Bush says successor likely to stick to the current policy

[dajoki]

Bush: I regret talking tough before war in Iraq
U.S. president admits tone made him look like 'not a man of peace'
updated 5:58 a.m. ET, Wed., June. 11, 2008
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

LONDON - President Bush admitted Wednesday that his tough rhetoric had given the world the impression he was a "guy really anxious for war" and said he now wished he had used a different tone on the global stage.

In an interview with London-based The Times newspaper, Bush said his main aim in the seven months before his presidency ends was to leave his successor a diplomatic framework for tackling Iran.

Bush voiced regret at divisions in the international community created by the war in Iraq, adding: "I think that in retrospect I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric."

'Dead or alive'
He admitted that his use of phrases such as "bring them on" and "dead or alive" had "indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace."

<<snip>>

Bush told The Times he wanted to "leave behind a series of structures that makes it easier for the next president" to tackle issues such as Iran's nuclear program and establishing a Palestinian state.

His successor, Bush said, is likely to stick to the current policy after assessing "what will work and what won't work in dealing with Iran." He urged the world to work together and "keep focused."

[babylonsister]

1. He's out of his mind. nt

[Blaze Diem]

8. Absolutely insane.

but then, so was Adolph H.
Sociopathic, that his inner & insatiable need for power feels no remorse other than to rethink his rhetoric.
Fuckin lunacy. Murder of thousands with a swipe of his pen. Bush's insanity is his legacy.
Stupid s.o.b.'s that have supported him and REFUSED to stop his insane rampage when given the political power and opportunity to do so.

[dajoki]

14. I wonder who told him...

to rethink his rhetoric. You know he didn't come up with that on his own.

[hisownpetard]

13. Yeah, and what more needs to be said? That's about it, really.

[spanone]

2. legacy bullshit

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That sounds cryptic and cynical.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. How much 'assessment' has his stupid administration done?

[BurtWorm]

5. Bush the focused

[LakeSamish706]

6. This guy is beyond stupid... Don't think that there are any words to...

describe his Delusion.

[AndyA]

7. Keep your opinions to yourself, Bush. No one cares.

You've screwed up everything you've touched your whole life. Literally everything you've undertaken has turned to shit.

No one cares what you think or say any longer. The whole world is just waiting for you to leave the White House so it can exhale and relax a little bit. (Unless whack job McSame steals the election.)

Just go away, George. Hopefully you'll be hearing from Congress soon.

[gratuitous]

9. And he issues this half-assed assessment overseas

Not meant for domestic consumption, where the image of infallibility must be maintained at all costs. Even the lives of 4,000 troops and a trillion dollars.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. The best thing Bush and Cheney can do for America is crawl under a bus

now, before they work more mischief.

[mulsh]

11. he's going to do his best to hamstring his successor.

At least that's what I get from reading the above excerpt. So now we known and fortunately so does his successor. Since * has set a precedent in summarily abandoning treaties and agreements it shouldn't be difficult for any successor to do the same. and no bitching from the rethugs, right?

you know, after all these years, I still hate these guys.

[bdamomma]

12. keep focused????

:rofl:

like he ever was???

[kentuck]

15. No shit Sherlock !

Made him look like "not a man of peace"?? There's got a better word than "insane".

[Iggo]

16. This just in: Bush full of shit. (n/t)

[SergeyDovlatov]

17. I think he is right. Judging from Obama performance at AIPAC

and congressional democrats caving on the war vote after vote after vote, I am not holding my breath.

[Blaze Diem]

18. and has his 'successor already been chosen? Where's Rove?

Will this next Pres be selected by the Supreme Court also, rather than a vote of the people? Fuck Democracy. When the Bush Crime Family has control, they get whatever they want, however they have to get it.
This plan was set in motion many years ago, and they ain't giving up their power for no one & F the contsitution..just a piece of paper.
Its been rewritten.
Bush family has a chokehold on the American people, and either Bush starts another war, deeming the Nov election moot, calling up Martial Law to control the outraged American public, OR McCain has already been appointed successor to Heir Bush.

They aren't giving up their power when there's still wealth to be pillaged from this Nation.
They're not finished yet.

F You Pelosi.

[dajoki]

19. "Directive 51"...

allows him to call off election, just Google it.

National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Directive_51

Directive 51 can also refer to Hitler's order for the fortification of the Atlantic Wall.
The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (National Security Presidential Directive NSPD-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20, sometimes called simply "Executive Directive 51" for short), signed by United States President George W. Bush on May 4, 2007, is a Presidential Directive which specifies the procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a "catastrophic emergency." Such an emergency is construed as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions."...

[Blaze Diem]

20. Now why would he have needed to sign something like this if it weren't somewhere in their plans?

"Executive Directive 51" for short), signed by United States President George W. Bush on May 4, 2007,"..............Are we fucked yet?


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[dajoki]

21. If they can...

pull it off, I'm convinced they will. And when you read some of the scenarios which they could use to implement it, its scarey. Anything from a terrorist attack (big or small) to a natural disaster (big or small) to a blackout (big or small) to a WAR WITH IRAN!!