senate
www.carlsheeler.com

[Massachusetts]

28. "Bring 'em home now!"

Now thats the kind of Leadership we need!

Ain't no sense in walkin off a cliff cause the folks in front of me are headin that way...
- Anonymous

[CarlSheeler4U]

30. What's up with BUsh Iraq Super Bases?

[alcibiades_mystery]

24. We're not into nation-building, see?

Only nation-destroying. Role of the military and all...:eyes:

[tabasco]

25. Bush:"As long as the oil facilities are secure, the Iraqis can go to hell"

Only a moron ever believed we invaded Iraq for the good of the Iraqi people.

We invaded Iraq for corporate profits. We will hunker down and guard the oil facilities.

The rest of Iraq will burn.

[subterranean]

26. She should have asked which "leaders" he spoke to

I doubt he could have remembered their names.
In fact, I doubt that he even called them at all.

[Up2Late]

29. Whelp, there goes our "Exit Strategy!"

Because, as Steven Colbert pointed out last night on the Colbert Report, by definition an Iraqi civil war, "...means that we can't be a part of it! That's called an "Exit Strategy."

Links to the video at this link: <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=536040&mesg_id=536040>

[genieroze]

31. Aren't we the cause of the civil war?

[underpants]

32. Freedom we brought them Freedom

What they do with it is on them.

[Yavin4]

33. Outside of Faux News and Chris "BrokeBack Mountain" Matthews, No One

believes his bullshit any more.

[uppityperson]

34. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength

Boy do we have a strong president

[henslee]

35. Fight amongst yourselves.....

[Rex]

37. What a waste of time.

Boosh is a flaming loony.

[Plaid Adder]

38. Oh for Christ's sake. We are IN their @#$! civil war already!

What, as if the destruction of the country and the continuing occupation have nothing to do with what's happening there now? Dude, we are propping up the government. We are involved until we go home, and after that, well, we're not literally involved in the war, but we will definitely be involved in teh consequences.

I cannot believe anyone ever let this man run anything, let alone this country.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[sheelz]

40. Who's the "we"?

Think about it! :grr: He's playing with words again like Gonzales says "the program"

[goforit]

41. How generous of him. Let them talk amongst themselves, eh?

[LynnTheDem]

42. Gee... kind of a FLIP-FLOP huh.

US caused the violence in Iraq.

US was warned invading & occupying Iraq would result in exactly the violence we currently see in Iraq.

bush & Cabal went on & on & on about how we had to HELP THEM POOR IRAQIS being slaughtered by Saddam Hussein & his Purple Plastic People Shredder!

And NOW???

Oh well, fuck the Iraqis, US "won't get involved".

And some Americans STILL wonder why we're so hated.

And DO NOT EVEN DARE use the slaughtering in Iraq's civil war as excuse to invade & occupy Iraq 12 years from now, rightfuckingwingnuts!

"Oh we have to invade & occupy Iraq & slaughter tens of thousands coz 12 years ago Hussein killed Iraqis who were killing Iraqis in that uprising..."

:eyes: Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers on the planet.

[subterranean]

44. Remember that statement

"I don't buy your premise that there's going to be a civil war."

He's been wrong about every aspect of the Iraq war up to now. No reason to think this will be any different.

[underpants]

49. "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees"

Welcome to DU :hi:

[rodeodance]

45. nominate

[rodeodance]

46. continued:---Bush says 'a few people" to are sowing violence. ummm

BUSH: No. The troops are chasing down terrorists. They're protecting themselves and protecting the people, and — but a major function is to train the Iraqis so they can do the work. I mean the ultimate success in Iraq — and I believe we're going to be successful — is for the Iraqi citizens to continue to demand unity.

And remember, one of the things that's lost during this troubled week — and there's no question it's a troubled week — was the fact that 11 million Iraqis, about two months ago, went to the polls and said, "We want to have a democratic government." So there's still a will of the people there that are interested in a unified government.

Secondly, we're working with the leaders to form this unity government, and we'll see how it goes. We're making pretty good progress though. And I think the bombers really caused the leaders to say, "Wait a minute. We now have got to project civil war or civil strife or sectarian violence."

And the other side of the equation has got to be to train the Iraqis to fight so that the people feel like there is a unified security force that's interested in protecting them from a few people who are trying to sow violence and discord.

[rodeodance]

47. "my policy has not changed. To summarize it, as the Iraqis stand up, we...

... VARGAS: So let me make sure I understand you. No matter what happens with the level of sectarian violence, the U.S. troops will stay there?

BUSH: The U.S. troops will stay there so long as — until the Iraqis can defend themselves. I mean, my policy has not changed. To summarize it, as the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.

And as you know, we've reduced troop levels this year, and that's because our commanders on the ground have said that the security situation in Iraq is improving because the Iraqis are more capable of taking the fight.

VARGAS: And if in fact the violence continues, will the Americans be forced to take a more active role in suppressing it?

[Radio_Guy]

50. Good

Maybe Iraq will stay out of our civil war when Bush declares himself pResident for life.

[adigal]

51. So glad George Dubai did his duty

and made that phone call.

It's hard work, being President.

Good Lord, he is totally out of touch. How is the United States of America going to survive the next 3 years with this fool???

[Lindacooks]

52. WOW! He made phone calls!! I'm SOOOO impressed!

That's the extent of his 'duty', huh? :sarcasm: