Bush referred to the Middle East conflict as “a moment of opportunity.”

[bigtree]

That just strikes me wrong. Rice said at the begimnning of the conflict that she wants to shape a 'new Middle East' out of the crisis. Today on MTP she was confronted with Bush's statement and she offered her own version. Rice told Russert that she sees "opportunity in crisis . . ."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14215314/page/2/

MR. RUSSERT: The president referred to the conflict of the Middle East as “a moment of opportunity.” And another Bush—former Bush administration official, Richard Haass, had this to say—he is now the head of the Council on Foreign Relations. And Mr. Haass made these comments: He “laughed at the president’s public optimism. ‘An opportunity?’ Haass said with an incredulous tone. ‘Lord, spare me. I don’t laugh a lot. That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time. If this is an opportunity, what’s Iraq? A once-in-a-lifetime chance?’” These are former Bush administration officials.

DR. RICE: Yes, and I, I know Richard well, and I’m very fond of him. Known him for a long time. But it’s short-sighted, extremely short-sighted analysis. And I would think that if people look back on the history of how things have changed, they will recognize that opportunity very often comes out of crisis.

You know, Tim, the Chinese have a character for crisis. It’s weiji—danger and opportunity. I think they have it right. Every crisis has within it danger, but every crisis also has within it opportunity. And this president is determined to seize opportunities, to bring about a different kind of Middle East. Anyone who wants to argue that the Middle East that has been left behind was one that was stable, that was good for the people of Iraq with 300,000 Iraqis in mass graves, that was good for the people of the Palestinian territories with Yasser Arafat stealing them blind, that was good for the, for the Lebanese with Syria occupying the country and stoking the kind of sectarianism and the kind of conditions that have led to a state within a state that is Hezbollah, I think they’ll have to make an argument that that was a good Middle East that should have been left untouched.

MR. RUSSERT: Well...

DR. RICE: Yes, it is a time of tremendous turbulence in the Middle East, it’s a time of change in the Middle East, and the United States has an obligation to—now to try and, on the basis of the work that has been done, construct and help those in the Middle East construct a better Middle East, there’s no doubt about that.

MR. RUSSERT: You talk about a...

DR. RICE: But the notion that there is, the notion that there is not opportunity within crisis is ahistorical.


ahistorical . . .? I don't know about that. But, I do know that folks should feel might unconfortable now when the US comes to give a hand when they're down . . . with the Bush regime looking to make an 'opportunity' out of their misfortune. I don't think that's an exaggeration with this bunch. I just found her attitude downright offensive. Maybe it's just me.

[cassiepriam]

1. Any disaster is seen as a political or financial opportunity,

How can they make money? how can they get power?

[spindrifter]

2. BushCo sees itself as opportunistic--

and for the short term, at least, they have succeeded. The success is unitary--money in their pockets and power for them and their friends. For the long term the people they have taken advantage of will have the final say, and it is unlikely that BushCo will survive their cries for pay-back.

[Double T]

3. With bushco any disaster is looked upon as an opportunity.........

to refocus the attention AWAY from his corrupt, incompetent, bungling administration.

[whistle]

4. Oh...It’s weiji—danger and opportunity...now the U.S. is basing

...foreign policy on ancient chinese philosophy. Give me a break, please! What Condi and the rest of BushCo are practicing here is nothing less than pragmatic fascism. Whatever death and destruction can be caused which achieves their imperialistic goals of dominance, power and greed the quickest, is what they will use.

[valerief]

5. Opportunity for the wealthy, danger for the common people.

Weiji? Well, gee.

[rurallib]

6. Britt Hume (human sharpee) probably bought stock when the

first bomb dropped.

[robertpaulsen]

7. They said the same thing about 9/11, remember?

THEY HAVE NO FUCKING SHAME! NONE!

[wellst0nev0ter]

8. You Know The Chinese Use The Same Word For Crisis

as they do for opportunity. Or as Homer would say, "crise-a-tunity!"

(to all you smartasses out there, I know perfectly well that that is completely false and that the word "crisis" combines the characters of "crisis" and "incipient moment", so don't start arrogantly correcting me, OKAY?)

[spacelady]

9. Opportunistic = Parasitic. That's what parasites are, finding a way to

latch onto a "host" who will fulfill a need to feed.

[bigtree]

10. parasites

perfect

[kentuck]

11. Insanity.

"Yes, Herr Goebbels, these bombings will make us stronger. Our character will be like steel when this crisis is over. This is an opportunity for us to be rebuild by a Marshall Plan when we have left every city a leveled ruin. In every crisis, there is an opportunity. The people must maintain optimism..."

[slaveplanet]

12. order out of chaos

has always been these psychopaths' mantra.

Rice's statements should come as no surprise.

[kentuck]

13. Intentional...

chaos and disorder and crisis... I say that no rational person thinks in such a way. They should all be impeached.

[opihimoimoi]

14. She not fooling me..she be a NeoCarpetBagger....or a front for them