Two Quotes For Which George W. Bush Should Apologize To Families of Fallen Soldiers

[hiaasenrocks]

At a White House reception on January 3, 2005, for new members of Congress and their spouses Bush said, "Laura and I know how hard it is on a family to be in the political arena. It's the ultimate sacrifice, really—sacrifice your privacy, sacrifice time with your kids."

As Bob Woodward noted: "It was inappropriate in the extreme given that 1,333 Americans and thousands more Iraqis had made the true ultimate sacrifice."

source: State of Denial by Bob Woodward (p. 375)

Members of the press should ask Bush at every opportunity if he thinks being in Congress is really the "ultimate sacrifice" and how he could even manage to utter those words while Americans are dying overseas—Americans he sent to war.

The second quote happened on March 13, 2002, roughly six months after 9/11 and with troops on the ground in Afghanistan hunting the terrorist leader. This was also about the time that the Bush Administration was gearing up to sell the American public on the war in Iraq. They would tell us later that fighting in Iraq was "central to the war on terror," thus central to the fight against bin Laden and al Qaeda.

Bush said, "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."

The priority, of course, was Saddam Hussein and Iraq. This is an insult to the men and women who fought and died in Afghanistan looking for the man who planned and orchestrated the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, a man Bush said he really doesn't care about.

I humbly suggest a media blast on these quotes. If anyone wants to use my words verbatim, feel free.


EDIT: for grammar

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. KnR

[thepurpose]

2. How about Bush attend a funeral and we call it all even.

[hiaasenrocks]

6. Has he not been to ONE yet?

Still? Good grief. Lemme guess...the excuse is that he doesn't want to upstage the families? Haha. Right.

[blm]

3. And an insult to all the thousands of Afghanis bombed looking for Bin Laden

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[Disturbed]

5. If Dems were smart they would play the Video of Bush looking

for the non existent WMDs. That is a total insult to all of those that have died &/or been maimed in the Illegal Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.

[ourvoicescount]

11. That was always a big one for me... Amazed still at the lack of respect...

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

4. One more big ole

:kick: & R.

Actually these two quotes are just the proverbial "icing on the cake".

There most be at least 50 more of them out there.

[tibbiit]

7. don't forget

BRING it ON!
tib

[greeneyedboy]

8. i was just gonna say--"Bring it on" tops the list.

[hiaasenrocks]

9. Yep. Easy for him to encourage the

enemy to attack the troops while he's safe in the White House.

[Straight Shooter]

10. I went ballistic when I heard that one.

Then when I saw the actual video. Jeebers. He was so smug and smarmy, standing there all safe and secure. It was right after that the attacks increased, and they've never stopped.

bush does not support the troops, except for their usefulness as props. Got us into a war so he could run as a war (p)resident.

Sorry. I digress.