Bush Sees a Chance for Change to Sweep Mideast

[sabra]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/world/middleeast/28cnd-mideast.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

Bush Sees a Chance for Change to Sweep Mideast

WASHINGTON, July 28 — President Bush, vowing to turn conflict in the Middle East into a “moment of opportunity” for broader change, said today that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be dispatched back to the region on Saturday with a plan for a multinational force that would help Lebanon’s army take over from Hezbollah in the southern part of the country.

Mr. Bush spoke this afternoon at a press conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, who called the conflict a “complete tragedy” with innocent Lebanese and Israeli lives lost, people displaced, and a “terrible setback” for Lebanon’s democracy.

Mr. Bush said that the “root cause” of the problem was Hezbollah.

“For the sake of long-term stability, we’ve got to deal with this issue now,” Mr. Bush said.

“This is a moment of intense conflict in the Middle East,” Mr. Bush said. “Yet our aim is to turn it into a moment of opportunity and a chance for broader change in the region.”

:crazy:

[hatrack]

1. "Total fucking disintegration & chaos" could be seen as "broader change"

Fucking unbelievable.

Isn't it about time for him to go on vacation again?

[IndianaGreen]

38. Bush is completely insane!

And he has company in his insanity, Blair is just as crazy!

[saigon68]

41. In addition to being Bat Shit Crazy

He's smoking Crack or Crank or something really far out.

This ass turd is on the brink of WW III

[central scrutinizer]

2. Thank you for those comforting words

I am sure the parents of the dead children will feel much better, now, especially coming from a coward AWOL like Bushco.

[MichiganVote]

3. Delusional. This isn't the American West.

[uppityperson]

4. oh dear. I hate it when he talks this way.

Mr.bush does not lie, but you can NEVER assume he means what it seems he is clearly saying. "A broader change in the region" can have many meanings, only some of which are positive.

[rodeodance]

19. and we do not really know what the change will be

[uppityperson]

21. exactly. He doesn't lie, just misleads mightily.

hmm, Our Mighty Misleader?

[AngryOldDem]

5. "Broader change?"

What? He wants the WHOLE REGION in smoking ruins?

[sendero]

6. It's only a flesh wound...

... after all.

[AlecBGreen]

7. look out Syria

:hide:

[rodeodance]

20. WH wants Syria to get into the peac talks. conquer and divide (iran left

out)

[BeHereNow]

25. Yup.

And isn't it interesting that Israel and Hezbollah are talking today?
Same damned thing.
Divide and conquer because ultimately, Iran is the target.
BHN

[stepnw1f]

8. Guy Can't Even Handle Katrina

and he thinks he can "sweep" the Middle East. The moron probably couldn't find it on a map before he invaded Iraq.

[Megahurtz]

9. He's just "Chompin' at the Bit" for More War.

More "opportunity" for mayhem and taking $$$$$advantage$$$$$.

Nice. I feel a whole lot better now.:sarcasm:

[grytpype]

10. War = Progress.

See, as long as we (meaning the US and Israel) are on the military offensive against the terrorists, that's all that matters.

That's Bush's entire foreign policy right there.

[truthisfreedom]

11. wow, it's amazing they let the guy speak this close to the election.

just imagine how pissed-off the gop will be when he continues to open his yap as November approaches... how lucky for us, huh?

[jimshoes]

12. I thought Al Qaida was the bogeyman

Oh well, people were getting tired of them anyway. :sarcasm: What the hell does he think, we have unlimited resources or something? This isn't a video game where you can reset after you've blown up the world or lost all your armies. Oh, and when are the twins signing up?

[Kagemusha]

13. Gotta save the Lebanese from Israel being forced to bomb/ kill them

That's what it amounts to.

So current losses are acceptable. It's making sure Israel isn't forced to kill even more people that requires a humanitarian disaster now.

[JoFerret]

14. For once, he's on target

Broader change yes. Al qaida aligned with Hezbollah and competing to lead the way; Sunnis and Shiites potentially united in a jihad. Lebanon in rubble, rockets in Israel; the whole Arab and muslim world closer united in fury and outrage. Israel on full offensive and defensive. Arab governements sidelined and having to take second seat to Hezbollah which is already seen as victorious and heroic for having lasted this long. Neo-con policies on the march again. Rice a cold hearted failure. Bush spouting moral clarity and bubble boy fantasies having destroyed the US's moral authority and standing in the world. And peace as remote as its ever been. Broader change, yes. For the worse.

[Barkley]

46. Picture Perfect Analysis JoFerret - nt

[John Q. Citizen]

15. I think we may also see sweeping change in the Mid-West, come Nov.

In OH, MO, and other states as well.

[BeHereNow]

16. Translation: "We're gonna clear some brush in IRAN!"

Good lord, we are so doomed.
These people are so delusional.
BHN

[CoffeeCat]

18. Gore Vidal said recently that it would be smart...

...to live in Canada or New Zealand until these bastards are out of office.

I'm so terrified for my children. I feel like GV knows of what he speaks.

Unfortunately.

[CoffeeCat]

17. This is so friggin outrageous....

Lebanon was doing fine until this war broke out. They don't need an invasion from American troops to turn the country into "Iraq II: The Unraveling."

All Junior has to do is call a cease fire and use diplomacy to get the two sides to agree on stopping the killing. Putting US forces in there will only pour gasoline on the fire that is burning.

This is so outrageous. The American people cannot and MUST NOT stand for this.

What Junior is hoping for--is that the Arab world will unite against us--and they'll bring the death party into Lebanon. The fighting will commence, our soldiers will die in vain and pretty soon--the media will begin reporting that most of the foreign fighters are streaming in from Syria and Iran.

They'll be tons of fearmongering about Iran's nuclear capabilities and their refusal to "disarm." Pretty soon, we'll be in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Iran--and we'll be bombing the shine-ola out of the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands will be killed. The United States will have more enemies worldwide since the country began.

Junior is looking for a fight. He's using our soldiers as raw meat, and he's throwing them into the shark tank. When the feeding frenzy begins, he'll be able to justify the next step in the evil, sick PNAC plan.

It's beyond perverse.

[regnaD kciN]

22. This is about the fifteenth "chance for change" he's announced...

...and, in each case, it always involves taking a "hands-off" attitude and giving the Likud/pseudo-Likud Israeli government free rein to do whatever it wants, while blaming the whole thing on the particular Arab terrorists du jour.

And then acting surprised and disappointed when the only resulting "change" is the number of people (predominantly civilians) planted six feet under. :eyes:

[cornermouse]

23. Behold, the idiot Bush doth speak.

:eyes:

[symbolman]

24. I'm seeing something interesting going on diplomatically

CondiLIAR was to meet with Asian leaders this weekend, instead they told her to fuck off and go DO SOMETHING in the MidEast..

Now, if we can convince ALL Leaders to join hands and REFUSE to meet with Bush CO on anything until the US is FORCED to initiate a CeaseFire then we may have something going there..

Sort of like a Sit In, only by World Leaders.. for some reason, the Bush people are still scared of bad media attention, dunno why, since Karl Rove's fax machine glows cherry red and the Media rewrite the marching orders for their particular broadcast -- but there JUST MIGHT BE something to this, we need to promote this..

Tempted to get the word out, maybe with a website or a well written piece that NOW is the time for ALL world leaders to REFUSE to meet with Bush or any of his cronies UNLESS certain rules are abided by.

Sort of like if all the Democrats REFUSED to go on Television, the right wing would be sitting around arguing with itself and it would bore even Joe Sixpack fairly quick.

Someone needs to set the "reset" button on Bush, then the OFF switch, then back into the closet to gather dust.

[BeHereNow]

28. Hey Symbolman- Read THIS if you want to know what's scaring them!

Central Asia: U.S. Wary Of Shanghai Grouping
PRAGUE, July 27, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A senior U.S. State Department official says the United States should not worry too much about any threat emerging from the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which comprises China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven Mann reassured members of Congress at a hearing in Washington on July 25 by a House of Representatives' international relations subcommittee that he does not view the SCO, which is dominated by China and Russia, as an emerging threat to Western interests."
Read the rest at the link:
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/jul/1271.html

LOL!!!
Yeah right, don't worry your criminal minds about THIS, you lying fucks of a Congress....
ROFL!!!
Looks like the neocon plan aint working they way they thought it would, eh?
FUCK you PNAC! That what China, Russia and Iran have to say on the matter...HEH-HEH!

BHN

[54anickel]

33. Hey BHN! I've been keeping an eye out for news on the SCO. Seems

it's always in the "foreign" press. Notice how the US media just doesn't seem to ever report on it?
BWAHAHAHA! I'm surprised the damned dopes in Congress knew enough about it to ask - guess they don't all get their news from Faux afterall. Maybe it was Rummy's huff that tipped them off.

Her comments follow pointed remarks last month by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that the United States should not be excluded from regional groupings, and he expressed surprise that Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was invited to attend the SCO summit. The United States views Iran as a supporter of terrorism.

Mann acknowledged that the SCO had occasionally cut across U.S. interests; for instance, its 2005 summit called for Washington to set a timetable for the withdrawal of its military from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Uzbekistan subsequently asked the United States to leave, and Kyrgyzstan signed a deal with the United States greatly increasing the fees it receives for hosting U.S. forces.

[symbolman]

35. I had no idea

but here it is in black and white, thanks!

Really cuts right through the bull eh? Gee, those PESKY actual SUPERPOWERS who could out spend - China doesn't need to rally the troops, they just pull out their checkbooks, or pull the money propping up the US.. and no wonder Putie Poo was looking at Bush like he's just blown a big fart off (tho he might have), he's a cool character and knows where the bread is buttered..

Great, so now our world is run by OTHER COUNTRIES - we really AREN'T a Superpower anymore.. meaningless mercenaries, I'd love to play RISK with Bush or Cheney or Dumsfield any day :)

Appreciate the link, something seemed fishy, all of a sudden CondiLiar's going, "Ooops! Gee, I seem to have forgotten something."

[jpak]

26. They want a US-led multinational force to "take over" Hezbullah????

:wow:

What fucking COW are they going to get to pull this off????

No one in their right mind will send troops to do this bit of PNAC dirty work...

[VegasWolf]

27. Bush stutters, "Bring 'em on!!!" nt

[sendero]

29. George Bush..

... a man who reaches into a bucket of shit, and pulls out a turd every time. Then he's surprised about it.

I HATE pollyanna, faux "positive" bullshit. He has about as much chance of turning this into a positive as he does of pushing his IQ above double digits.

[smirkymonkey]

30. Change?? You mean like the Iraq kind of Change?

God help us all - we have a whacked out sociopath at the helm and nobody is trying to stop him. He isn't going to stop until he destroys the entire planet, starting with the Middle East and with the US not far behind.

[saigon68]

42. He obtains arousal through violence-- A modern day Jack the Ripper

Here is his work





He doesn't worry how he gets to sleep at night

This sociopath sleeps on a heated water-bed

[Lindacooks]

31. Well, he does have a point.

Death is different from life, after all. It's a change!

[Sadie5]

32. "moment of opportunity”

For who, Bush and his killing pals? Some of this garbage he puts out is nothing but outright lies.

[ninkasi]

34. The only "moment of opportunity" he cares about

is one that enriches his base, the haves and the have mores. How will Halliburton do with further carnage and bloodshed? If they can steal a dime, he will be content to let hundreds of thousands suffer and die.

[Carla in Ca]

39. We will have our 'moment of opportunity'

in a few months. Hopefully, we will also 'sweep' the republicans back to minority status where they belong.

As I look back, I see barely a mention of Afghanistan anymore, except for news that the Taliban is regaining strength. Iraq is in chaos with no end in sight. And now, we have Hezbollah as the 'root cause' of instability in the Middle East. I fear our clueless leader just wants to cut and run when he gets bored. He seems to enjoy it like someone trying on shoes until they find a pair they like. The death and destruction does not phase him. God, I hate him.

[onager]

36. Response from the Arab press: FOAD, George

(I'm writing from Egypt, where I'm currently working.)

Editorial, Egyptian Gazette:

A New Middle East

The US has not learnt a lesson from the grim happenings of the past three years. It is unlikely to learn.

On rushing headlong into Iraq in March 2003, the US claimed it would democratize Iraq and turn it into a model for a new Middle East. Three years later, Iraq has become a major destabilizing factor in this volatile region, no small thanks to the American failings.

The mistake is compounded as Washington has thrown its full weight behind Israel's wanton attacks on Lebanon.

US Secretary Of State Condoleeza Rice has recently raised eyebrows by describing the destruction triggered by Israel on the Lebanese soil as a prelude to a new Middle East.

The US official has failed to explain how an incursion into a sovereign state can give rise to a new Middle East. Nor has she spelt out the shape of the new Middle East imagined by the US.

Drawing on the disappointing US experience in the region, one can safely conclude that Washington conceives of a Middle East where Israel would have the upper hand and reshape according to its agenda.

For more than two weeks, the Israeli war machine has been turning Lebanon into killing fields and rubble with American blessing.

Chaos is an inevitable result of this Israeli-US collusion, which fuels anti-Americanism across the region.

[saigon68]

44. Israeli-US collusion, which fuels anti-Americanism across the region.

About sums it up

[rocktivity]

37. Pre-click prediction: This has the NYT's fingerprints all over it

DING DING DING! Rocknation, you're our grand prize winner!

:bounce:
rocknation

[Raine]

40. "Change" (???)

I guess you can call spreading instability and terrorism all over the ME "change". :eyes:

[opihimoimoi]

43. Bringum on....

Bush is so IGNORANT, everyone around him knows it except him.

[opihimoimoi]

45. Maybe he can see the prob but he cannot solve it.

He is too Ignorant.

Eats Ig too.