Bring 'em On, Version 2
On Friday, President Bush played the apologetic little boy for using provocative, cowboy talk such as "Bring 'em on" in the early days of the Iraqi insurgency: He said the remark was the "kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong message to people."
But yesterday, speaking at graduation ceremonies at West Point, Bush sent another wrong message to friend and foe alike — abandon all hope for peace in the Middle East for years and probably decades to come:
This is only the beginning...
The war began on my watch, but it's going to end on your watch...
We will extend freedom to millions who have not known it...
We will not rest until the promise of liberty reaches every people in every nation...
So long as the Middle East remains a place where freedom does not flourish, it will remain a place where terrorists foment resentment and threaten American security...So we are pursuing a forward strategy of freedom in the Middle East...
So when do we invade Saudi Arabia?
Comments
We will extend freedom to millions who have not known it... While taking it away from millions who have previously enjoyed it!
Posted by: cartledge | May 28, 2006 03:18 PM
Well said, cartledge.
;-)
Posted by: abi | May 28, 2006 04:11 PM
It bothered me that the press ran with the meme that Bush sounded "chastened" at the Blair press conference, admitting to mistakes, etc. Did you see the look on his face? Did you see the smirk? He looked like a little boy who had just gotten caught in the cookie jar but had gotten away with it.
Posted by: reality-based educator | May 29, 2006 08:25 AM
Exactly, rbe. Bush is a dangerous combination of an ideologue with an adolescent's mentality.
Posted by: abi | May 29, 2006 09:47 AM