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Jul 19 2007
02:17 pm
Bush: Maybe U.S. Military 'Just Not Very Good'
By: talidapali

Bush: Maybe U.S. Military 'Just Not Very Good'

June 27, 2007 | Issue 43•26



Bush muses candidly about his new idea with the White House press corps.

WASHINGTON, DC—Departing from his usual hopeful rhetoric during a question-and-answer session with reporters in the White House Rose Garden, President Bush suggested Tuesday that the war in Iraq has not been successful because the nation's armed forces are "just not very good."

Bush muses candidly about his new idea with the White House press corps.

"When the decision was made to liberate Iraq, I was going on what my advisers were telling me and what everyone has said for nearly a century—that the U.S. military is the best in the world," Bush said. "But if that were the case, and we did have the most powerful army, navy, marines, and air force on the globe, we would be winning, right?"

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Ennui's picture

Heh heh. The Onion rocks,

Submitted by Ennui on Thu, 2007/07/19 - 2:23pm.

Heh heh. The Onion rocks, even after all these years.

KatoKnox's picture

but...

Submitted by KatoKnox on Thu, 2007/07/19 - 9:00pm.

didn't you believe it...just for a minute?

Carole Borges's picture

It's about all he has left to blame

Submitted by Carole Borges on Fri, 2007/07/20 - 6:15am.

Then again if you listen to the Republicans we have suddenly entered a "hopeful" era where progress is finally being made. If only Congress would give him a little more time...yawn..yawn..we have moved beyond the incredulous folks. Things in Washington have become surreal. Our whole culture seems to be sliding downward. Did someone slip acid into our KoolAid? When you can no longer define what is satire and what is possibly true...it gets kind of scarey.

Factchecker's picture

Note that many of the

Submitted by Factchecker on Fri, 2007/07/20 - 12:34pm.

Note that many of the apologists who declared the surge to be working back in February are now saying that it's only been in place a couple of weeks, and so of course it's only now starting to work.

And there's Bush's confusion between al Qaeda factions in Iraq and in Pakistan vis-a-vis the NIE report that shows he's full of crap.

The Bushies lack the "mental faculties" even to get the most elementary information right.

R. Neal's picture

In responding to a question

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2007/07/20 - 12:36pm.

In responding to a question in Nashville yesterday, Bush actually spoke with great candor and honesty for the very first time...

(link...)

Factchecker's picture

Hah! He sounds just like

Submitted by Factchecker on Fri, 2007/07/20 - 12:53pm.

Hah! He sounds just like his fan from the video.

Here's more evidence that could have come from the Onion.

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