1999: Bush criticizes Clinton for not having an exit timetable for Kosovo

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

Timetable

Bush, 1999: "I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn."

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/06/28/in-1999-bush-demanded-a-timetable/

In 1999, Bush Demanded A Timetable

In 1999, George W. Bush criticized President Clinton for not setting a timetable for exiting Kosovo, and yet he refuses to apply the same standard to his war.

George W. Bush, 4/9/99:

“Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.”

And on the specific need for a timetable, here’s what Bush said then and what he says now:

George W. Bush, 6/5/99

“I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.”

(ed. note: article originally ran in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on 6/5/99)

VERSUS

George W. Bush, 6/24/05:

“It doesn’t make any sense to have a timetable. You know, if you give a timetable, you’re — you’re conceding too much to the enemy.”

[Straight Shooter]

1. But bush is conducting a war on terra, don'tcha see?

It's different. And you can't have a timetable when you're actually losing a war, can you?

And besides, anything bush said way back when is old news. Old news.

:sarcasm:

[liberal N proud]

2. Don't you know, we are at war?

This is different, there was 9/11 and that made this all possible, There are evil doooeers out there and they hate America for our freedom and, and it's, it's hard work, thinking about Iraq every day.... every day.
We must stop the insurgents who are in their last throes of insurgency since we turned that last corner, last time.




:sarcasm:

[Coexist]

3. "Do as I say, not as I do policy... don't forget to do what I say"

Bush Administration in a nutshell.

[zbdent]

4. "But, but, but,

9/11 changed everything . . ." :eyes:

[MinnesotaMike31]

5. Do you think any reporter has the balls to ask him about this?

Hell no!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. wow great find. Send to russert -- he loves old statements....

[Roland99]

7. Great! Thanks for those quotes!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. Here's a little mini-poster of the mini-boaster:

:toast:

[jasmeel]

9. Bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[dubyaD40web]

10. But don't you see...

Anything * said before his "presidency" is obsolete now. Just like when Cheney said "Higher gas prices are a sign of a failed presidency."

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. Kind of like that no nation-building thing

I'd love to say this is all flip-flop flip-flop flip-flop. But in reality it's all flim-flam flim-flam flim-flam.

[Mabus]

12. Evertyhing changed after 9/11

or didn't you get the memo? :sarcasm:

[SeanQuinn]

13. ThinkProgress article just mentioned on CNN "Blog" segment. Well done. nt