bush thinks Iraquis wanted to die - from his news conference:

[The Count]

Q Thank you, Mr. President. Back on Iraq. A group of American and Iraqi health officials today released a report saying that 655,000 Iraqis have died since the Iraq war. That figure is 20 times the figure that you cited in December, at 30,000. Do you care to amend or update your figure, and do you consider this a credible report?

THE PRESIDENT: No, I don't consider it a credible report. Neither does General Casey and neither do Iraqi officials. I do know that a lot of innocent people have died, and that troubles me and it grieves me. And I applaud the Iraqis for their courage in the face of violence. I am amazed that this is a society which so wants to be free that they're willing to -- that there's a level of violence that they tolerate. And it's now time for the Iraqi government to work hard to bring security in neighborhoods so people can feel at peace.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061011-5.html

[Olney Blue]

1. Arrogant, no clue....

[blonndee]

2. WTF? They're "tolerating" the violence?

What would you have them do, Uncurious George? If our armed forces can't stop the violence, how are Iraqi civilians supposed to stop "tolerating" it?

What an absolute moron. He never ceases to shock and awe me with his idiocy.

[The Count]

3. It loses a lot of shock value without the robotic delivery....

It was mindnumbing!