I'm a glass half full kind of a president
I swear to god, Bush sounds like he's about three days away from hiring the Iraqi information minister as his new press secretary. From the latest speech:
US President George W Bush says he is unhappy with the progress of the war in Iraq, admitting that a recent upsurge in violence is a "serious concern".
"I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq," he said. "I'm not satisfied either."
'You think you're pissed? How the hell do you think I feel? You think this was the plan? What the hell are our soldiers doing out there? Didn't they see my victory banner on that boat all those years ago? How do they think it makes me look?'
He said the deaths of 93 US troops and 300 Iraqi security personnel in the last month were of "serious concern" to him.
...because we're running out of troops to replace them with. Say, should we think about bringing back that draft thing Dad got me out of?
Civilians had suffered "unspeakable violence at the hands of the terrorists, insurgents, illegal militias, armed groups and criminals," he said.
'Not to mention kids from the mid west who failed to graduate High School. Still, we got some funny photos, so I guess that's the important thing. Ha! He's hooded! He don't know where he is!'
If the US was not successful in Iraq, he said, extremists could use it as a base from which to try to establish a "radical empire from Spain to Indonesia".
'Yes, we have intelligence telling us that the Costa Brava will form the heart of the new caliphate.'
Mr Bush defended the role of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who has faced a barrage of criticism for the way the Iraq war has been fought.
"I'm satisfied with how he's done all his jobs," Mr Bush said, calling Mr Rumsfeld "a smart, tough, capable administrator".
...There isn't actually enough sarcasm in the world to respond to that one, is there? Which war is he watching?
In recent days senior Bush administration figures have increased pressure on the Iraqi government to rein in militias and death squads.
Mr Bush said that he was "making it clear that America's patience is not unlimited".
'So you guys better hurry the hell up and declare peace. Don't you know we got an election coming up?'
US President George W Bush says he is unhappy with the progress of the war in Iraq, admitting that a recent upsurge in violence is a "serious concern".
"I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq," he said. "I'm not satisfied either."
'You think you're pissed? How the hell do you think I feel? You think this was the plan? What the hell are our soldiers doing out there? Didn't they see my victory banner on that boat all those years ago? How do they think it makes me look?'
He said the deaths of 93 US troops and 300 Iraqi security personnel in the last month were of "serious concern" to him.
...because we're running out of troops to replace them with. Say, should we think about bringing back that draft thing Dad got me out of?
Civilians had suffered "unspeakable violence at the hands of the terrorists, insurgents, illegal militias, armed groups and criminals," he said.
'Not to mention kids from the mid west who failed to graduate High School. Still, we got some funny photos, so I guess that's the important thing. Ha! He's hooded! He don't know where he is!'
If the US was not successful in Iraq, he said, extremists could use it as a base from which to try to establish a "radical empire from Spain to Indonesia".
'Yes, we have intelligence telling us that the Costa Brava will form the heart of the new caliphate.'
Mr Bush defended the role of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who has faced a barrage of criticism for the way the Iraq war has been fought.
"I'm satisfied with how he's done all his jobs," Mr Bush said, calling Mr Rumsfeld "a smart, tough, capable administrator".
...There isn't actually enough sarcasm in the world to respond to that one, is there? Which war is he watching?
In recent days senior Bush administration figures have increased pressure on the Iraqi government to rein in militias and death squads.
Mr Bush said that he was "making it clear that America's patience is not unlimited".
'So you guys better hurry the hell up and declare peace. Don't you know we got an election coming up?'
posted by Jonn Elledge at 9:43 AM
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