The sick realization is that Bush wouldn't flinch if Webb's son was injured or killed in Iraq

[bigtree]

He'd probably say that Jim Webb had it coming. He's a sick, petty man-child. It almost make me wonder if his son is in danger of being targeted by some sick creep, from Bush on down the line of everyone who holds his life in their hands. Then, I'm wondering about the fate of other soldiers whose family or friends dare to resist Bush and the occupation.

Bush sure looked like a raving lunatic today. He's a cornered animal, with few straightforward defenses. He'll go for your ankles when your back's turned. Worse still, he'll drag you down into the mire along with him as he wallows there. There should be no mercy shown Bush for the way he's been bent on hijacking the humanity and resources of our nation for his petty schemes. Lives have been needlessly and callously sacrificed for the idiot's "ideological struggle." The fact that Bush couldn't/wouldn't understand that Jim Webb recognized at once that he couldn't care less about his son, or any of the other soldiers he's sent to fight and die in Iraq and elsewhere, shows just how incredibly shallow our presidential pretender really is.

Bush is our nation's greatest danger. No deluded band of thugs alone can destroy our democracy . . . but, a careless loser who's turned his back on the Americans who elevated him to office can pull the feet of our nation right out from under us if we turn our backs. I think Bush is determined to have his way at our expense, no matter what the voters told him in the election. Bush never believed in our democracy. Bush never "trusted the people." Returning the favor, Americans abandoned the lame-duck loser in droves earlier this month. The simpleton smirk on his face says he's determined to have his way . . . no matter what.

Like Jim Webb, Americans had better be prepared to stand the lame-duck loser down without any remorse or qualms about protocol or comity. Bush has none of those qualities, and has no intention at all in respecting those qualities in others; much less respect for those who dare to stand in the way of his blustering militarism. He'd probably say Jim Webb and his son deserve as good as Bush is providing for the rest of the troops he's abandoned in Iraq. He's damned them all to his immoral aggression; he's done this without a hint of remorse.

George Bush doesn't give a damn about how Jim Webb's son is doing. Jim Webb told him how his son was doing and he didn't listen. Jim Webb said he wanted his son out of Iraq. That's how he's doing. He needs to be ordered home along with the rest of the troops, but Bush wasn't hearing any of it. He thought it was more important that Jim Webb play his sick mind game. He probably figured Jim Webb had it coming.


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[fooj]

1. Bring them home!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. what fooj sed.

[Catchawave]

8. That's what Webb told Bush....

Small world, isn't it!?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. k & r n/t

[Tom Joad]

4. He hasn't flinched with 650,000 others. Webb's son is no different.

Not any more worthy, not any less.

[MrCoffee]

5. why should webb's son be any different in Chimp's mind than the

almost 3000 dead and over 20000 wounded?

[Tom Joad]

6. Webb's son should go awol, and refuse to fight in this war of

aggression and empire.

[Joe for Clark]

7. I think Webb is a fighter -

If something happens to that man's kid, all hell will break lose in the US Senate.

He is sure not going to lie down, anyway.

Joe

[MoonRiver]

9. And i think AWOL knows that. Webb is the absolute LAST person

* would take on. Cowards don't target heroes.

[stanwyck]

10. I think Webb represents how many people feel

and the little exchange between Bush and Webb is very telling. Bush didn't have the decency or empathy (which he seems to lack - "now watch this shot!")to make the human response to Webb's comment.
This was NOT the time to play the snarky fratboy who just has to show he's boss by making a smartass remark.
Instead of the incredibly rude "that's not what I asked", he should have engaged this father of a son in combat in a conversation of how we're going to work together to bring our soldiers home.
But, as usual, Bush had to put himself first.

[KT2000]

11. Well done bigtree!

a most successful post.

K&R

[Mr_Spock]

12. He'd prolly smirk and make another completely asinine joke

Bush is a first class jerk.

[unblock]

13. he'd would more than just flinch!

he gets off on death.

[tom_paine]

14. The sad truth is Bush wouldn't give a rat's ass if 100,000 commoners

were dying every month.

He is a sociopath with an extreme lack of empathy and, many people would say, simple human decency.

And he is an elitist aristocrat in every sense of the word, in spite of his phoney-as-a-three-dollar-bill cowboy act (the wussy is afraid of horses, for Christs sake!).

If he lived in 1780s France he would be running peasant children over with his coach because his time was too important to slow down or risk an accident by swerving and becuase just EVERYONE knows that peasants are little better than animals.

Humanity is lucky this monster was born in a time and place where the damage he can cause (great as it already has been) is so relatively small.

[Catchawave]

15. My concern is that Bush's ego is more important

than Webb's son. Right now in Iraq, there's a Senator-elect's son that may be the target for friendly fire or kidnapping or just wiping out the whole damn unit.

I hope I'm wrong.

[Virginia Dare]

16. I've really been thinking deeply about something Webb said..

"No offense to the institution of the presidency, and I'm certainly looking forward to working with him and his administration. leaders do some symbolic things to try to convey who they are and what the message is."

[Harmonicaman]

17. Well in his own mind -

now that he has been to 'Nam, Bush probably believes he is a real soldier.

[KamaAina]

18. But of course he'd go to the funeral, right?

Right?

:sarcasm:

[Leopolds Ghost]

19. What Webb should have said:

"I don't have a boy. My son is a man."

"He's fine. They could use some better food.
How are your girls doing in Argentina?"

"You would know better than I, Mr. President. I don't get any more information than any other parent of a soldier."

"I don't know and I wouldn't advise you to inquire after him with me or anyone else. I don't think it's appropriate. I've tried to stay off the subject so as not to put him in any greater danger than he already is."