Bush Tempers Expectations on Terror War ('War cannot be won')

[rawstory]

From the liberal alternative to Drudge, http://rawstory.com

This was previously moved to editorials; it's an AP article, not an opinion piece.

Bush Tempers Expectations on Terror War

Monday August 30, 2004 3:16 PM
By DEB RIECHMANN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush says staying the course in the war on terror will make the world safer for future generations, though he acknowledges an all-out victory against terrorism may not be possible.

In an interview on NBC-TV's ``Today'' show broadcast to coincide with Monday's start of the Republican National Convention in New York, Bush said retreating from the war on terror ``would be a disaster for your children.'''

``You cannot show weakness in this world today because the enemy will exploit that weakness,'' he said. ``It will embolden them and make the world a more dangerous place.''

When asked ``Can we win?'' the war on terror, Bush said, ``I don't think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that the - those who use terror as a tool are - less acceptable in parts of the world.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4461314,00.html

[Inland]

1. More lowering of expectations in advance of additional Bush failures

Hard to believe that all of Bush's chestthumping and self congratulation, when a war not only isn't being won, it can't be. When we aren't killing the enemy, but making terror less acceptable. John Wayne turns social worker. Remind me again why Bush is a strong leader?

[Cush]

2. but I thought we were "winning"? /sarcasm

[BJ]

3. No need to change horses...

...in the middle of a neverending war.

With logic like that the corpse of Richard Nixon would still be president.

[daleo]

4. And the U.S. would still be in Viet Nam

Just to complete your thought.

[AmandaRuth]

5. of course, does this not fit right into

the neocons goal of continual warfare.......profits profits profits.

[MISSDem]

6. Am I reading this correctly? War cannot be won?

After all that has happened and all of the people who have been killed? I can't believe that he would say this. Whassup?

[VolcanoJen]

7. Dupe... locking.

Please continue discussion within the original LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x787183

Thanks!

VolcanoJen
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