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Ex-Aide turns on Bush
« on: 2007-04-01 03:27:07 » |
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[Blunderov] While Bush attempts to evade his historical responsibility for the blunder of Iraq by running down the clock of his presidency, not everyone is still agreeable to sacrificing more yet sons and daughters on the alter of his egoism.
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Ex-Aide turns on Bush.31 March 2007, 11:21:55 PM - Nico
President Bush’s former top aide and pollster Matthew Down comes clean:
In a wide-ranging interview here, Mr. Dowd called for a withdrawal from Iraq and expressed his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s leadership.
He criticized the president as failing to call the nation to a shared sense of sacrifice at a time of war, failing to reach across the political divide to build consensus and ignoring the will of the people on Iraq. He said he believed the president had not moved aggressively enough to hold anyone accountable for the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and that Mr. Bush still approached governing with a “my way or the highway” mentality reinforced by a shrinking circle of trusted aides. …
In speaking out, Mr. Dowd became the first member of Mr. Bush’s inner circle to break so publicly with him.
He said his decision to step forward had not come easily. But, he said, his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s presidency is so great that he feels a sense of duty to go public given his role in helping Mr. Bush gain and keep power.
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Re:Ex-Aide turns on Bush
« Reply #1 on: 2007-04-01 17:09:27 » |
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Top O' the afternoon to ya, Blunderov.
Here's a letter to the editor I found in the NYT that deserves replication:
To the Editor:
President Bush won’t ever agree to a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq before the end of his term. If he did, it would place sole responsibility for the war’s inevitably horrific outcome squarely on him.
President Bush would prefer to run out the clock and hand the war off to his successor, who would then share the blame for the ensuing calamity. Clearly, he would rather prolong the mayhem than take ownership of the war, his pet project.
A rather indefensible position for someone who lectures others on “personal responsibility.” But perfectly consistent.
J. G. Berinstein
Northridge, Calif., March 29, 2007
Best to you,
Walter in the land o' the red-state rednecks 
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