Bush "Pleased W/ The Progress" In Iraq (There's That Fantasy World Again)

[KittyWampus]

Here's the photo CNN posted with the story:




Bush 'pleased with the progress' in Iraq

President says 'free Iraq' possible, despite intelligence report
Saturday, September 18, 2004 Posted: 7:57 PM EDT (2357 GMT)

President Bush speaks to a crowd in North Carolina Friday.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (CNN) -- In a phone interview with a newspaper, President Bush played down a U.S. intelligence forecast painting a pessimistic picture for the future of Iraq, including the suggestion that civil war could erupt there.

The National Intelligence Estimate was sent to the White House in July with a classified warning predicting that the best case for Iraq was "tenuous stability" and the worst case was civil war, a source confirmed to CNN. (Intelligence report: Iraq prospects bleak)

The 50-page report, completed in July, was commissioned internally within the intelligence community and contained classified and declassified portions.

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"The Iraqis are defying the dire predictions of a lot of people by moving toward democracy," Bush told the paper. "It's hard to get to democracy from tyranny. It's hard work. And yet, it's necessary work. But it's necessary work because a democratic Iraq will make the world a freer place and a more peaceful place.

"I'm pleased with the progress," Bush said. "It's hard. Don't get me wrong. It's hard because there are some in Iraq who want to disrupt the election and disrupt the march to democracy, which should speak to their fear of freedom."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/18/bush.iraq/

[saigon68]

1. disrupt the march to democracy

THAT SOUNDS LIKE RAVINGS OF A lunatic

[alcuno]

5. Remember how Republicans like to claim Dems are "unhinged?"

Shoe meet other foot.

[AlinPA]

14. He sounds like a 9 year old son of a right wing idiot.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Somebody hand Bush a Disney T-Shirt

he belongs in "its a small world" or peter pan ride

[Vincardog]

8. Once again The Idiot Bush will not allow intelligence to interfere with

his desired view of things. Reality doesn't matter to the Shrub, Why burst his bubble? Just end the fantasy soon.

[amber dog democrat]

3. and its going to get harder and harder and harder

but we must stay the course until it becomes impossible.

That is a little harder state to achieve - but I am glad to see we are eventually headed there.

He is delusional. We are dealing with a Caligula.

[alcuno]

4. Someone needs to do an ad entitled, "7 Days in Iraq."

Factually enumerate the carnage from each day. At this point it seems like we keep replaying the same day over and over again; Americans are numb.

[KC21304]

20. Yes, Yes ! And with the dates shown,

and then Bush saying he is pleased, and with today's date shown.

Awsome !

[rwenos]

6. Life Can Be a Dream . . .

On Thorazine.

I saw the same article, and couldn't believe what I was reading.

What the hell is wrong with this country, that we tolerate such obvious lies, half the electorate buys it, and levels vicious insults at any of us who ask questions.

What the hell is this country coming to? What happens when the leaders lose touch with reality?

[ilovenicepeople]

40. "What the HELL is this country coming to? (emphasis on HELL)

I think youze might be heading towards a war.But look on the bright side I'm sure your war will be a civil one.(<scarcasm):grouphug: :cry:

[clydefrand]

7. No, it speaks to their hatred of an asshole who comes

into their country and tears it up!! If he had done things the right way, negotiation, maybe those people would welcome freedom. But they hate his guts and they won't stop until they get even. And our military and taxes will be spent wantonly because of his stupidity and lies.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

9. Dammit, dumbyass

not your fault that the Iraqis do not like to "march to democracy" forced at gunpoint...

Nope, not your fault...Again...Still...Never...

Bad Iraqis, bad...

What's our oil doing underneath their land anyways?

[mountainvue]

10. Note how he

mimics Karen Hughes facial expressions. Oh, the coaching that must have gone on.

[KittyWampus]

11. IMO, He Looks Like Zippy The Pinhead

No offense to Zippy.

[paulk]

25. LOL !

I think you've nailed it!

[Jazzgirl]

12. Everything he says is a classic fallacy.

n/t

[democrat in Tallahassee]

13. he both looks and sounds like shit

cause he is.
HAS THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD GONE CRAZY? THE PRESS JUST LETS HIM GO ON WITH THIS TYPE OF CRAP. WHAT PARALLEL UNIVERSE HAVE I STUMBLED INTO? i'M REALLY STARTING TO DOUBT MY OWN GRASP OF REALITY.

[rwenos]

15. DU Keeps us Centered

Let's face it, we all check in here to remind ourselves that we are NOT in a parallel universe.

"All dictatorship is about illusion."

[shanti]

28. don't do that

he wants you to think that way. then he can medicate all of us.


oh wait. he already has.

[grytpype]

16. He looks so drunk.

How much is he drinking these days? When will the press corps get the guts to ask?

[MichiganVote]

17. What progress? Would that be w/the crayola's or w/o?

[Lisa]

18. don't show me facts, I've already made up my mind?

Sheesh! I'll bet they could take him to EPCOT and he'd be convinced he'd gone on a 5-continent tour. Look at him simpering, without a care in the world. Unbelievable.

[Catfight]

19. Does everything Cheney/Bush say have to do with FEAR? UG. n/t

[Catshrink]

21. Baghdad Bush is at it again

Photoshop by Gregorian
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=834824#835088

[Aviation Pro]

22. What....

....a happy looking drunk! Belly up to the bar, good time George is buying.

[lamster2k]

23. What progress

Really? Progress in Iraq? What? Hey, I'm sorry, I may just be a college student, but progress in Iraq seems like an oxymoron.

[Lizzie Borden]

47. well, you must be forgetting...

how catastrophically successful we've been!

[progressivebydesign]

24. Considering they disrespect the fallen troops by not reporting deaths now.

.. then I guess it is a happy world for Bush. How many of our people died this weekend? And how far was it buried in the news?

[KittyWampus]

26. I Do Hear Reports Of Dead Troops Almost Daily.

honestly, I almost tune them out.

Rarely hear a news person adding up the figures though.

Just ever "2 soldiers killed in ......".

[cliss]

27. Jeez. I wonder if they post this photo on international

news. He just looks like shit. If you scroll up to his face and cover up the left side, take a look at the right half of his face. I know, it's hard. This is his worst side. He just looks like a shit-faced ass, who's had 10 martinis and is stumbling around the bar, trying to figure out if he can get laid in the next 2 hours, before he keels over in a stupor. He's just such an idiot.

Also, notice the saggy skin around his neck. I think that's called a "turkey neck". You're gettin' old, George. And yer brain ain't gettin' any sharper either. Just bag it. Call it a day. The world doesn't need 4 more years of you and your ilk.

[truth2power]

33. One side of his face always looks different from the other. Creepy!

You're right. If you cover up one side on almost any pic you can see the difference in demeanor. Strange...

[Carolab]

29. Hmmm, so let me get this straight

We went to free these people from a dictator. But, they are disrupting the election and trying to avert "democracy" because they are afraid of freedom. And, bombing the crap out of them for fearing freedom will end in their being free.

Look, people just need to be made to understand some simple issues: Since this war has started, Bush and Cheney have never once mentioned the word "oil", but that's the reason they are there. From their point of view, they can get ahold of the second largest supply of cheaply extracted crude using taxpayer's money and taxpayer blood. And they don't care how much is spent or spilt, because if they get ahold of that oil they will have as much power as the Saudi royal family has had all these years. So, it's like an alcoholic breaking into a liquor store and saying he's not there for the liquor. With that oil under their control, they would control the U.S. government without being elected, just the way the Saudi royal family now controls this administration without being elected. Bandar told Bush to leave OBL alone because he's a Saudi national treasure and a hero because he drove the Russian army out of Afghanistan. They were told not to find him and that's why they haven't found him. They do what the Saudis tell them to do--because the Saudis control the oil.

[bluedeminredstate]

30. Why does he bother with the CIA?

He obviously has no respect or confidence in what they're saying - AND THEY'RE ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ - he just keeps repeating his platitudes, and refrains from changing his mind. He leads and the agencies don't follow. That's no leader - that's a lying politician who won't give the American people the truth lest it harm his chances for four more years to fuck up Iraq.
:mad:

[Carolab]

31. The CIA is part of the coup

along with Porter Goss. They are "enablers".

[Thor_MN]

32. Hh just that there would be increased violence in Iraq and Afganistan

So he is either pleased that there will be more violence and dead American troops or he's flip-flopping like a fish out of water...

Which is it, Mr. * ?

[Dawgs]

34. What's sad is that many will buy this shit!!

Well, Bush says everything is okay, so that's all I need to know.

[devinsgram]

35. They need to get this man

into a straight jacket as soon as possible.

[The Night Owl]

36. Don't forget Baghdad Stephanopoulos!

"Iraq has stabilized." - George Stephanopoulos


I know... I know... Baghdad Stephanopoulos does not have a ring to it.

[Chelsea Patriot]

38. George Stuffmyanus looks like he's been on a 12 hour popper binge.

He looks as shitty as Bush, only with capped teeth.

Are all these freaks wigged out on booze, dolls and Tina?

[stlsaxman]

44. George Snuffelupagus?

(very deep breathy voice) "uhhhh- uhhhh shit bird, the president is always right- right, bird?"

apologies to any sesame street fans

[Coconut Buddha Ape]

37. The Neverending Stream of Bullshit(tm) keeps flowing...

"The Iraqis are defying the dire predictions of a lot of people by moving toward democracy," Bush told the paper. "It's hard to get to democracy from tyranny. It's hard work. And yet, it's necessary work. But it's necessary work because a democratic Iraq will make the world a freer place and a more peaceful place.

"I'm pleased with the progress," Bush said. "It's hard. Don't get me wrong. It's hard because there are some in Iraq who want to disrupt the election and disrupt the march to democracy, which should speak to their fear of freedom."

What do I hear?

blahblahblah democracy blahblahblah democracy blahblahblah tyranny blahblahblah democratic iraq blahblahblah freer place blahblahblah march to democracy blahblahblah fear of freedom blahblahblah.

It's the same bullshit that he's been spouting for two years. I am absolutely disgusted with the fact that some people, including most of my immediate and extended family, still take this white noise as gospel.

::shakes head::

God bless America.

[smirkymonkey]

41. Welcome to DU, Buddah!

:hi:

[The Night Owl]

39. We need to get the Baghdad Bush comparison in the media ASAP!

"This invasion will end in failure." - Baghdad Bob



"I'm pleased with the progress." - Baghdad Bush

[indypaul]

42. It was once said-

"When you are up to your ass in alligators.
It's hard to remember the objective was to
drain the swamp." Just how can one expect
to turn over a civil war to anyone?

[Emillereid]

43. This guy is certifiable! He's living in a world of delusion!

[Disturbed]

46. "Freedom"

They, whoever they is, hate us for our freedom and they fear freedom?

Have I got that right?


Remember, W used to be a cheerleader.

[llmart]

45. Oh, my goddess.....

This guy really looks like a drunken chimpanzee. How much more embarrassment can the US take with pictures and statements like his? Is he mixing his booze and drugs again? Lord, please help us out of this nightmare administration before I have a breakdown!

[msongs]

48. Check out the GOOD NEWS in all this................

Bush was campaigning in NORTH CAROLINA a state that was supposed to be a slam dunk for bush!!!!!!!! :-)

my my he must be getting nervous about NC.

Msongs
Riverside CA

[kayell]

49. Translation: "I'm very pleased that Iraq has allowed the BFEE to progress

with it's plans to raid the US treasury, and impoverish ordinary Americans for the benefit of my corporate friends and supporters."

[barb162]

50. but how many voters are buying into this Bush/GOP trash... that's

the real problem

[TheCentepedeShoes]

51. Looks like he

slid down the rabbit hole on his face.

[wsswss]

52. Maybe Bush was looking at this data

Over 51% of Iraqis polled felt that their country is headed in "the right direction," up slightly from IRI's May/June poll. More telling, the number who feel that things are heading in "the wrong direction" has dropped from 39% to 31% over the same time period.

Some of this confidence may be a result of wide public support for the Iraqi Interim Government. Prime Minister Allawi holds an enviable approval rating, with 66% rating him as either "very effective" or "somewhat effective." Likewise, President al-Yawer enjoys the support of 60.6% of Iraqis polled who say that they "completely trust" or "somewhat trust" him.

In a stunning display of support for democracy and a strong rebuttal to critics of efforts to bring democratic reform to Iraq, 87% of Iraqis indicated that they plan to vote in January elections. Expanding on the theme, 77% said that "regular, fair elections" were the most important political right for the Iraqi people and 58% felt that Iraqi-style democracy was likely to succeed.

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Methodology: Survey conducted from July 24 to August 2, 2004. Face-to-face interviews conducted across all 18 governorates, 88% response rate (n=2,846), error = +/- 2.6%


Source: www.iri.org/pdfs/IRIJulyPublicPollPresentation.ppt

[KittyWampus]

54. Wonder How Many Iraqis Have Phones To Get Polled On

and whether the questions were limited to Iraqis living in Green Zones.

[wsswss]

56. Face to face interviews

As noted in the methodology, these are face-to-face interviews. Telephone surveys wouldn't be sufficient in Iraq.

[FlyByNight]

53. So, being on the cusp of a...

civil war is "progress" to him? Wow.

:eyes:

[are_we_united_yet]

55. People people

Really, do you want four more years of this?