Bush speaks of 'Soviet dinar' in speech about Iraq

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_vote_bush_dinar

12 minutes ago

HUDSON, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) spoke of "the Soviet dinar," even though dinars are the Iraqi currency.

Recalling a White House meeting last spring with an Iraqi man who had both of his arms amputated by the regime of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), the president said the man, who worked as a jeweller, was accused of illegal currency trading.

"And because the Soviet dinarhad devalued, Saddam Hussein plucked this guy out of society to punish him, and six other small merchants, for the devaluation of their currency. He just summarily said, you're it, come here -- and cut his hand off."

[russian33]

1. Now, I'm not an expert, but as a fomer citizen of USSR..

...I'm pretty sure we used rubles, and I don't think they were the Iraqi national currency...but again, I'm not an expert

[underpants]

2. You just might be correct

I think W just got all excited about getting to talk about cutting people's hands off much in the same way he gets when talking about "rape rooms".

[amber dog democrat]

8. maybe he meant the Iraqi Rubles

I am thankful for the currency reform. And don't forget the Iraqi Yen, Zloty, Peso,
Lira, Pound, Mark, Frank and Eruo.
Its all so confusing.

[JuniorPlankton]

10. I vividly remember that too!

Toward the end, in a few republics, they switched to some home-grown currencies, but never to dinars.

[skooooo]

3. What a retard..this is basic knowledge...

Rubles, George, rubles.

[opihimoimoi]

7. His base hardly know the diff and worst, don't even care....

Come, time for coffee and toast.

[Benhurst]

4. Undoubtedly that is what is taught at the Harvard School of Bidness

[rogerashton]

5. Give the guy a break, OK?

I can't pronounce "Baathist" either.

[soleft]

6. And how many Saudi Amputees has Mr. Bush met with?

Hmmmmm

[opihimoimoi]

9. Mr Bush is worst. In Scale that is. Saddam cut off a few guys hands

as a way of "Blaming"...ruining their lives....Bust cuts funds to programs....ruining many peoples lives....He makes wars....ruining more peoples lives....

He is responsible for the rise in our National Misery Level(NML).

and he distracts with verbal blunders....

I wonder if he is a victim of a midnight cutting himself. At one time, partial lobotomies were quite popular. He sure acts that way....

[soleft]

11. Bush is bad, and causes suffering, but I don't know if I'd compare

cutting funds to cutting limbs. I just wanted to point out the hypocracy of using this example to point out Saddam's babarism while we cuddle with Saudi Arabia.

It's like when Barbara Walters went to Cuba and pointed to some streetwalkers to prove the failure of Castro's regime. It's like, Gee, Barbara, have you ever been to second Avenue in the east Village on a Saturday night?

[aden_nak]

12. Soviets, Iraqis, Rubles, Dinars. . . them's all enemies. Yeeeehawwww!

[MallRat]

13. Exhibit A: PROOF that * still thinks he's fighting the Cold War.

As if we needed any more proof that he's fighting a 21st century problem with outdated 20th century thinking...

-MR

[Kierkegaard]

14. Do we really need any more evidence

that this guy is mentally retarded?

[MARALE]

15. And don't forget

He likes his Philly "wiz with"

Stupid man!

[Moderator]

16. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=760898