Bush Holds Israel Up As Model for Iraq

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

(06-28) 11:16 PDT Newport, R.I. (AP) --

President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday that the goal of the U.S. mission there is not eliminating attacks but enabling a democracy that can function despite continuing violence.

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There, Bush said, "Terrorists have taken innocent human life for years in suicide attacks. The difference is that Israel is a functioning democracy and it's not prevented from carrying out its responsibilities. And that's a good indicator of success that we're looking for in Iraq."

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It was likely to be controversial — and possibly even explosive — for Bush to set out Israel as a model for a Muslim Middle Eastern nation. Israel has been locked for decades in an intractable dispute with Palestinians in the neighboring occupied territories, a conflict that is viewed as a major recruiting tool for Islamic extremist groups like al-Qaida.




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[sinkingfeeling]

1. Is he urging the Shiite government to treat the Sunnis like Israel has the Palestinians?

[Big Blue Marble]

2. That is idiotic.

Is there any doubt that he has really lost it.

[Kikosexy2]

7. There's only...

one mission in Iraq and it's certainly not democracy (that's just a cover)...the mission is and always will be STEAL THE OIL and screw the Iraqis...

[Eugene]

3. This should go over just fine among the Arabs.

Once and for all, this should dispel any doubt that Shrub is an idiot.

[IndianaGreen]

26. I shudder to think as to how this latest Bush pronouncement will be seeing as

Now, if we can get Bush to say Israel and Crusade in the same sentence...

[Robbien]

4. Any Muslim who has been sitting on the fence about this Bush presidency

has now hopped off it pretty darn quick.

[harun]

8. The fence has been empty for a long long time

From the beginning Muslims felt the U.S. wanted to use the Israeli model in Iraq. Occupying as long as they wish while not listening to anyone else about stopping it.

At least the U.S. isn't paying its citizens to go live in Iraq to create facts on the ground around oil reserves. I guess the admin doesn't feel they have to.

[youngdem]

5. Just when you think you have heard it all, Bush goes and tops himself

What a fucking moron. I am nearly speechless.

Who exactly is this directed toward? What constituency thinks this is a good thing to say?

Holy shit, these guys are really fucking stupid. REALLY fucking stupid.

Unreal we can't do better than this.

[VP505]

22. Maybe

AIPAC??? "Who exactly is this directed toward?"

[youngdem]

25. *slaps forehead*

Holy Joe must have been on the front row, smiling and screaming like a Beatle groupie.

[knight_of_the_star]

32. That's an insult to Beatle groupies everywhere

They had something worth screaming over.

[Tempest]

6. Bush has no idea what he's talking about

In order for Iraq to become like Israel, the Sunnis would have to get pushed out into a separate area or made into refugees to flood neighboring countries.

That's going to go over real big. As in a big explosion of attacks.

[Amonester]

31. Yep! Bu$che's proverbial stupidity shines again (and again, and...

again, and... *echoes here*).

Methinks the dumbo-in-thief hasn't got the call from the Saudi Crown yet.

Ya. That must be it.

"Bring 'em on" 2, anyone?

When will "responsible people" finally remove this appalling weasel before the entire world blows up in fumes BECAUSE OF HIS APPALLING (and criminal...) STUPIDITY?? :mad:


Edit: can't type straight (shaking-fingers rage).

[acmavm]

9. Golly Gomer, that sounds like something dick cheney would say.

[independentpiney]

10. Reminds me of the new Iraqi flag they tried out a few years ago

that was in Israeli colors. This statement ought to go over about as well.

[IronLionZion]

11. Does he want more attacks? Does he really want another Israel?

As if Israel is the ideal goal for a muslim arab state. damn. Think about how much of our money goes to Israel and how much of our problems are caused by our involvement. Be careful what you wish for Bush, you just might get it.

[razors edge]

12. Setting the bar rather low it seems.

Not that he will ever even achieve that level of clusterfuckery in Iraq.

[uppityperson]

13. Oh sure, that that statement will help in the least.

Idiotic concept, not to mention just the statement in itself helping at all in Iraq. What a f*ing fool, that mrbush.

[madrchsod]

14. god is he delusional

people say ronny was out of touch with reality....

[HuffleClaw]

15. clearly a deliberate provocation

typical rove-ian ploy

[billyoc]

16. Anybody remember *this* piece of shit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3660663.stm

:wtf:

[David__77]

23. I do.

I remember thinking "god these people are more stupid than I ever, ever could imagine." Oh yes, the Viceroy Bremer era.

[EFerrari]

28. I do. Holy cow, we really are on our own. nt

[arewenotdemo]

17. Oh. My. Fucking. God.

[benld74]

18. I believe RICE is writing his speeches for him, she always had

an idiotic view of what ACTUALLY happened in history

[Doctor_J]

19. I wasjust talking w/ a colleague this AM. the topic was

"does * have any clue what he's talking about when he spouts off on world affairs?"

Looks like I won

[MichiganVote]

20. Are we SURE * was a C student? God, what a frickin' idiot.

[Doctor_J]

33. Rove tells him what to say. He doesn't have a clue what any of it means

If you gave him a world map and told him to point to the middle east, he would be lucky to get the continent right.

Stupid, lazy, incompetent loser. An embarrassment that we will have to live with forever.

[MichiganVote]

35. If I didn't think the whole world is just waiting for these idiot crooks to leave office-I'd despair

[Vidar]

21. Continuing to rally the wold against us through his monumental stupidity.

[EndElectoral]

24. The man is out of his mind...This should play well on Al Jazeera!

[Up2Late]

27. Oh, but did you HEAR THE AUDIO!?!? Priceless!

Check it out!

He's even getting tough questions now at the Naval WAR COLLEGE!!!!

<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11523333> :applause:

[minkyboodle]

29. wow

color me speechless, and that's saying a lot these days

[BikeWriter]

30. IBTL

[Odin2005]

34. Somebody put the man in an institution.

:wtf:

[burrowowl]

37. IMPEACH ALL OF BU$HCO!

and put them in PRISON (prison is an Institution(.

[KarmaKaize]

36. Israel is more of a democracy than the US...

So why do all you folks get so worked up, when it is OUR country, the United States of American, which in NO WAY is threatened by neighboring states that wish to destroy it, invading Iraq and murdering HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of innocent civlians ?

Just because Bushitler refers to Israel in a positive light does not prove that the lunatics who are blow up it's coffee shops, markets, and night clubs, are lovely people.

Just as many Jews were displaced at the time of the re-creation of the State of Israel as Arabs; however, those Jews got a life and got a job, and have moved on.

It is time for those who lament the loss of their olive groves to recognize they have no right to even the score by blowing up innocent human beings.

[burrowowl]

38. I prefer Haartz to the Jerusalem Post

and please visit Jewish Voice for Peace.