Rumsfeld Mixes Up U.S. Foes Saddam and Bin Laden

[MichaelHarris]

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld mixed up al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein twice in a speech on Friday about the war against terrorism"

"Saddam Hussein, if he's alive, is spending a whale of a lot of time trying to not get caught. And we've not seen him on a video since 2001, Rumsfeld said."

more: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6207916

These idiots can't even keep their foes straight and they are running the show?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. All I can say is, this is not the first time

he does this, but never so badly

[bluestateguy]

2. I had a student make a similar mistake

In my class yesterday one student said that we captured the president of Iraq, Osama bin Laden. Another student said he supported the war in Iraq because Saddam paid money to the 9/11 hijackers.

People this ignorant are usually used as cannon fodder by the war planners when the time comes to bring back the draft.

[MichaelHarris]

3. lets hope

that student doesn't lead the nation someday

[rfranklin]

5. He does, and his name is George.

"Sovereignty means sovereign because they've been given their sovereignty...."

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. no WONDER

they went after the wrong guy after September 11! :eyes:

[drscm]

6. I'm sure it was bound to happen after so many lies...

can't keep them all straight.

[PartyPooper]

7. Sounds like Rummy "borrowed" Junior's speech writer.

:dunce:

[Wickerman]

8. Perhaps, but senility is no reason to start an unprovoked war!

If the pResident weren't an unelected drunk he could've stopped him.

[GOPAgainstGW]

9. HERE IS MY THOUGHT-WHAT DO YOU THINK!

Iran - Iraq All the Same to Bush!!!!

If Bush could spell, we would have invaded the right country!

Bush - "Iraq.....Iran, All the same to me, what's one letter"

[MidwestTransplant]

10. He even fooled himself now

[Jacobin]

11. When you become a pathological liar, you can no longer tell the difference

between your lies and the truth.

That, obviously, has happened to this War Criminal.

I only hope he lives long enough to be in a dock in the Hague and to be convicted for his horrific deeds.

[batmankm]

12. Fruedian slip?

Could be that that he got confused because we have both and the unconscious let the cat out of the bag. Especially since his closing line ""I did. I meant we haven't seen Osama bin Laden." sounds like cover to me.

KM

"W stands for wrong — the wrong direction for America." --John Kerry, September 7

?

[Just Me]

13. Hmmmm,...cornered "RATS",....

,...their deception is catching up with them,...perhaps.

The pressure of being full-fledged war criminals,...having "used" the blood and treasure of American people,...might be weighing a bit heavy upon their human beings.

I'd like to imagine such conscience,...but, I know better than to grant any such principles upon those who would arrogantly dismiss all rules of law in their path.

They are sociopathic.

[leesa]

14. Well, obviously.

[yardwork]

15. Rumsfeld did this on purpose

I feel sure about this. Their lies are becoming more blatant. If the press mentions that this is wrong then Rumsfeld will say he "misspoke."

Meanwhile, he gets away with a blatant lie designed to make BushCo look good and justify an unjustifiable war.

[derby378]

19. Agreed

My wife feels the same way...

Defenselink.mil has posted the entire speech apparently unedited. I couldn't help but laugh while reading it. This is the schmuck who runs the Armed Forces for Duhbya?!?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. I just heard a CNN reporter refer to him as "Ronald"

But she stopped short of Dumsfeld...

[MrBenchley]

17. Disgraceful....in every way...

The adults are in charge (snicker)

[Career Prole]

18. Saleslady at work just a couple of months ago was convinced

that Osama had been captured, but bin-Laden was still on the loose.
This is an example of what makes up shrub's base.
When I asked, she guessed that "4 or 5" of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis. She got mad at me and the liberal media when I tried to explain.
This was just a couple of months ago, mind you. Kinda spooky...

[murray hill farm]

20. Maybe it was intentional

Speaking to the masses, don't ya know! Keep them confused! Keep reinforcing the connection between Saddam and 911.

[Catfight]

21. We are lead by the Three Misspoken Incompetents! nt

[Senior citizen]

22. I fear this may go down in history

as the first time an empire fell due to misinvasion.

[pinniped]

23. Sadaam is a personal friend of Rummy the Dummy.

I'm sure OBL is also a personal friend of the jerkoff.