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I think George Bush and Condi Rice often deserve criticism, and sometimes even ridicule, for some of the positions they take. However, as I outlined in this post yesterday, often I think there are bigger strategies at play which must be left unarticulated.
This morning Epaminondas and I are having an ongoing comments-section discussion in which Epa asserted that Bush "looks like hell" in his handling of this new battle in the war on Islamofascism.
I disagreed with Epa, and I am awaiting his clarification.
Until then, I will post this. Read this quote from the new issue of Newsweek:
In an exclusive interview with NEWSWEEK's Richard Wolffe, President George W. Bush said he thinks those suspicions are legitimate: "There's a lot of people who believe that the Iranians are trying to exert more and more influence over the entire region and the use of Hizbullah is to create more chaos to advance their strategy." He called that "a theory that's got some legs to it as far as I'm concerned."
One aim of "those who perpetuate violence," said Bush, would be to disrupt the international consensus against Iran's nuclear-enrichment program. Hizbullah launched its attack on Israel the same day that foreign ministers from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany agreed to push ahead with demands that Iran suspend its nuclear efforts. The second part of the Iranian strategy, Bush suggested, would be to "create conditions such that moderate governments tend to step back in fear, and the vacuum would then be filled by the proponents of an aggressive ideology."
Does it really sound like Bush is out of it? Hmm?
And here's a new Condoleeza Rice quote (from the G8 summit) for you to chew on:
A BIG SIGNAL that this will be a long war is CONDI RICE saying at the G8 today that a ceasfire "would not be useful."
- Horse's Ass Alarm - Israeli Govt Out Of Their Minds
They won't discuss the attack in Syria which already occurred, but this is smart to talk about? 'Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term'JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST May. 20, 2008US President George W. Bush...
- I Know I Am An Unsophisticated Guy In One Of Those Red And Black Checked Earflap Hats But ..
maybe someone can explain how this helps our negotiating position Rice: No War Plans Against IranMADRID, Spain (AP) - The U.S. is not preparing for war against Iran and Vice President Dick Cheney supports that...
- Bush 'would Order The Necessary Military Action' Against Iran
Richard Perle, or the Prince of Darkness to some, believes that of George Bush. TEL AVIV — Israel and the United States have begun their annual strategic dialogue, designed to focus on the Iranian threat. Richard Perle, a senior fellow at the American...
- From Melanie Phillips's Diary
Melanie Phillips, author of Londonistan, had this to say on November 27, 2006: Those who know President Bush say that alarm over Baker and Gates should not be overdone, since Bush is a man who means what he says and is unlikely to retreat from his stated...
- Bush To Call For End To Israeli Airstrikes?
From Atlas Shrugs: FOX is reporting that Bush will call on Israel to stop the airstrikes. If this is true, Bush has become part of the problem. Effecting dhimmitude will not solve this culture of murder. No country, no "group" firing rockets at civilian...
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Bush And Rice Both Know What's Going On
I think George Bush and Condi Rice often deserve criticism, and sometimes even ridicule, for some of the positions they take. However, as I outlined in this post yesterday, often I think there are bigger strategies at play which must be left unarticulated.
This morning Epaminondas and I are having an ongoing comments-section discussion in which Epa asserted that Bush "looks like hell" in his handling of this new battle in the war on Islamofascism.
I disagreed with Epa, and I am awaiting his clarification.
Until then, I will post this. Read this quote from the new issue of Newsweek:
In an exclusive interview with NEWSWEEK's Richard Wolffe, President George W. Bush said he thinks those suspicions are legitimate: "There's a lot of people who believe that the Iranians are trying to exert more and more influence over the entire region and the use of Hizbullah is to create more chaos to advance their strategy." He called that "a theory that's got some legs to it as far as I'm concerned."
One aim of "those who perpetuate violence," said Bush, would be to disrupt the international consensus against Iran's nuclear-enrichment program. Hizbullah launched its attack on Israel the same day that foreign ministers from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany agreed to push ahead with demands that Iran suspend its nuclear efforts. The second part of the Iranian strategy, Bush suggested, would be to "create conditions such that moderate governments tend to step back in fear, and the vacuum would then be filled by the proponents of an aggressive ideology."
Does it really sound like Bush is out of it? Hmm?
And here's a new Condoleeza Rice quote (from the G8 summit) for you to chew on:
A BIG SIGNAL that this will be a long war is CONDI RICE saying at the G8 today that a ceasfire "would not be useful."
- Horse's Ass Alarm - Israeli Govt Out Of Their Minds
They won't discuss the attack in Syria which already occurred, but this is smart to talk about? 'Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term'JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST May. 20, 2008US President George W. Bush...
- I Know I Am An Unsophisticated Guy In One Of Those Red And Black Checked Earflap Hats But ..
maybe someone can explain how this helps our negotiating position Rice: No War Plans Against IranMADRID, Spain (AP) - The U.S. is not preparing for war against Iran and Vice President Dick Cheney supports that...
- Bush 'would Order The Necessary Military Action' Against Iran
Richard Perle, or the Prince of Darkness to some, believes that of George Bush. TEL AVIV — Israel and the United States have begun their annual strategic dialogue, designed to focus on the Iranian threat. Richard Perle, a senior fellow at the American...
- From Melanie Phillips's Diary
Melanie Phillips, author of Londonistan, had this to say on November 27, 2006: Those who know President Bush say that alarm over Baker and Gates should not be overdone, since Bush is a man who means what he says and is unlikely to retreat from his stated...
- Bush To Call For End To Israeli Airstrikes?
From Atlas Shrugs: FOX is reporting that Bush will call on Israel to stop the airstrikes. If this is true, Bush has become part of the problem. Effecting dhimmitude will not solve this culture of murder. No country, no "group" firing rockets at civilian...