No Mistakes Were Made - Bush Will Never Admit Iraq Errors

[dArKeR]

HOW CAN BUSH fix the mess in Iraq if he denies any missteps? This administration’s unwillingness to ever admit a mistake makes it unlikely it will expand the force size in Iraq, take responsibility for the phony intelligence Bush touted as a prelude to war or eat enough humble pie to get military and financial help from other nations. The White House won’t acknowledge anything that might chip away at Bush’s commander-in-chief image. That’s the nature of the reelection machine that Karl Rove has constructed in his role as Bush’s consigliere. To admit flaws risks losing the luster of the wartime president.
        Bush’s insecurities are at the heart of it. Haunted by his father’s defeat and the accidental nature of his own presidency, Bush never wants to hand his enemies ammunition. He can’t let cracks appear or the whole edifice could crumble. The moment Bush landed on the USS Lincoln, he was caught in his own net of hubris. The juvenile taunt—”Bring ‘em on”—diminishes the seriousness of sending men and women into an urban guerilla battle that nobody prepared them for. American soldiers in Iraq are going on the record with reporters to say how unhappy they are, and how vulnerable they feel. You don’t do that in the military unless the conditions are dire.

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[Maeve]

1. Kicking--this is a good one!

Bush never admits error--he can't doubt himself and the world will suffer for it if we don't stop him.

[indepat]

2. Let me reiterate: every elected President, of the last 40 years or so,

that is up to now, have been flawed, some egregiously flawed, be it through personal pecadillos, domestic policy blunders, international gaffes, including their prosecution of war(s), lying to the Congress and the American people, obstructing justice, or some combination(s) thereof, but this president is honest and forthright, keeps the Congress and the American people informed, and has restored dignity to the White House: he has never made a policy gaffe or blundered, lied to the Congress and/or the American people, obstructed justice, taken his nation to pre-emptive, unjust, inhumane, and/or illegal war, unilaterally abrogated treaties, or thumbed his nose at the UN, and certainly he has not now nor never been plagued with even a single personal pecadillo. In fact, his entire Administration has been all about: upholding their oaths of office by preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States; reasonably protecting the environment; promoting sound fiscal and fair tax policies, including reducing the Federal debt and not raiding the social security "lockbox"; respecting international treaties and UN mandates; fostering international goodwill and alliances, and keeping the US out of pre-emptive, unjust, inhumane, and/or illegal war(s). So for Christ's sake, quit bellyaching and get and stay off this man's back.

[Maeve]

3. Darlin', you stick your tongue any further into your cheek

And it's gonna come out t'other side!