Dangers of a Cornered George Bush

[RestoreGore]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18081.htm

Dangers of a Cornered George Bush

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity & Dr. Justin Frank

07/27/07 "ICH " -- -- The “new” strategy of surging troops in Baghdad has simply wasted more lives and bought some time for the president. His strategy boils down to keeping as many of our soldiers engaged as possible, in order to stave off definitive defeat in Iraq before January 2009.

Bush is commander in chief, but Congress must approve funding for the war, and its patience is running out. The war – and the polls – are going so badly that it is no longer a sure thing that the administration will be able to fund continuance of the war.

There is an outside chance Congress will succeed in forcing a pullout starting in the next several months. What would the president likely do in reaction to that slap in the face?

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The Assessment of Dr. Frank:

If a patient came into my consulting room missing an arm, the first question I would ask is, “What happened to your arm?” The same would be true for a patient who has no guilt, no conscience. I would want to know what happened to it.


But What if Impeachment Begins?

Is there nothing to rein in Bush and Cheney? It seems likely that only if impeachment proceedings were under way would senior officers like CENTCOM commander, Admiral William Fallon, be likely to parry an unlawful order to start yet another war without the approval of Congress and the UN.

With impeachment under way, such senior officers might be reminded that all officers and national security officials swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States—NOT to protect and defend the president.

It was a highly revealing moment when on July 11, former White House political director Sara Taylor solemnly reminded the Senate Judiciary Committee, that as a commissioned officer, “I took an oath and I take that oath to the president very seriously.”
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I have thought for quite some time that Bush is sociopathic. He has no conscience, no real concern for others, and only cares about himself. This occupation is his legacy and he will do anything to have it regardless of how badly it goes. This isn't about anything but him to him, and he is clearly a danger to this country and the world and must be reigned in along with his cohort Cheney. And the fact that those working in this government believe their oath is to HIM and not this constitution tells us a very dark tale about what is going on in the halls of this government that has been lost to the people. I truly believe the only way to get it back is to impeach them...NOW.

[bahrbearian]

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[Jack Bone]

2. Recommended

:applause:

[RestoreGore]

3. From the article

The Assessment of Dr. Frank:

If a patient came into my consulting room missing an arm, the first question I would ask is, “What happened to your arm?” The same would be true for a patient who has no guilt, no conscience. I would want to know what happened to it.

No Conscience

George W. Bush is without conscience, and it would require a lengthy series of clinical sessions to find out what happened to it. By identifying himself as all good and on the side of right, he has been able to vanquish any guilt, any sense of doing wrong.

In Bush on the Couch I gave examples illustrating that remarkable lack of conscience. From his youthful days blowing up frogs with firecrackers to his unapologetic public endorsement of torture, there has been no change.

Observers are gradually becoming aware of this fundamental deficit. For example, after watching the president’s press conference on July 12, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan wrote, “He doesn't seem to be suffering, which is jarring. Presidents in great enterprises that are going badly suffer: Lincoln, LBJ with his head in his hands. Why doesn't Mr. Bush?”
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Good question.

[ginnyinWI]

6. Back in 2001, I tried to be positive about the election,

and I told myself that * would have "minders" who wouldn't let him make big mistakes. I had NO faith in is own judgement. But no, he seems to have minders as deluded and wrong as he is. And the rest of them, like the military guys, are intimidated by power.

Clearly somebody ought to speak out and start pulling in the reins. But I don't see it happening. Somebody wrote recently about how we need to do things to force him into a narrow list of options where he has to act for the people and not himself, because he doesn't have the good judgement to do it himself.

[earthlover]

4. rely on a military mutiny?

So Bush is mentally unstable, and his reaction to being cornered might be to attack Iran.

So it is said we gotta impeach him. So the military generals will disobey Bush's orders on Iran.

While I will leave it to others to psychoanalyze someone without seeing the patient in person, let's assume for the sake of arguement that the speculation is true.

Then, wouldn't impeachment proceedings "corner" Bush all the more? And make it more likely he would attack Iran? Seems like the reason for impeachment is that we should impeach Bush because it will lead to a military mutiny.

I find this arguement for impeachment as much an arguement against it.

I hope to god Bush is not that mentally unstable. If he is, I don't think impeachment is going to help. It might push him over the edge.

[RestoreGore]

5. I actually thought of that too

The more they push the closer we get to the next terror attack or "war". So perhaps then it is not really impeachment we need at this juncture considering the threat they are to our country. Perhaps we need to go one step further and arrest them, but then, that in and of itself would be considered unconstitutional and could bring on violence. That is why I say impeach because it is according to the constitution. I feel however, that where we stand now requires more... very frustrating.

[Hydra]

7. We have to put the brakes on anyway

Even if it means he'll do something insane(which I doubt- they've been very patient in wearing away any and all checks on their power, and they just try again later if it didn't work the first or second or hundredth time).

The fact of the matter is that he'll do it anyway. If we push him, and he attacks Iran, it's not because we pushed him that he did it. He wants to do it anyway. He would simply prefer that we're on the bandwagon with him, so he can say later "You wanted me to do it! You even gave me a resolution!"

If we don't jerk him up short in some way, expect either him or his boss to still be in the WH well into 2009.

[Babsbrain]

8. There is no doubt that the POTUS and CinC is unstable

My question is: Why are we allowing him to stay in office, knowing he has his twitchy drug-and alchohol-tinged finger on the trigger?

I blame our other leaders AND the American people for not doing what needs to be done. NOW.

[RestoreGore]

9. Ignorance and fear

And many people in this country who don't know yet what we do, and are too distracted to care. For sure, we have done this to ourselves.

[seemslikeadream]

10. and now we find Cheney sent Gonzo to Ashcrofts hospital room