Bush: No help for Darfur because it would be considered an invasion???

[gatorboy]

Did anyone see Couric this morning? Clooney was on discussing Darfur and how they seeked help from our Gov't and Couric read a statement saying military would not be provided because it would be considered "invading" the country? Did I really hear that right this morning? :wtf:

[NewJeffCT]

1. My head is spinning at that logic

My brain hurts.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Is this some of Bush's twisted logic? Just more of the same from

this administration: black = white, up = down, lather, rinse, repeat.

[KevinJH87]

3. ...

we certainly do not do invasions here in the U.S...

That is horrible.

[Canuckistanian]

4. It's not an invasion if there's oil involved

It's "protecting America's interests"

[reichstag911]

5. No, it's "spreading freedom." n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

15. Remember, it's on the march nt

[Roland99]

6. Posted the words right outta my mouth!

[MADem]

7. Guess those poor bastards aren't sufficiently "freedom loving" to suit him

Trying to simply stay alive in the midst of hell can sort of push freedom-loving back a tad on one's list of priorities, I suppose...

[bdamomma]

8. DARFUR

is a genocide, and nothing is being done to stop it.

[applegrove]

9. You have to wonder. Do they hope north Africa goes down the tubes

and becomes a battlesite for the caliphate vs. the neocons? Humanitarian intervention is not aggressive war. But it is a precedent set that neocons do not want to re-inforce.

[JerseygirlCT]

16. I think it's even more simple: they don't give a shit, period. nt

[Atman]

10. W...

[madokie]

11. a bushism I guess, wtf

[gatorboy]

12. Okay, I found the clip on the MSNBC site and found the offical quote.

It was taken from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/world/africa/27diplo.html?ex=1303790400&en=88f1530b61f52e5e&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

Without the government's agreement, the Bush administration acknowledges, dispatching troops to Darfur would rightly be viewed as an invasion.


Because we know he's not into that crazy invading thing. :crazy:

[Jack Rabbit]

13. You have got to be kidding

Did somebody say that with a straight face?

[gatorboy]

17. Couric actually quoted it with a straight face.

She was one of the top supporters of the Iraq invasion, but she was reading this to Clooney as if to say, "Geez George. We're not in the invading business, why make a fuss...Liberal" :eyes:

[Jack Rabbit]

18. Katie Couric must be as dumb as Bush

I can't believe it.

[JerseygirlCT]

14. Yes, my husband and I both nearly choked over that one, too

He pointed out that had we not gone adventuring in Iraq, no one would be concerned about the appearance of an "invasion" were we to do something about Darfur.

And the stark comparison between our invasion of Iraq, on trumped up reasons... and the genocide in Darfur.

Ugh. It's too frustrating sometimes!

[gatorboy]

19. I'm surprised this quote hasn't gotten more airtime from places like AA.

:shrug:

[guinivere]

20. What?

:wtf:

For the love of Mike is there no end to this uncontrolled stupidity.

[saltpoint]

21. A lot of people wondered why we gave Katie Couric such a hard time

on these boards when she was announced as Schieffer's replacement at CBS News.

This interview should have been conducted by Christianne Amanpour and not Katie Couric.

I know we're not talking about the same network, but I bet Ms. Amanpour would have pursued the question more surgically.

[Hissyspit]

22. Bush the racist: "Star-Spangled Banner should be sung in English"