In a stunning admission last Friday, President Bush told ABC’s Martha Raddatz that it’s “probably true” the next terrorist attack on America is being planned and plotted right now in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
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Remember the good old days when Bush “listened to the advice of commanders on the ground”? It’s a shame he’s not listening to Admiral Mullen, who is pretty damn worried about the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan.
Bush says: “We’ve got plenty of firepower to take out al Qaeda cells in Afghanistan.”
Adm. Mullen says: “The Taliban is growing bolder. Suicide attacks are on the rise, and so is the trade in illegal narcotics. Requirements exist there that we simply can not fill, and won’t likely be able to fill, until conditions improve in Iraq.”
It’s simply stunning that the President can sit there and admit with a straight face that the next attack is “probably” brewing in Afghanistan, and that’s he’s unwilling to devote more resources there even though his top military commander says he needs them.
Simply. Stunning.
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gov. bush is a raving lunatic. other than a tanker of koolaide to drink from daily he’s done and should be immediately taken to the hague for his trial. no stop for a mental exam…we know already what the result will be.
Project much? He’s letting you know it’s coming. Got Martial Law?
FYI: There is no Bin Laden. It’s a disinfo. myth. That is a fact.
The REAL conspiracy theory is the one being floated by the government.
The next attack is coming from the same place the first one did, right Dick?
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And this is why Iran is the next threat?
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Not stunning, he simply doesn’t give a shit. He just wants to pad things out until he’s out and then run away to Paraguay. Technically he never gave a shit. He’s been following a “cover my ass” policy since 9/11, at least, while he took a wrecking ball to this country and others.
This is according to republicgun self fulfilling prophesy. The “Burning Ass” bush has spoken.
Why would he want to stop it? That’s how he claimed his kingdom in the first place. If he can convince some random enemy to go ahead and attack prior to November then shrub torture and world domination co. won’t have to do it themselves.
Afghanistan remains lawless for one reason, because it benefits the opium trade (which is enjoying record profits), as is the oil industry. Just another amazing coincidence, right?
Hey GW, why do they call your Dad, Poppy? How much oil does your boss, David Rockefeller control?
I don’t think he gives a shit anymore. This war stuff has gotten old and it’s not as much fun to be the commander in chief as it once was. He’d rather think about going to the Olympics and being a big shot there in front of lots of cameras he can wave at and smile for.
What attack on America? Another 911? Then he’d better start looking for terrists in the US, not in Afghanistan.
He just runs off at the mouth to give the press something to chew on. You’d think they’d get tired of it. He can’t even tie his own shoelaces, much less give the press anything of substance.
Another attack would enable the administration to hold power by canceling the elections and give them more time to burn the evidence of their war crimes. Gee, who would benefit from that?
Embittered-Max-Hussein-1 @ 4:
Well, yeah. Cave dwellers in Afganistan plot and succeed in an attack on the US, attack Iraq. Cave dwellers are plotting an attack on the US, attack Iran. Can’t you see the logic?
Did they ever find one of those amazing, multi-level, multi room caves with media centers and cafeterias? The drawings that that they kept showing us on the news had these great, high tech, ventilated, electrified caves that Al Queda was supposedly hiding out in in the hills of Afganistan.
If this bastard isn’t brought up on war-crime charges, the American system has failed. Never has a case of treason been so publicly, repeatedly, and irrefutably demonstrated. I do not believe Bush was involved in the 9/11 attacks, but he certainly has expanded their damage far beyond what the terrorists achieved.
Wouldn’t it be great to see footage someday from Bush’s ranch, showing him hiding in a hole like Hussein and then being dragged away by American forces to Gitmo–or better yet, being dropped in the middle of Baghdad with only his wits to protect him? (He’d last maybe 10 seconds.)
Oh BULLCRAP, Shrub.
The next terrorist attack is being planned by the filthy republican party for the November election. They will terrorize us with lies and innuendo about the Dem nominee.
I am so sick of this GD man, even the sight of his face is stunningly sickening.
Go back to Texas, where you and your battle-axe mother can laugh at all the little people in the world.
No more Bushes - EVER!
PassedPawn @ 5:
The US has had an extradition treaty with Paraguay since the late 90s. Let’s see if he negates it or makes a signing statement about it pertaining to him.
http://www.oas.org/juridico/ML.....sa-pry.pdf
Arrogant, raving lunatic. Period.
I remember seeing Nixon as he got on the helicopter to leave the white house for the last time. I didn’t think I would ever be that happy again to see a president get the hell out of Washington. I was wrong. I swear the entire country will probably cheer, blow horns and shout out in happiness when this bastard steps on that helicopter next year.
With all this admission of incompetence in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., they’re concurrently spouting that Iran is the next target.
Are we going to follow them down this road, again?
I really question the sanity of this administration.
There really is no other explaination.
pissed off patricia @ 17:
I’m taking the day off and will stand on my doorstep banging pots and pans after the swearing in ceremony. I am serious!
Bush is Goliath in a world full of Davids.
All of chimpy’s killings, torture, stealing, displacements, rapes doesn’t protect the US.
chimpy can’t protect the US even if he’s warned, he proved that.
What a tin idiot.
Fuck you, George! This Nation, its reputation, and our Constitution, has been attacked every day for the last eight miserable years.
Last night when Chris Matthews tried to press McCain about where the red line was when it comes to doing something to Iran, McCain wiggled a lot. I was wondering if he knows there is already something in the pipeline and was trying not to acknowledge it.
pissed off patricia @ 17:
I hope he leaves! He doesn’t have to leave, thanks to a few provisions that were passed a few years back…
If there is another terrorist act against the nation, I going to look at the same group of mass murderers who committed the first two acts, on 9/11 and subsequently with the anthrax attacks.
OH MY GOD.
Is he laying telling us the next “terrorist” attack to keep us scared and in line is on the way, sometime before the election, or is he merely insane?
Left&Left @ 22:
Ditto that!
Bush is right, he has ruled over the longest job growth in the country. Problem is, that country is China.
Bush is dangerous. It is worse than many think: see video: Don’t
let Bush Trick Us into ANOTHER War
When the Idiot in chief launched the war in Iraq,i sat in amazement.Barney Fife running amuck with his one bullet.I didnt finish high school(my bad)and i would be a better president than bushey.I knew the war in Iraq would go bad.What else has bushy done thats been successfull?He didnt win the first time!Anybody would be better than bush.You dont start out a moron and get suddenly better.
pissed off patricia @ 23:
Maybe he is nervous that the new war with Iran will cancel the election.
There is no Afghanistan. There is no Iraq. There is no New York. It’s all a conspiracy to make people think there is a world outside the dim confines of their own home.
Not. Stunning. At. All.
This is the same POS whose DPBs declared “bin Laden determined to attack US” or some such shit, mentioning hijacked passenger jets, and he did nothing then. Now THAT was stunning.
I’d be stunned if he were concerned about this. He’s probably lying anyway, or he wants a reason to declare martial law.
Brain X-ray revealed nothing substantial?????
I really can’t understand why this Commander-In-Chief won’t tell this reporter exactly what his military plans are, like all the previous C-I-C’s have done dating all the way back to George Washington.
Baffling.
The President and his Administration would be happy if America experienced another terrorist attack.
I don’t think he is going to declare Martial Law. I think he’s tired of fu*king with this president thing. Like I said, he’s not having fun anymore. His father would probably go to the oval office and drag his sorry ass out. He has to be embarrassed as hell as he sees his son become the laughing stock of the country and the world. I’m sure he will never publicly admit it but he must feel disappointed to see what his son has become.
Any implication of incompetence is pure BS. This has ALL been intentional FAILURE BY DESIGN.
Look what his father did…and keep in mind, he’s still in charge today. Afghanistan is about the drug trade, and who profits from it. Period.
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/13028
http://www.constitution.org/ocbpt/ocbpt_10.htm
pissed off patricia @ 17:
You’re wrong…the ENTIRE WORLD will throw a party!
Does this man seriously not know how much he is hated?
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 39:
You are right, I was wrong. It’ll be the party heard around the world.
I cross posted this at FDL, but thought the C & L community would get a kick out of it.
OT, but hilarious: Daily Variety columnist Brian Lowry skewers Chris Matthews in his column today. The theme of the column is compare and contrast celebrity profiles (the praise-worthy one is George Clooney).
Some choice quotes: “MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, portrayed as a tone-deaf buffoon in a [NYT] Sunday magazine cover story…Matthews’ obliviousness regarding how he’s perceived - which included steering the interviewer to third parties with nothing nice to say about him - represents an extreme version of a common disease within the pundit class.”
Later, Lowry recounts a meet and greet breakfast with Matthews a few years ago: “[Matthews] talked for 20 uninterrupted minutes. Every response or attempt to pose a question yielded a similar filibuster before I finally gave up, accepted the inevitable, ate my French toast and politely waited for the check or death, whichever came first. The indelible impression was that of a man passionately in love with the sound of his own voice.”
DON’T QUESTION THE PRESIDENT !!
Republicans are MUCH more qualified than Democrats on matters of national security, every poll says so.
So it’s useless to speculate on why we’re in Iraq instead of Afghanistan. Whatever the reason, I’m sure it’s a good one because Bush is a Republican and Republicans know better than we do.
They have telegraphed their punch in as many was as possible.
The neocons are going to commit a false flag attack against America, declare martial law at home and nuke Iran, and when Syria says anything about it, Israel will take out Syria, and there is not a damn thing you can do to stop it.
Did you read the PNAC?
Did you actually think they were kidding?
Greater Israel (Eretz Israel) is being built with your dollars and your loved-one’s blood, right before your eyes.
The Administration is going to great links to convince you that this result is all coming about by accident.
Nancy, can you please explain why impeachment is still off the table?
pissed off patricia @ 9:
And dance like a drunken muppet don’t forget that.
WASHINGTON — While America’s attention remains focused on Iraq, violence is escalating in Afghanistan, worrying senior U.S. defense officials and commanders who’re struggling to find some 7,000 more American and European troops to combat resurgent Taliban and al Qaida forces.
Just make Americans poorer so their only option is either starvation and destitution or the Military?
That seems to be the plan anyway.
xargaw @ 45:
AIPAC agent.
Actually the next attack will come from pickles if she catches him with kindanasty again.
What ever happened to all that happy talk prior to the Afghan invasion about how we were going to rebuild this war torn nation, great ally of the USA in the hold out against the former Soviet Union, once we were finished with the Taliban? Iraq my brains trying to figure this out. Not.
This is just more criminal admissions by a bush crime family member that will go unpunished and be celebrated in the full light of day bringing honor and worship at the feet of the glorious saint reagan by the exalted consumers of the xtianrepuglineocon faith, and cursed by those non-believers who dared to rise up and be called Citizens of America.
This not-so-great human, descendant of privilege, Son of a Bitch, metastasizing sack of sperm and eggs, vulgar example of his criminal father’s thousand points of light, dreams of the points of light generated by carpet bombs and visualizes the romance and adventure of spreading de”mock”racy as sordid brown folk are “mist”-ified by the awesome explosive power atomizing their very being.