Bush: "I can't do anything without being criticized"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Caine Mutiny: "Who took my strawberries?"



Lauer: Your critics say you're playing politics with the military. Saying I can't bring the troops home from Iraq, but I can bring some home from other parts of the world.

Bush: I can't do anything without being criticized, I fully understand that. But this is something that's been in the works ever since I came into office. The Pentagon has been working on this for a period of time. And secondly, we went around the world and talked to our allies. And convinced them — and took their input by the way — and convinced them that this is better for them. The other thing that's important, Matt, is that it will be helpful for our military families to not have — to be able to be in one place for longer periods of time. That place being, you know, a base in the United States. And that's a — it's always a key component to be thinking about how to make the volunteer army work better or the volunteer military to work better. Because I am — I'm ultimately opposed to reinstituting the draft. And I think the volunteer army works really well. And this is a way, by the way, to provide more stability for military families.

SNIP



(Bush and Lauer banter about how, before he took office, there was always danger in the world "but it never was a threat to the homeland.")

Bush: And that's the fundamental shift that took place on 9/11 that the president and this country must deal with, and must be clear-visioned about. And must be resolute in taking action to defend against. And this is a different kind of war. It's in my speech Thursday. I'll say where's — this is going to be a century of liberty. And I believe that. I believe it is our duty to lead the world.



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[atommom]

1. "I'll say where's — this is going to be a century of liberty."

And *I* say, "Where's my century of liberty??" :shrug:

[tandot]

2. Duh...that is part of the deal: YOU screw up ... we criticize you for it

That is what is so great about Democracy...we hold our leaders accountable for their mistakes

[GiovanniC]

14. A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question..."

-- George W. Bush
July 27, 2001

[Gman]

3. "but it never was a threat to the homeland."

First, its the war on terror is not winnable now this? But, I thought Bill Clinton was getting blow jobs in the Oval Office and that's why Bin Laden was able to blow up the WTC in '93 and bring it down in '01. I'm so confused!

Ok... I need to read that interview... How many more juicy tidbits are in it??

[quinnox]

4. Bush is full of it as usual

If he is so resolute then why doesn't he think he can win his war on terror, then he backpedals and says he will. DUMB

[seabeyond]

5. keep making realy bad bad bad decisions

people have a responsibility to show you the error to your way. further, as we can see from four years of your messes, factually we were right and you were wrong. so this leads the thinking person to the position that you arent very good at decision making

sorrrryyy

if you were an employee i would fire you

gO FucKin figure................you are an employee

not hard to follow. really is not hard. it is simple. easy piece of pie

not gettin why it is not being gottin

[wtmusic]

6. yes

and we are in a really bad place when an apparent majority can't "get it"

[seabeyond]

10. ah no way. when all else fails talk in business sense

wink. bring it to the conservative male in a way they can understand cause they cant conceptualize but they can see business language

[Hobarticus]

7. You also can't do anything that doesn't get somebody killed or screwed...

[sinkingfeeling]

8. "I believe it is our duty to lead the world." Did you ask the world

if they want us to take control? Our goal is to establish a world governed by the United States?

[mbali]

9. Poor baby! n/t

[Cocoa]

11. he can't do anything without getting praised

he should have been impeached long ago, now he actually has a chance of getting reelected. :mad:

[skygazer]

12. That's because you can't seem to do anything right

How can anyone be so arrogant to think that even though the entire world disapproves of what he does, he's still right? Oh, I forgot - god talks to him. :silly:

[rullery]

13. Poor Bush - Time to send him home to Texas!

As Truman said "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
Bush has been in over his head from the beginning. I think we would be doing him a favor, to send him back to Crawford. Too bad though that we cannot undo all the harm he has done, to Iraq and to us all.