Bush: "Failure in Iraq will send a message to Iran"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

British PM: Bush owed 'a huge debt of gratitude'



President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a news conference at the White House Thursday.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed a range of topics at the White House on Thursday including terrorism, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran and economic issues, Bush told reporters afterward.

The president said he appreciates the contributions of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Britain has nearly 8,000 forces around Basra, in southern Iraq.

"We're making progress," Bush said. "Failure in Iraq will send a message to Iran that the United States and its allies were not intent on making sure they stay within the borders of their country. ... It's worth it to succeed."

Brown added, "The world owes George Bush a huge debt of gratitude" for his efforts against terrorists.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/bush.brown/index.html

[muntrv]

1. Chimpy, that ship sailed a loooooonnnng time ago.

[spanone]

2. i can't imagine even he believes this twaddle

[bemildred]

3. You can't get much more incoherent than that.

Does George really want to talk about countries that don't stay within their borders?

[SpiralHawk]

4. The message is: don't let an AWOL dweeb lie you into a Crusade

Especially if he is backed up by a VP Clown like Cheney with Five Military Deferments,
and a chorus of Chickenhawk republicon paid propagandists.

[Postman]

5. Failure in Iraq happened the day you invaded.

Iraq IS greater Iran, thanks to you.

[mth44sc]

6. this from the guy

who handed Iran the victory...

[izquierdista]

7. Failure in Washinton

Has been the message to the whole world for some 7 years now.

[gratuitous]

8. So now we can't admit a mistake because . . . .

So now we can't admit and begin to fix this mistake because Iran will laugh at us. I guess the old standby - this will make all the deaths that have gone before meaningless - has finally played itself out. Now we have to save face with other countries that already hold us in contempt. Brilliant!

And while Brown made some early moves that indicated he might be his own man, apparently being on the short end of Bush's leash is just too, too nice.

Motherfuckers. War criminals.

[bdamomma]

9. what a sick SOB he is, really can we run him out of DC please.

to a room with bars on it, really. enough'

is Brown ok??? gratitude and george? get me the ice pick please.

[Fireweed247]

10. Failure to Impeach is sending a message to Bush!

We need to shut this bastard up by beginning Impeachment! I never would have dreamed Brown would be worse than Blair. What the hell is wrong with the Brits? :wtf:

www.peacecandidates.com

[HuffleClaw]

11. "making sure they stay within the borders of their country" ???

what the hell does that mean?

[Bozita]

12. Bush couldn't pick the winner in a one horse race.

The fucking Prognosticator-in-Chief.

[gulliver]

13. Huge debt of gratitude.

The world does owe Bush a debt of gratitude. Without him, America would still be dominating the rest of the world. Bush gave up America's position in the world. Other countries benefitted. Al Qaeda too, and it is not even a country.

Two, four, six, eight! Who do foreign countries appreciate? Bush! Bush! Bush!