We can't speak the truth. What kind of message would that send...

[indigobusiness]

to our troops?

[kayell]

1. Support the Troops! Lie to them!

It's the patriotic thing to do.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Which is why I have spent 40% of my time off the job... cuz it's so hard..

especially that month before 911 when we were gettin' all them terrah threats... whew.... that brush was hard....

[Paradise]

3. That's what they are fighting for! n/t

[H2O Man]

4. "When it is relevant,

truth must be uttered, however unpleasant it may be." - Gandhi

Over and over again, we find George W. Bush demanding that people ignore the teachings of the great prophets, and that they violate their deepest held beliefs, in order to support his kingdom on earth. He is a devil. I do not same that rhetorically.

[indigobusiness]

5. The sacrilege of Bushco and their lack of wisdom is stunning to witness

and tragic to realize.

Lies often consist mostly of truth. But never the whole truth.

When this president was sworn in, they should have made him swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...as part of his oath of office. Imagine that.

[NYCGirl]

6. Maybe that we care about and respect them? (eom)

NT

[realFedUp]

7. "hey, we put Saddam in and we could take him out"

I bet some rationalizing was going on.

[indigobusiness]

8. Like the logic of invading Saddam because he invaded Iran

which, oh by the way, we paid him (and armed him) to do.

[skygazer]

9. Bush speaks of Kerry demeaning our "allies"

I feel that Bush demeans our troops and the American people when he sugar coats the situation in Iraq. Which is worse? Telling the truth about a pretty much non-existent coalition or lying to the people who are fighting and dying and paying for it all?

[indigobusiness]

10. Bush is Ahab

Iraq is his white whale.

[kayell]

11. We are his unlucky crew

[indigobusiness]

12. Call me Ishmael

Thar she blows!!!