Bush reserves comment on destroyed tapes

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: MSNBC

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday he will reserve judgment about his administration's destruction of CIA interrogation tapes until several inquiries are finished.

The destruction in 2005 of the tapes, showing harsh interrogation treatment of two terrorism suspects, is being investigated by the Justice Department, the CIA itself and by several congressional panels.

Bush stuck to the White House line that he personally did not know about either the existence of the tapes or their destruction until he was briefed earlier this month by CIA Director Michael Hayden.

"Sounds pretty clear to me when I say I have — the first recollection is when Mike Hayden briefed me. That's pretty clear," Bush said.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22340917/

[BulletproofLandshark]

1. "The buck stops anywhere but here."

Bush: The Anti-Truman

[Cass]

2. I'm getting pretty frigging sick of him not commenting on things due

to ongoing investigations. He never gave the American people the explanation they deserved about the Plame case and its going to be the same with this.

:argh:

[bdamomma]

6. he feels he owes no explanation to the American people

we are chump change to him.

[KansDem]

13. He only explains himself to those he truly represents--the Saudis.

Here's what happens when they don't like his explanations:

[MilesColtrane]

3. "I would like this to end as quickly as possible so we know the facts,..."

"...and if someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration."

That sounds vaguely familiar.

What that meant then can also be applied now: "I ordered the crime be committed, and I've got a lackey on standby to perjure himself and obstruct the investigation, for which he'll be rewarded with a pardon."

[aquart]

4. YOU know the facts, George. There's no "WE."

Although, I bet you'd tell if we waterboarded you, right?

[LeftHander]

5. Harsh interrogation = torture nt

[gratuitous]

7. Tell it like it is

He's a cowardly little pussy.

Of course, our pompadoured courtesans of the Fourth Estate have agreed amongst themselves not to notice.

[Maccagirl]

8. The clock will run out on this outrage

just like it has on everything else.

[Demeter]

9. Until He's Under Oath

and waterboarded.

[americanharvest]

10. why is the Bush administration above the law? SICK! n/t

[HuffleClaw]

11. not credible in the least

and the damned 'reporters' didn't follow up on that at all. sickening.

[formercia]

12. Junior is tired of getting caught in a lie.

He's going to wait until all the facts are in before he makes up his version of reality.

Those little voices are not God, you jerk. It's called schizophrenia.

[The Stranger]

14. Can someone awaken the Nancy Disaster and put impeachment back on the table?