Bush Tells Reporters: Yes, Iraq Is America's 'Golden Moment'

[rainbow4321]

And then compares his Iraq mess to Japan/WW II

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000939142


At his meeting with reporters today, President George W. Bush's comment that, despite recent setbacks, he is pleased with the progress in Iraq, adding "I think the Iraq government will be up to the task of defeating the insurgents," drew wide play. But another question and answer near the end of gathering drew little notice.


Q At the Naval Academy last week you spoke of a midshipman named Edward Slavis, who graduated and has served in Iraq. And you quoted him as saying that the mission will be a success, and 20 or 30 years from now historians will look back on it and consider it America's golden moment. I'm wondering, sir, if you agree with that assessment, and, if so, why?

THE PRESIDENT: I do, David, because I believe that as a result of the actions we have taken, we have laid -- begun to lay the foundation for democratic movement that will outlast this administration; a democratic movement that will bring peace to a troubled part of the world. ...

You know, I reminded people that because Japan is a democracy, Japan is now a great friend, we work together on big issues, and yet it wasn't all that long ago that we warred with Japan. In other words, democracies have the capability of transforming nations. That's what history has told us. And I have faith in the ability of democracy to transform nations. And that's why, when I talked about Iraq earlier, that we've laid the -- begun to lay the foundation for a democratic, peaceful Iraq. Someday an American President is going to be dealing with an Iraqi -- elected Iraqi President, saying -- or Prime Minister, saying, what we can we do together to bring peace to the region? In other words, it's a platform for peace. And, yes, I do believe -- I agreed with the man.

[morgan2]

1. I think he meant 'Golden Nugget'

[rainbow4321]

3. Or "Black Gold"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Texas+tea&defid=747714

1. Texas tea
The term "Texas Tea" was originally used to describe oil, and was popularized by the hit 1960s television show, The Beverly Hillbillies: "Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea."

[Warpy]

6. Golden opportunity for theft on a scale the world has never before seen.

that's the only "golden" I can think of.

What a psychopathic scumbucket.

[calimary]

2. Or as others more wickedly clever than I have already put it -

Golden SHOWER Moment.

I kinda like Fool's Golden Moment, myself.

:evilgrin:

[NJ Democrats]

4. I agree

Boy, Bush is crazier than I thought...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Fool's Golden Moment. Hmmmm...

Me likey.

[EVDebs]

7. Spreading sunshine where ere he goes. We're in a fricking quagmire

Rummy's own words if I remember correctly.

[river2]

8. Bush is absolutely right

about the power of Democracy. He's right about the power of freedom. He's right about the fact that the World is, overall, on a trajectory towards more freedom, more democracy. All that is true, and has been for a long time.

He's just wrong about his methods - real, real wrong.

[LittleClarkie]

9. I've been wanting to start a thread on that for a while

WHAT IS WITH THE WWII FIXATION!!!????

This is NOT WWII!

I am getting SO sick of that comparison. Rush does it, my local DJ does it. It's like a chickenhawk's wet dream. Are they trying to be like their heroic daddies, for fuck's sake.

They keep pulling out that if we acted the way we do now back in the 40's that Hitler would still be in power. They compare Hitler and Saddam. They compare being attacked in Pearl Harbor by Japan then going after the Germans to being attacked in 9/11 by BinLaden then going after Iraq.

Somebody give me some talking points. I am not a historian, but for God's sake there's gotta be something wrong with that anology.

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is we went after Hitler because he was a maniac trying to take over Europe and invading our allies. We did not go to Iraq to liberate Iraqis. We went there for non-existant WMD's. We only switched to "war of liberation" because it sounded better. We spent almost 30 years not giving a flying fuck about those poor people, and suddenly we're supposed to be trying to liberate them? Give me a fucking break.

:rant:

[nytemare]

10. Once again, the Sith will RUUUUULE the Galaxy!!

and we shall have peace.

[sendero]

11. Yeah, but it's Iraq's "golden shower"...

... and they are not going to forget it.