Quotes

Quotes

"Yesterday marked three years of war in Iraq -- but not to Bush. To Bush, it was "the third anniversary of the beginning of the liberation of Iraq. Bush's avoidance of the word "war" in the

context of Iraq is the rule, not the exception. In the carefully chosen lexicon of White House

speeches, that particular word is almost exclusively reserved for the "global war on terror."

So there is no war, except for the war that never ends, and we're winning."

"I didn’t say that there was a direct connection between 9-11 and Saddam."

Bunnypants

Funny how a majority of soldiers in Iraq thought that.

I wonder how many times Bush used "Saddam" and

"9-11" in the same sentence in the last four years?

Bush marked the anniversary of his bloody quagmire Sunday by touting the efforts to build democracy there and avoiding any mention of the daily violence that rages three years after he ordered an invasion.

"We are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq," the president lied.

The president didn't utter the word "war."

America's Murder Monkey on Monday cited success in stabilizing an insurgent stronghold in Iraq, saying he has "confidence in our strategy" and critics should look beyond the thousands dead to see progress.

Bush tried a new tactic to boost sagging support for the quagmire, telling a story about a campaign to rid Tal Afar of terrorism against civilians. Success there "gives reason for hope for a free Iraq," he said. Bush said some insurgents have been killed or captured by Iraqi and US soldiers.

Bush meant to underscore another point the White House is trying to make: evidence of progress is more difficult than daily bombings and deaths to capture in media sound bites.

As Bush's quagmire enters Year Four, an alarming number of Americans continue
to believe that Saddam personally caused 9-11.

A Gallup poll "found that 39 per cent still believe Saddam was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks.

Shortly before the war began, 51 per cent held that view, but that was before the many official, and media, reports to the contrary. Yet a high number still cling to the view."

The poll also revealed that "today 57 per cent of Americans express some degree of certainty that WMDs were in Iraq just before the fighting began — 29% are sure and another 28% think the weapons were there, though they have some doubt."

Some doubt?