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2008-05-14 |
President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States." In an interview with Politico magazine and Yahoo News, Bush also said he gave up golf in 2003 out of respect for U.S. soldiers killed in the war, which has now lasted more than five years. "I didn't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal." Bush said he made his decision after the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. A question submitted from the online audience asked Bush whether he felt he had been misled about Iraq as he made the decision to go to war. "`Misled' is a strong word," he said. "Not only our intelligence community, but intelligence communities all across the world shared the same assessment. And so I was disappointed to see how flawed our intelligence was." "Do I think somebody lied to me? No, I don't. I think it was just, you know, they analyzed the situation and came up with the wrong conclusion," he added. He acknowledged concerns about leaving the unfinished Iraq war to a Democratic successor. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have said they will bring troops home if elected. Bush said his "doomsday scenario of course is that extremists throughout the Middle East would be emboldened, which would eventually lead to another attack on the United States." Also in the interview to an online audience, Bush: - Said more is known about global warming than when he first took office in 2001. Asked if it was real, Bush said, "Yes, it is real, sure is." Still, he defended his opposition to the Kyoto treaty on climate change. "I could have supported a lousy treaty and everybody would have went, `Oh, man, what a wonderful-sounding fellow he is. But it just wouldn't have worked." |
Posted by:gorb |
#8 DRUDGEREPORT > BUSH ... SAYS DEM PLAN COLD BRING ABOUT DOOMSDAY. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-14 18:20 |
#7 Whereas our own plans (Condi & I, in particular on "Israeli-Palestinian conflict") are brilliant. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-05-14 18:02 |
#6 Shame he didnt do this YEARS agoe Still wouldn't have had any effect. |
Posted by: Pappy 2008-05-14 14:38 |
#5 Finally, he speaks the truth about the failure of the Intelligence Community. Shame he didnt do this YEARS agoe, before hte "Bush Lied" mantra becaem set in concrete for so many Americans, mainly due to Bush not beinf forceful in responding ot the Lib Dominant Media smears. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2008-05-14 12:38 |
#4 What the world needs is another Iranian revolution and a reasonable Iran. Then Iraq could stabalize, Isreal could kick the crap out of Syria and the entire region would mostly settle down. How best to bring about that second Iranian revolution is a mystery. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-05-14 12:02 |
#3 Darth, if I recall correctly, there's a law that stipulates that any email must be retained for x number of years for 'discovery' purposes. It's not a IT issue, it's a CYA issue given the behavior of Donks to engage in fishing expeditions [they still haven't given up on the AG] to find any little reason to drum up charges later on people. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-14 08:15 |
#2 Said he would return to using e-mail after he leaves office, saying he gave it up to avoid leaks. Well, speaking as a Sr. Systems Administrator, fire your goddamn IT department. Second, get a free email address like yahoo or gmail and communicate with friends that can remain discreet that way if you are worried about leaks. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-14 07:34 |
#1 The Iranians would fill any US vacuum. The US is not going anywhere. The US airbase north of Baghdad is one of the busiest in the world. Billary or Obewan couldn't close that strategic asset even if they wanted to. |
Posted by: McZoid 2008-05-14 07:06 |