Today's reason for being terrified of George W. Bush

[kpete]

Today's reason for being terrified of George W. Bush

His Beautiful Mind


This is scary:


In the administration's view, the new conflict is not just a crisis to be managed. It is also an opportunity to seriously degrade a big threat in the region, just as Bush believes he is doing in Iraq.


Each crisis is an opportunity to wage a war they wanted to wage. The president believes Iraq is a success story. No one will tell him anything else. He understands nothing, yet believes he knows better than everyone:


"He thinks he is playing in a longer-term game than the tacticians," said the former official, who spoke anonymously so he could discuss his views candidly.


Be afraid.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072001907.html
via:http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_07_16_atrios_archive.html#115349528829201844

Be very afraid.

[ixion]

1. degrade a big threat...just like Iraq

yeah, big degraded threat there...NOT! :grr:

Why do people continue to buy into the same old bs? :crazy:

[npincus]

2. Chimp of La Mancha?

[hlthe2b]

3. All future Presidents...

need to have either served in active (and heavy hitting) combat OR have traveled to an active conflict area and observed first hand the horror of war.

That, plus a psych exam!

[Demit]

6. oh, but he did, He flew over Israel in a helicopter once. n/t

[Cleita]

8. I'll definitely vouch for the psych exam as well

as a resume that shows they are capable of the responsibilities just like any other executive in business would have to qualify for before he can ask for the job. I'm not so sure about the combat requirement. We have had good presidents in war time who never were in the military or in combat.

[hlthe2b]

26. Perhaps the psych exam can attest that they understand...

fully the human cost of war, have some sense of compassion and conscience and can internalize/empathize with human suffering... I'd settle for that, given the obvious psychopaths/sociopaths in the current administration.

[Ilsa]

17. I'd settle for an MRI or CT to make sure the brain was working

on all cylinders! I think he's brain damaged.

Psych exams (as was pointed out to me recently in another thread) can be easily abused and misread to serve an ulterior purpose. But yes, I also think he's mentally ill.

[JHB]

18. The problem is... he's done that...

...twice (once with a plastic turkey).

It's not the input, it's the processor that ain't working.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. He thinks of it in terms of abstract game-playing.

Except civilians don't die when you're losing at "Battleship" and "Stratego".

[sandnsea]

5. It IS an attack on Hizbollah

This is not retaliation over two Israeli troops, it never has been. It's always been an attack to get Hizbollah out of southern Lebanon and create a buffer zone.

DUers can decide whatever they want about Israel and military action, but at least make the decision based on reality.

Do they have a right to route out a militia group that has been pouring rockets on them for 3+ years when the country the group is hiding in won't stop it. That's the question.

[TahitiNut]

10. "create a buffer zone"?

Interesting that the lands of another country must be used as a "buffer zone" ... God forbid I put a fence on my own property!!

Let's do the same thing in Mexico. When do we start the bombing? That'd sure be better than a fence, huh?

[sandnsea]

14. We better think about Mexico

So do you think the Minutemen have a right to create their own border security? Because that's what Hizbollah amounts to in Lebanon. What if some of them decide to go over to the Mexico side to stop people from using the tunnels or to stop the coyotes? At what point do you think Mexico would say enough is enough and attack a Minuteman group in the US??

Yes, there is supposed to be a buffer zone and even France supports a buffer zone with increased UN peacekeeping. I don't understand why you wouldn't support that, unless you've bought into the anti-Jew Zionists who are going to take over the world insanity.

[TahitiNut]

19. Gee ... how did you get the idea I'm against a buffer zone?

I thought I was clear. Let's raze a strip of land in Mexico fifty miles wide, wipe out all living things, destroy the buildings, and plow the ground! That'll sure be better than a fence! Golly! It's a superb idea! Hell, let's make it 100 miles wide! After all, no skin off our noses, right?

While we're at it, let's think about doing that in Canada, too. Sure wouldn't want to show ethnic imbalance now, would we?

[IChing]

21. What about Canada? You know we need a buffer zone there too.

I think also that Mexico needs a buffer zone in the United States.
Germany needs one also in Poland. Poland needs one in Germany.

[Name removed]

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[leveymg]

7. Iraq broken up. Oil supply unpredictable. Price up. Mission Accomplished.

Now, let's finish the job:



And, then there's this prize:

[IChing]

9. "I might need new generals to win Stalingraad, but my long range plans

are working.....mission accomplished," I haven't seen the twins lately oh well might as well talk to the bartender.

[partylessinOhio]

27. I love your photos - Redrum - Jack/* at the lighted bar -twins!

[rubberducky]

11. Afraid???? I`m terrorfied!!

Of the people we have running this country.:scared:

[lonestarnot]

16. Terra terra terra

[xxqqqzme]

12. if it is death and destruction for ANYone else in any

part of the world, it is a reason for celebration as far as raisin brain's concerned. To paraphrase Bill Maher - 'why is it the worst things to happen to us, turns out to be the best things to happen for him'.

[Ilsa]

13. Why should DimSon care about the long term? As he said in an interview

about his legacy, he indicated he shouldn't care since he'd be dead anyway, so why chould he care about the long term outcome in the ME?

I wake up every morning afraid of something stupid the Chimperor might do.

[kenny blankenship]

15. Do people tell him any of what's going on in Iraq?

[TomInTib]

20. "I have never seen a man more committed to Israel."

I wish that this Administration was more committed to the USA.

[dogday]

23. Shadow President

[The Sushi Bandit]

24. He only wants one thing..Rapture

Thet Fucking Fundie

[lpbk2713]

25. It's a long time until January '09 and that terrifies me.

This imbecile can do damage that I hate to think about in the interim.