Bush tells troops Iraq no longer 'hopeless'

[951-Riverside]

Source: The Associated Press

President Bush said Monday that U.S. troops going to Iraq soon will find a country dramatically different from the one that was "hopeless" before his troop buildup.

Beginning a weeklong Asian tour with a refueling stop in Alaska, the president offered thanks to units from this base near Fairbanks and nearby Fort Wainwright that have done tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He also noted an Army Stryker brigade from Wainwright is about to deploy to Iraq, saying it will be "heading into a different situation."

"About a year ago people thought Iraq was lost and hopeless. People were saying let's get out of there, it doesn't matter to our national security. Iraq's changed — a lot," Bush said. "The terrorists are on the run."

And he again asserted that fighting them was not a law enforcement problem. "If it's a law enforcement matter, that means you react after the crime. I think it's important ... to stop the crime from happening in the first place."

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[NanceGreggs]

1. "The terrorists are on the run."

Wow, that's original! Did he just think that up - for the zillionth time?

[bjobotts]

10. We've been successful in our ethnic cleansing, segregation & displacement

[bjobotts]

11. Like hunting fish with dynamite, we've run out of fish to kill. Now the terrorists, all 80 of 'em

are so much easier to spot. Mass murdering bastards. America, how far you have fallen while the profiteering continues.

[MadMaddie]

2. What a fucking ass..

He basically insulted law enforcement...he cuts the money to US law enforcement which really only allows them to react. All programs to prevent crimes have been effectively errased by this regime.

Police action stopped a lot of crimes before they happened because they had the money and the manpower.....

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And he again asserted that fighting them was not a law enforcement problem. "If it's a law enforcement matter, that means you react after the crime. I think it's important ... to stop the crime from happening in the first place."
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[rpannier]

3. Yeah it is no longer hopeless

Because you're leaving office in 6 months.

Your "Aura of Failure" will head back to Crawford with you.

[liberal renegade]

4. stfu you hopeless mofo!

[shanti]

5. that takes the cake

:banghead:

[LynnTheDem]

6. And in Afghanistan @ 9/27/2004, "The Taliban no longer is in existence."

George W. bUsh; who knew a traitor could be so fucking dumb?

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Mission Accomplished*" - Commander AWOL

"Well, that is, if you use the republicon-chickenhawk 'heckuva job' sense of Mission Accomplished. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[daleo]

8. I think the various Iraq factions are just watching and waiting

Who knows how things will develop once the U.S. presidential election is over? I doubt that some "surge" of 20,000 or 30,000 troops is really that big a factor. But it fits the accepted story line, and takes the Iraq election out of play during the election (for the most part).

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. You are the terrorist AND the crime

you fucking asswipe. FU village idiot.

[bjobotts]

12. Exactly

[truthisfreedom]

13. Now he's defining "Law Enforcement." Thank you, mister president. Please sit down.

Law enforcement takes place before crimes happen too, pretzel-face. What you did was criminal.

[scarface2004]

14. upgraded from hopeless to chaotic!

thanks alot you asshole!

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Yeah, but Bush and his 'administration' remain absolutely hopeless!