Helen Thomas: Iran: Bush Loses Even More Credibility

[babylonsister]

Iran: Bush Loses Even More Credibility
by Helen Thomas


We are still in the dark as to what evidence the U.S. turned up that has now convinced U.S. officials that Iran was on the level when it denied nuclear ambitions.

It was good news for the world — and bad news for hawkish neo-conservatives in the U.S. — when a new U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program in 2003. President Bush says he learned about it week before last.

This blockbuster came from a National Intelligence Estimate that represents a consensus of all U.S. spy agencies.

Norman Podhoretz — one of the founding fathers of the neo-conservative movement — had urged Bush in a private meeting last September to bomb Iran rather than allow it to acquire nuclear weapons.

Whatever prompted the abrupt turnaround, it was enough to give Bush pause before he rushed to attack a third Muslim nation during his waning watch at the White House.

Without a handy enemy to spook the American public, the Bush administration seems forlorn. Perhaps we should be nervous.

Meanwhile, Iran, feeling vindicated, wants the U.S. to drop its hawkish moves and to refrain from imposing new economic sanctions against it.

But Bush has ruled out any softening of U.S. policy — and he apparently has the support of his allies.

more...

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/07/5677/

[gateley]

1. God, she rocks. nt

[malaise]

2. Love you Helen

I noticed that the lame fugg refused to take her question at that presser.

[caligirl]

12. We need an official I love Helen club. She is awesome.

[rhett o rick]

15. Count me in. nm

[jimshoes]

3. Where do people like podhoretz come from,

and can they please crawl back under their rock for the rest of time?

[babylonsister]

8. Brooklyn!

:silly:

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

[MasonJar]

4. Isn't it time for Helen to receive some more flowers?

[caligirl]

17. In time for the holidays, signal a new year, the end is near for W's 8 years in office?

[valerief]

5. But how can he lose what he doesn't have? nt

[babylonsister]

6. Great question! And he surely doesn't have any left. nt

[valerief]

23. Yeah, he's got credibility like he's got a soul. nt

[blondeatlast]

7. We need Helen Thomas now more than ever. !Salud, Ms. Thomas!

:toast:

[cboy4]

9. I was suffering through the dictator's press conference

on Tuesday, and noticed Mr. pissy pants didn't call on Helen. (unless I missed it).

She used to be called on first at all presidential news conferences (and I think even White House Press Briefings) dating as far back as I can remember to the Reagan days.

Do you know....is that the new protocol, or is * being an asshole as per usual?

[babylonsister]

10. He rarely calls on Ms. Thomas anymore; I suppose he doesn't like

her questions.

And then there is this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2413760

[cboy4]

11. Oh boy. I missed that exchange.

"The American people have had a say. They elected a President who is their Commander-in-Chief..."

:puke:
:puke:
:puke:

[caligirl]

18. We could send Perino an award of sorts. The ass of the year maybe.

:crazy: :hurts:

[cboy4]

19. When she started, I thought she actually seemed like

a nice, down to earth person. You know, for a Republic.

I was thinking...gee, she's far too decent and honest to stand at the podium and lie like the rest of them day after day after day.

What an idiot I am for not knowing better.

Why Perino's nose is now as long as Pinocchio's, and still growing. :eyes:

[caligirl]

22. So, how old were you when you stopped believing in Santa? LOL

:pals:

[UTUSN]

13. More than ------------- ZERO ------------- ?!1 n/t

[existentialist]

14. Of course, for most of us here

Bush has no more credibility to lose. It is to the point where his saying something makes it less likely.

But this is still good news. There are many out there who do consider him credible. And however painfully slowly the number keeps dropping.

When stories like this break it has to help.

[Bozita]

16. A living American treasure covers America's sleaziest war criminal

Bless this wonderful gal!

[Cobalt-60]

20. How do we process negative credibility?

He was already at zero.
Perhaps it means we should shout him down before he can lie again.

[focusfan]

21. Bush shouldn't have no kind of crediabilty at all

when he lied about Iraq he should have been a lame president
then.he must think were Fools

[L. Coyote]

24. Did Bush manipulate the price of OIL to enhance profits for BIG OIL cronies??

Screaming WWIII pays big at the stock markets, I bet, especially if you know in advance what the truth is and what the lies will be!