Bush's "milestones" list omits CIA Leak Indictment and 2000th Iraq death

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush aims to move past leak case

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051029/pl_nm/bush_dc

President George W. Bush, trying to move beyond the damage caused by the indictment of a senior White House aide in the CIA leak probe, said on Saturday that Iraq was taking steps toward democracy that will help isolate militants. A day after Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis Libby, resigned following a five-count indictment, Bush focused his weekly radio address on the results of Iraq's October 15 vote on a U.S.-backed constitution.

Bush called Tuesday's announcement of the charter's approval a milestone, but did not mention that on the same day the U.S. military death toll in Iraq surpassed 2,000. Nor did he mention the CIA leak case.

"Just 30 months removed from the rule of a dictator, and nine months after they first elected their own leaders, the Iraqi people are resolving tough issues through an inclusive political process," Bush said. "And this process is isolating the extremists who wish to derail democracy through violence and murder." The approval of the constitution, which was strongly supported by Shiites and Kurds in Iraq but rejected by many minority Sunni Arabs, will pave the way for a December 15 election to shape a new parliament.

The crossing of the 2,000 threshold of U.S. military deaths adds to Bush's political woes at home, where his approval rating has fallen to all-time lows. The investigation into the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity has its roots in the Iraq war.

[Christa]

1. Oh that vile face - suits his message

:hurts: :hurts: :hurts: :hurts:

[cliss]

2. As usual, Bush has got it all wrong.

The US economy is in trouble. Costs are going up, astronomically. Wages are not keeping up with increasing costs.

Meanwhile, Bush is standing up there, blabbing away about Iraq. Right now, no one gives a rat's ass, except for the fact that it's bleeding us financially.

Bush is 100% clueless, 100% of the time.