Bush Blames Carter, Reagan, Clinton for 911 in San Diego....

[Gloria]

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/30/bush-blames/


Bush Blames Carter, Reagan, Clinton for 9/11

As his poll numbers sink, Bush is getting desperate. From his address today in San Diego:

They looked at our response after the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings of the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa, and the attack on the USS Cole. They concluded that free societies lacked the courage and character to defend themselves against a determined enemy… After September the 11th, 2001, we’ve taught the terrorists a very different lesson: America will not run in defeat and we will not forget our responsibilities.

(Conveniently, Bush doesn’t mention any terrorist attack that occurred during his father’s administration.)

Once upon a time, the President didn’t believe in playing the blame game:

Well, the President is not one that focuses on blame or finger pointing. The President focuses on what we need to do to address challenges.

It appears that statement is inoperative.

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Posted by Judd at 1:55 pm

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[noahmijo]

1. 'the killing of American soldiers in Somalia"

the killing of American soldiers in Somalia

THAT WAS YOUR DAD'S WAR FUCKFACE!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. * left out "Daddy Dearest", a/k/a Poppy, son a war profiteer.

He encouraged Saddam Hussein to go into Kuwait and then rapped his knuckles when he did so. Gulf War #1 led to this debacle as in this poor rip-off of a Greek tragedy (or a poor Freudian case on the couch), * had to best his father.

[BattyDem]

3. "America ... will not forget our responsibilities"

unless those responsibilities include helping three US states that have been devastated by a hurricane. :eyes:

[Javaman]

4. In other words: It's their problem not mine*, I have to move on...

with my* life.

[Birthmark]

5. He left out something.

He forgot to mention how he wimped out on the recon plane affair in China, just a few short months before 9/11. ;)

[emdee]

6. I wish I were as perfect as he thinks he is....

somebody pass the booze and coke and I'll get started being blameless for anything anywhere! What an idiot he is. I could also flip him the bird or tell him to F-himself and still be blameless, right? Cool.
:smoke:
emdee

[Cha]

7. Is there Anything this dipShit

won't blame on anyone else?

I hope at least some in his audience can hear what a PILE of SHIT he's speading on their crackers.

[zulchzulu]

8. Cowards always act like cowards...no surprise...

Chickenhawk pussies like Chimpy are very predictable when it comes to courage.

They have NONE.