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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Is eliminating the negative now passé?

the modus operandi of bushco has been "speak nothing negative, see nothing negative, hear nothing negative" and woe betide those that do... i suppose that's why these quotes can only be attributed to a "senior officer..."

In Baghdad, a senior officer said Wednesday in a background briefing that the 21 car bombings in Baghdad so far this month almost matched the total of 25 in all of last year. [...] "I think that this could still fail," the officer said at the briefing, referring to the American enterprise in Iraq. "It's much more likely to succeed, but it could still fail." [...] But he emphasized the need for caution [...] "I think it's going to succeed in the long run, even if it takes years, many years."

and then, to make matters even more interesting...

President Bush called Wednesday for patience in assessing the progress of Iraq and other nations toward democracy. [...] Mr. Bush said the American Revolution had been followed by "years of chaos."

from "mission accomplished" to "years of chaos..." maybe it was a really stupid idea in the first place... can you spell "v-i-e-t-n-a-m...?" i also can't wait until bush starts blaming thomas jefferson for screwing things up way back then...

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