Thursday, October 26, 2006
Bush: "There's some kind of reward during Ramadan for violence"
by John in DC - 10/26/2006 07:39:00 PM
What's the reward for being a bigot? Interview needs to be read to be believed.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/bush-theres-some-kind-of-reward-during.htmlThen he goes on: "I believe when you get attacked and somebody declares war on you, you fight back. And that's what we're doing." Of course, this ignores the fact that Iraq did not declare war on us -- but it's been so long now, maybe he's just forgotten.
A critical moment arrives when Bush announces, "And I'm trying to figure out a matrix that says things are getting better. I think that one way to measure is less violence than before, I guess. We'll have to see what happens here after Ramadan.
I believe these people -- oh, I was going to tell you Abizaid believes Ramadan, no question, caused them to be more violent because he says there's some kind of reward during Ramadan for violence."Memo to the president: Ramadan ended three days ago and the number of Americans killed continues to surge, with at least five killed in the past day alone.
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