So Bush and Franks uses the word "sensitive" and it means strength

[slojim240]

Kerry uses the same word and it means weakness.

[NMDemDist2]

1. yeah crappy huh?

Cheney neglected to mention that President Bush and other top administration officials - including Cheney himself - have publicly called for "sensitive" use of American military power. Here is a selection:

On 3/4/01, at the christening of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, President Bush said, "because America is powerful, we must be sensitive about expressing our power and influence."<3>

On 1/7/03, Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the president's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the administration asks "our troops to go out there and be, on the one hand, very sensitive to cultural issues, on the other hand, be ready to respond in self-defense to a very ticklish situation."<4>

On 4/13/03, Cheney said, "We recognize that the presence of U.S. forces can in some cases present a burden on the local community. We're not insensitive to that. We work almost on a continual basis with the local officials to remove points of friction and reduce the extent to which problems arise in terms of those relationships."<5>

Sources:

1. "Cheney blasts Kerry for 'sensitive' remark," Chicago Sun-Times, 08/13/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1217327&l=50430.
2. Ibid.
3. "Remarks by the President at Christening Ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan," The White House, 03/04/01, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1217327&l=50431.
4. "DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers," U.S. Department of Defense, 01/07/03, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1217327&l=50432.
5. "Remarks by the Vice President at the Washington Post-Yomiuri Shimbun Symposium," The White House, 04/13/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1217327&l=50433.

[Eric J in MN]

15. Cheney also used the "sensitive" in that April 2004 speech

http://usembassy-australia.state.gov/hyper/2004/0413/epf204.htm

DICK CHENEY, April 13, 2004 in Tokyo (Remarks at April
13 symposium in Tokyo)

We are currently involved in thinking about what our
force posture ought to be on a worldwide basis, not
just with respect to the Pacific and Japan, but forces
in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. And it's
conceivable as part of that some adjustments will be
made in the posture of U.S. forces in the years ahead.
And certainly, as we go through that process, we'll
want to take into account the need to be SENSITIVE to
the concerns of local folks, and to remove as much as
possible sources of friction there.

[wishlist]

2. As we well know Bush, Franks and Cheney are lying two-faced hypocrites

I was glad to see ABC news last night debunk Cheney's comments by running a clip where Bush advocated "sensitivity" in a speech he had given. ABC had found that Bush had used that term in several speeches.

[amber dog democrat]

3. We sure are sensitive to the people who die under interrogation

in Iraq and Afghan prisons.

[redandstinky]

5. Jon Stewart...

ran the same clip, and I'm sure it was much funnier than ABC's version of the story.

[jimshoes]

7. Welcome to DU redandstinky

Reminded me of Ren & Stimpy.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi redandstinky!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jean]

4. makes you wonder if Kerry used the word purposely - is our side

setting up the right, finally? Kerry's strategists had to know using the word 'sensitivity' would bait Bush/Cheney. Even if he spoke extemporaneously, JK would know that.

Sure enough, they've jumped on the word all up and down the GOP food chain.

Bush's previous speech, in which he used the word and concept of being careful/sensitive, can now bite him in the ass in short, cheap tv and radio ads, tout de suite!

[sundancekid]

13. I had the exact same gut hit when I first heard it, especially in the riff

sequence where he used it ... hello, Dem_Strategist out there, what can you tell us about Kerry using the word both appropriately in the context and strategically for the Doosh/Cheezey bait??

[fknobbit]

6. Sensitive

concerned with highly classified government information or involving discretionary authority over important policy matters <sensitive documents> b : calling for tact, care, or caution in treatment :


Roughly translated means STOP OUTING OUR FRIGGIN AGENTS NIT WIT.

[Sloppyfourths]

8. It plays into the stereotype

Dems weak on defense, blah, blah, blah.

Sort of a "Nixon goes to China" thing I suppose, that's all.

[newyawker99]

12. Hi Sloppyfourths!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Sloppyfourths]

17. Thank you!

Happy and sloppy to be here!

[NMDemDist2]

9. Bush's quote at the Unity Conference

Now in terms of the balance between running down intelligence and bringing people to justice obviously is -- we need to be very sensitive on that.



http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040806-1.html

[burythehatchet]

14. That unity conf affair was a classic

I'd like to make a permanent recording of the "sovereignty" exchange. We are led by a person who has less intellect and ability than 99 percent of the people on DU

[Jade Fox]

10. Standard operating proceedure for Conservatives: trash Liberals, then...

imitate them. If you keep score, you'll find they do it over and over.

[MODemocrat]

16. Cheney doesn't understand the definition of sensitive

apparenntly he thought that no one else would either. That's funny.
Jon Stewart had a good take on that last night.
Mr. Cheney you are so :boring: