Iraq has reached 'turning point' en route to democracy: Bush

[ProSense]

Iraq has reached 'turning point' en route to democracy: Bush

11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Three years after a landmark speech beneath a banner hailing "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, President George W. Bush declared that the war-torn country had finally turned a corner in establishing security and democracy.

But Bush also conceded that there will still be "tough days ahead" in Iraq.

"This nation of ours and our coalition partners are going to work with the new leadership to strengthen our mutual efforts to achieve success, a victory in this war on terror," the president said in brief remarks delivered on the White House lawn.

"We believe this is a turning point for the Iraqi citizens, and it's a new chapter in our partnership," the president said, flanked by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, fresh from their surprise visit last week to Iraq.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060501/pl_afp/usbushiraq_060501172010

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. But there is apparently no shortage of fucked-up metaphors. n/t

[MercutioATC]

2. With all of these "turning points" that Bush keeps identifying...

...isn't Iraq now headed back from whence it came?

You can only turn so many times before you end up right where you started...

[AnnInLa]

8. We made a circle

or a hexagon, or a Pentagon

[Avalux]

3. Same tired old bullshit.

How many turning points and/or turning the corners have their been by now? I lost count, asshole.

(expletive directed at Bush).

[yellowcanine]

4. Is that the same as saying there is "light at the end of the tunnel?"

[YDogg]

5. Or does he mean, "They ain't gettin' there!"

[JHB]

6. They've hit so many "turning points"...

...they have to be REALLY dizzy by now... :crazy:

[madrchsod]

7. here`s one iraqi that disagrees

with conny,rummy,and dummy

http://baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com/
Treasure of Baghdad

[tabasco]

9. Why does Bush care?

He already said it would be some other President's problem getting us the fkkk out of Iraq.

Just like his old man. Bush 1 sent us into Somalia with one month left in his term. Left a big steaming pile for his replacement.

I will never see true justice until I see Bush convicted of war crimes.

[Dawgs]

10. More Americans died in this past month (yesterday) than all year.

Maybe he means a turning point for the worse.