Bin Laden video shows needs for Iraq resolve: Bush ('I find it interesting' Osama mentioned Iraq")

[antiimperialist]

Published: Saturday September 8, 2007

George W. Bush said Saturday that a new video from terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden showed how dangerous the world remains and how the United States must show resolve in Iraq.

"I find it interesting that on the tape, Iraq was mentioned, which is a reminder that Iraq is a part of this war against extremists," Bush said after the release of the video, bin Laden's first in three years.

In the tape the Al-Qaeda chief marks six years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon with a call for an escalation of the insurgency in Iraq.

"If Al-Qaeda bothers to mention Iraq, its because they want to achieve their objectives in Iraq, which is to drive attacks and develop a safe haven," Bush said as he met in Sydney with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Bin_Laden_video_shows_needs_for_Ira_09082007.html

[ginnyinWI]

1. why doesn't he just tell Osama that he's doing a heckuva job? n/t

[Xipe Totec]

2. He also mentioned the United States.

ergo...

[tularetom]

3. Why should he find it interesting? Isn't that what they told him to say?

When they hired the actor who played bin Laden they handed him a script. I've gotta believe bush had some knowledge of what was in the script and that cheney told him what the bin Laden actor was going to say. So why should anyone be surprised that the simple shit finds it interesting?

[yellowcanine]

4. "If Al-Quaeda bothers to mention Iraq, its because the want to achieve their objectives in Iraq,..."

Who taught this guy logic? That's really lame reasoning. Maybe they are mentioning Iraq because they know it's important to Bush and they want to yank his chain.

[daninthemoon]

5. is the check in the mail, or will they be doing the lecture circuit

payoff together? Let's start a poll: which rethuglican will be the first to say: "I find it interesting that he mentioned democrats"

[eppur_se_muova]

6. "George W. Bush ... showed how dangerous the world remains ..."

every time he opens his mouth.

[Gato Moteado]

7. he also mentioned global warming.....

...let's see how fast bushco resolves that.

[Bitwit1234]

8. Maybe he didn't think rove would be stupid enough

to have that inserted into the tape.