CNN on Bush's Video Conference Photo-OP with Troops >>>

[Stephanie]

Wow, a whole new brand of Photo-OP! Teleconference Photo-OP!

Interesting comments about freedom, seeing as how Iraqis are going to be locked in their houses overnight under the new curfew.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush sought to rally U.S. troops in Iraq ahead of Saturday's vote on a new constitution on Thursday, saying the "enemy understands that a free Iraq would be a blow to their vision."

"We put in motion something that can't be stopped, and that is the march of freedom," Bush said in a video conference with soldiers from the Army's 42nd Infantry Division, based in Tikrit, ancestral homeland of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.


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"We're never going to back down, we're never going to give in, we'll never accept anything less than total victory," Bush said.

"Thank you for all your work. When you back to the United States, if I'm hanging around, come by and say hello."

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"We're never going to back down, we're never going to give in, we'll never accept anything less than total victory," Bush said.

"Thank you for all your work. When you back to the United States, if I'm hanging around, come by and say hello."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1209645&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
U.S., Iraqis Prepare to Enforce Curfew

BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct 13, 2005 — U.S. and Iraqi forces stepped up security across the country Thursday and prepared to impose an overnight curfew to try to reduce insurgent attacks aimed at wrecking this weekend's constitutional referendum.

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The government ordered a 10 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew to begin Thursday, and Iraq's borders will be closed Friday and all travel among its provinces stopped.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. I listened to part of it on Malloy and he said the soldiers watching were

not moving, and he also believes that Bush was drunk. I am waiting for a video of this to be posted on the Net so I can watch it myself.

[hippiechick]

2. "Come 'round and say hello" ?? Like, Mrs. Sheehan has tried to do ?

:mad: Fucking jerk. I can't wait to see * burning in hell.

[Hobarticus]

12. "...and bring a generous check to the RNC, if you please".

What a dark, evil bastard.

[peekaloo]

13. "if I'm hanging around"

can't help but think about that Italian fellow from a few years ago....lots of people came by to say "hello".

:eyes:

[havocmom]

3. heh heh, A population locked in their homes overnight will creat new

problems for the idiots trying to maintain control over that population.

Anybody else envision a huge surge in the birthrate of the population BUSHCO already cannot contain?

:rofl: at the policy.

:cry: at what it means for the chances of peace

edit: typo

[fooj]

7. Did you notice that he no longer says GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR?

Now it's called a "Global War"...

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:


Peace.

[elehhhhna]

4. Mister Chickenfuck on Videoconference. GOD HE'S BRAVE!

Did he sign of w/ a hearty "Bring 'em ON!" ?

[npincus]

16. hey, I like "chickenfuck"- it has a nice ring to it

and easy to rhyme with

[bklyncowgirl]

5. Bizarre. Sort of reminds me of Max Headroom for some reason. nt

[elehhhhna]

6. "When you back to the United States, if I'm hanging around..."

WTF? W. T. F. ?

[RSchewe]

8. Ridiculous... period. n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Michael Moore's response to Bush's 2004 Thanksgiving troop photo op:

...this was captured from Michael Moore's front page last Thanksgiving. Bush made a couple of quick "We appreciate your efforts" salls to troops and then got down to the SERIOUS bizness of eatin' turkey (and YES, the mainstream media reported on WHAT HE ATE last year).

Rather than just save the photo, I wanted to capture the "moment," because this is what it's all about: Bush, safe at Camp David, safe in Crawford, safe with his widdle mommy in Kennebunkport, safe at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Bush, safe, as we rapidly approach 2000 dead American soldiers and God-knows-how-many physically and MENTALLY scarred for LIFE.

Safe.

[MrBenchley]

10. He "sought to rally troops"?

Does this mean that they're close to mutiny?

[RSchewe]

11. Think Progress: A New Low For Operation Photo-Op

This about says it all. The criticism of this act will be fun to follow today.



http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/13/bush-photo-op/

[Dhalgren]

15. And just out of curiosity, who are these 11 soldiers and why is

the Emperor speaking with them? I mean, did they win a contest or did they draw straws or were they the only ones "hangin' around" at the time? Just curious...

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

17. Best cue card readers w/best 8x10 in I-RAK

[Straight Shooter]

14. "... if I'm hanging around, come by and say hello."

"If not, you can write me at the Hague."

*wishful thinking*

[Dangerman]

18. Imaging if Hitler where talking to our troops right now...

:mad: Why didn't this bastard be in jail right now?