CIC Doesn't Mean What He Thinks It Means

by digby


FDL points out that McCain is dissing Bush big time when he says that nobody should romanticize war. After all, the guy who trash talked his way through 2002 through 2004 is the poster boy for childish, armchair warrior bravado. Recently he told the troops in the trenches he wishes he could be there with them, fighting for God and glory:

"I must say, I'm a little envious," Bush said. "If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed."

"It must be exciting for you ... in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks," Bush said.


But as someone who has chronicled Bush's GI Joe Action figure routine for years,even I think this one is a doozy:

During a videoconference with his national security team and generals, Sanchez writes, Bush launched into what he described as a "confused" pep talk:

"Kick ass!" he quotes the president as saying. "If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! This Vietnam stuff, this is not even close. It is a mind-set. We can't send that message. It's an excuse to prepare us for withdrawal."

"There is a series of moments and this is one of them. Our will is being tested, but we are resolute. We have a better way. Stay strong! Stay the course! Kill them! Be confident! Prevail! We are going to wipe them out! We are not blinking!"


When you think about it, it actually does make sense on some level, even if what he's saying is completely incoherent. George W. Bush may have been unqualified, unintelligent and incompetent world leader, but there is one thing at which he's always excelled, and for quite some time during his administration, it's the only thing the media in America cared about:








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