Bush quote, July 15, 2003: “We won’t overextend our troops, period.”

[lebkuchen]

July 15, 2003

The U.S. commander in chief raised eyebrows among many in uniform last week when he promised not to stretch the military too thin, even as some 500,000 troops find themselves deployed or assigned overseas.

President Bush, when asked in South Africa about the possibility of inserting peacekeeping troops into war-torn Liberia, made a simple pledge: “We won’t overextend our troops, period.”

“Too late,” says Sgt. Robert Page matter-of-factly. The Heidelberg, Germany-based medic has seen nine major deployments in his 10-year career, much of it “back and forth to Bosnia and Kosovo.”


http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=&article=15875&archive=true

[Az_lefty]

1. bush is a liar, he knows their already over extended.

[lebkuchen]

2. He made that statement July 2003

which is why I put the date in bold, but I'll include it on the subject heading as well.

The point is, as you've pointed out, Bush is a liar. July 2003 was a cakewalk in terms of being "over-extended" when compared to the present back-to-back deployment realities.

[RPM]

3. Bush lied...

They died...

In large part due to this whopper of a lie.

[killbotfactory]

4. Bush to soldiers: "Suck it up, pussies!"

What a miserable human being that insane moron is.

[Ezlivin]

5. Does Bush's flightsuit still fit?

As Calamity Jane on "Deadwood" might say: Suit up, cocksucker, and head east!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. FLip FLop

of the highest order.