Intelligence Professionals for Sanity: "Dangers of a Cornered George Bush"

[G_j]

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/072707a.html

Dangers of a Cornered George Bush

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity & Dr. Justin Frank
July 27, 2007


Editor’s Note: As the nation and the world face 18 more months of George W. Bush’s presidency, a chilling prospect is that Bush – confronted with more defeats and reversals – might just “lose it” and undertake even more reckless military adventures.

In this special memorandum, the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) collaborated with psychiatrist Justin Frank, author of Bush on the Couch, to assess the potential dangers and possible countermeasures available to constrain Bush:

Recent events have put a great deal more pressure on President George W. Bush, who has shown little regard for the constitutional system bequeathed to us by the Founders. Having bragged about being commander in chief of the “first war of the 21st century,” one he began under false pretenses, success in Iraq is now a pipedream
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Unless Checked

If the constitutional process of impeachment is under way when President Bush orders our military to begin a war against Iran, there is a good chance that, rather than salute like automatons and start World War III, our senior military would find a way to prevent more carnage until such time as the representatives of the people in the House have spoken.

This administration’s capacity for mischief would not end until conviction in the Senate. But initiating the impeachment process appears to be the only way to launch a shot across the bow of this particular ship of state. For it is captained by a president with a psychological makeup likely to lead to new misadventures likely to end in a ship wreck unless the Constitution is brought alongside and a new pilot boarded.

We are grateful that Dr. Frank agreed to collaborate with us and to issue under VIPS auspices the psychological assessment that follows.

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[krispos42]

1. Okay, I'm scared

No Conscience

George W. Bush is without conscience, and it would require a lengthy series of clinical sessions to find out what happened to it. By identifying himself as all good and on the side of right, he has been able to vanquish any guilt, any sense of doing wrong.

In Bush on the Couch I gave examples illustrating that remarkable lack of conscience. From his youthful days blowing up frogs with firecrackers to his unapologetic public endorsement of torture, there has been no change.

Observers are gradually becoming aware of this fundamental deficit. For example, after watching the president’s press conference on July 12, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan wrote, “He doesn't seem to be suffering, which is jarring. Presidents in great enterprises that are going badly suffer: Lincoln, LBJ with his head in his hands. Why doesn't Mr. Bush?”

No Shame

George W. Bush seems also to be without shame. He expresses no regret or embarrassment about his failure to help Katrina victims, or to tell the truth. He says whatever he thinks people want to hear, whether it be “stay the course” or “I’ve never been about ‘stay the course.’” He does whatever he wants.

He lies—not just to us, but to himself as well. What makes lying so easy for Bush is his contempt—for language, for law, and for anybody who dares question him.

That he could say so baldly that he’d never been about “stay the course” is bone chilling. So his words mean nothing. That is very important for people to understand.

Fear of Humiliation

Despite having no shame, Bush has a profound fear of failure and humiliation. He defends himself from this by any means at his disposal—most frequently with indifference or contempt.

He will flinch only if directly confronted about being a failure or a liar. Otherwise world events are enough removed from him that he can spin them into his intact defense system.

This deep fear helps to explain his relentlessly escalating attacks on others, his bullying, and his use of nicknames to put people down. There is fear of being found out not to be as big in every way as his father.

What a burden to have to face his many inadequacies—now held up to the light of day—whether it is his difficulty in speaking, thinking, reading, managing anxiety, or making good decisions. He will not change, because for him change means humiliating collapse. He is very fearful of public exposure of his many inadequacies.

He's determined to 'not lose in Iraq', and as long as we're still fighting there, we haven't lost yet. It's like a chess game with two kings left and neither will call a draw!

[liberal N proud]

2. Yeah, but we are afraid of the monster propagating the fear

That is now how it was supposed to work.
We were supposed to be good little sheep and be afraid of the boogie man and al Qeada, not George W. Bu$h.

[G_j]

3. "for him change means humiliating collapse"

a guaranteed road to hell

[WinkyDink]

6. He is a born, literally, psychopath, by definition incapable of empathy or change.

INCAPABLE.

Bush has 2 emotions: Fear and Anger. These manifest as contempt, sarcasm, aggression, prevarication and equivocation, secrecy, and obstinateness.

His psychopathy also leads to behaviors and language strikingly at odds with normal human responses; e.g., the seven minutes of blank-faced "reading" of "My Pet Goat", or the December 2001 remark that, "All in all, Laura and I have had a fabulous year."

One demonstration of Bush's inability to view other people AS "other people" (the key mark of a psychopath) = his incapability of recognizing that others have any personal space. Bush invades others' bodies at his whim, whether to rub a soldier's head, grab the Japanese PM's suit jacket, "massage" the German (female) President's shoulders, lean into the Jordanian King's side, attempt to push through a doorway by shoving aside a former President, or kiss women unknown to him.

I also believe much of his anger stems from living a life false to his sexual identity.

Now, add in some obvious sadism, megalomania, and the world's largest arsenal, and you've got a historic monster.

[truth2power]

23. "..living a life false to his sexual identity."

Very astute observation, Winky. I think this is a major issue where he is concerned. Thought so for a long time. Can you imagine him being honest about who he is, sexually, in THAT family? Whatever would Babs and Poppy do? How sad!!

[insanad]

12. Eight years of His Lies, Torture, Abduction

Eight years of His Lies, Torture, Abduction
Eight years of War, Corruption, Destruction
It's time to Impeach this President
And Jail his Henchman Resident!!!

Our Militarys' Wrecked
Our Economys' Hexed
The people are Vexed!!!
It's time to Impeach this President
And Jail his Henchman Resident!!!

His crimes have been tracked
Our Congress must act
It's time to Impeach this President
And Jail his Henchman Resident!!!

[AnExtremist]

13. You know the sad part?

"It's like a chess game with two kings left and neither will call a draw!"

Either side seems to get more pawns all the time. Both convinced they can turn them into something great for a lost match.

[krispos42]

24. And each time they move...

Ten thousand Iraqis and 30 Americans die while billions of dollars 'away'.

[HuffleClaw]

4. i think he'd start a war BEFORE impeachment

i just read something that claimed he might do it as soon as congress goes into recess this summer. who knows though, they talked him down off this ledge before at least twice i know of.

[DemReadingDU]

14. But Bush has signed Executive Orders

Bush can now do whatever he wants. Nothing surprises me about Bush anymore, or Cheney.

[H2O Man]

5. "Suppose he went crazy

and tried to use the military to retain office." -- The Final Days; Woodward & Bernstein; page 215

[madokie]

7. my hope is when he does do that they refuse

Walter Scott


Oh! what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott

[Solly Mack]

8. we pretty much knew all of that about Shrub

[bdamomma]

9. we know it, but does the Congress know about it?

* really is a sick psychotic man who is totally unfit for office. We need to get this information out.

[Solly Mack]

11. Yes, they know...otherwise...

I can either believe Congress is filled with idiots or liars...if they don't know, they're idiots...if they do know and pretend they don't, they're liars


or I can believe they know

I believe they know

[BeHereNow]

18. Of course they know. But the corporate payola to remain silent is just TOO good.

It is common knowledge that the "crazies" are running FP.
Fact is, the corpoRATes have bought complicity.
What other explanation can there be?
BHN

[bdamomma]

10. kick

[AntiFascist]

15. Yes!!! K&R...

this would imply that starting impeachment proceedings could prevent future reckless warfare:

If the constitutional process of impeachment is under way when President Bush orders our military to begin a war against Iran, there is a good chance that, rather than salute like automatons and start World War III, our senior military would find a way to prevent more carnage until such time as the representatives of the people in the House have spoken.

[rustydad]

16. Spawn of the wealthy

Once long ago we lived on an old farm. One of my best friends was dating a lady who was a nanny to a kid from an extremely well off couple. The kind of rich people that have nannies because they don't want to be bothered with raising kids. The kid came with my friend to visit us several times. My kids wouldn't have anything to do with this kid of about 10. So he played outside in the yard by himself. We had a free range goose that was a pet and quite old, we named her *Bela le Goose*. We heard her making lots of noise and found this kid chasing her all around the yard. She damned near died of exhaustion. Later the kid was catching butterflys and pulling off their wings. He was one sick kid and when we scolded him he started screaming that his parents would fire the nanny. She eventually quit. I see bush as this kid grown up. How screwed we are. Bob

[truedelphi]

17. I pretty much know that kid

I'm sorry for the poor goose's sake.

And now our country's goose is cooked.<Sigh>

[TahitiNut]

19. Exactly as some of us have said ...

... impeachment is the only path that will lead out of Iraq and prevent this military adventurism and predation to metastasize. Since Day One on DU, I've warned that Smirk is a pathological narcissist and Sneer is a sociopath. There is really no leash on their behavior at this point - and they're capable of damned near any kind of corruption. Smirk is entirely capable of a level of malice and viciousness yet unseen. Without Congressional action and support, it'd be folly for the military to attempt any kind of resistance.

[G_j]

21. sadly

I completely agree with you.
:scared:

[L. Coyote]

20. Is psychiatric evaluation part of Bush's regular medical checks?

[icymist]

22. This report is exactly why impeachment should be back 'on the table'.

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If the constitutional process of impeachment is under way when President Bush orders our military to begin a war against Iran, there is a good chance that, rather than salute like automatons and start World War III, our senior military would find a way to prevent more carnage until such time as the representatives of the people in the House have spoken.


I cannot stress the importance of the above statement.

[Quantess]

25. The Assessment of Dr. Frank:

"If a patient came into my consulting room missing an arm, the first question I would ask is, “What happened to your arm?” The same would be true for a patient who has no guilt, no conscience. I would want to know what happened to it."

Wonder why Bush has no guilt nor a conscience?

:shrug:

[icymist]

26. Just look at his up-bringing.

Blowing up frogs by sticking firecrackers up the butt hole,... playing golf instead of grieving when a sister had died,... these are all signs of a very unattached family, not only to themselves, but with humanity and the Earth, herself! If G.W. Bush didn't have all the family clout or money he may very well find himself in a psychological jail cell! I'm totally convinced that to prevent this guy from doing further harm to our Republic he needs to be impeached! We need to utilize impeachment today!