thinkprogress.org — During a press conference today, President Bush attacked these critics of the phrase. “This notion about how this isn’t a war on terror in my view is naïve. It doesn’t reflect the true nature of the world in which we live, you know?”
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shawnfassettMay 24, 2007
How come the White House Press Corps weren't smart enough to follow-up and ask Bush to confirm or deny the report that he was not aware of the difference between Sunnis & Shiites before going into Iraq? <a class="user" href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/8/215257/257">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/8/215257/257</a>Bush did NOT know there was difference between Sunni & Shiite Muslims until Jan '03 In case you missed it like me, here's more proof our president is in over his head, a national security risk. According to Peter Galbraith former U.S. diplomat on a Channel 4 special aired Nov 21, Bush didn't know there was a difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims as late as January 2003. The report (link to video at the Dossier below) has a lot more ...here's the part where Bush shows again how in over his head he really is.Oborne: I traveled to Boston to meet a former U.S. diplomat who had been a leading authority on Iraq for over a decade. A chance remark made just two months before the war, hinted at how the complexities of Iraq had bewildered Americans at the highest levels.Peter Galbraith - former U.S. diplomat: January 2003 the President invited three members of the Iraqi opposition to join him to watch the Super Bowl. In the course of the conversation the Iraqis realized that the President was not aware that there was a difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. He looked at them and said, "You mean...they're not, you know, there, there's this difference. What is it about?"
acepupMay 24, 2007Submitter
The article is now updated with the following: "White House Office of Strategic Initiatives chief Peter Wehner has published a full column condemning Edwards’ views. Ezra Klein responds HERE."
bookimdannoMay 25, 2007
Bush was actually right about this. Too bad that he is clueless on the illegal alien topic.
futurebMay 25, 2007
hmmm, naive? was it naive to believe that we could overthrow saddam's regime and create a stable democratic government in Iraq using about 100,000 soldiers, and accomplish it all with limited casualties and while spending only a few billion dollars?