Stephanopoulos Embarrassingly Backtracks from Charge Iraq Precluded Korea Nuke Fix ( Clintonista )

News Busters ^ | July 10, 2006 | Brent Baker

[george76]

On Sunday's This Week, during the roundtable discussion, host George Stephanopoulos embarrassed himself and had to backtrack after he raised Clinton Defense Secretary William Perry's recommendation -- that President Bush bomb the nuclear missiles on the launchpad in North Korea -- but then went a step further and combined Perry's proposal with blaming the Iraq war for preventing that type of action in 2003, only to be thoroughly refuted by George Will.

“I don't even believe what I said,” Stephanopoulos sheepishly conceded, “So I take it back, you're right.”

Stephanopoulos had proposed: “What if in 2003, instead of invading Iraq, President Bush takes out the reprocessing facilities in North Korea, which according to Secretary Perry, President Clinton was willing to do back in 1993 before they started the negotiations?

We would be in a far different place."

How ground troops in Iraq precluded one of many Navy ships not committed to Iraq from firing off a few missiles at a target, Stephanopoulos did not explain.

But Will pointed out how “the capital of South Korea is 30 miles away from the 38th parallel, North Korea, and we don't know what kind of spasm might result from this irrational regime. North Korea could destroy that capital without a soldier leaving the North Korea and using entirely conventional weapons."

To which, Stephanopoulos offered his retraction and quickly segued to the Lieberman Senate race.

[Peach]

Bump for later read.

[Deb]

What's Greek for putz?

[DustyMoment]

Stephanopoulos - still proving that he's a moron.

[george76]

"...wonder why Dems rarely offer solutions, just criticism ? "

[staytrue]

What's Greek for putz?

I'll play. How about "What is Stephanopoulos ?"

[You Dirty Rats]

George Will's point needs to be made more often. The hotheads -- all over the political spectrum -- who demand we bomb North Korea have obviously forgotten or never knew that Seoul is within artillery range of North Korea. Not much point in bombing North Korea to stop their missiles if it results in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of South Koreans.

[kellynla]

Little Steppie's remarks only warrant my tagline.

[kingu]

What's Greek for putz?

To paraphrase a great movie... 'You know, Greeks invented putz's...'

[george76]

Good one.

( Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi! )

[Rummyfan]

Stephanopoulos had proposed: “What if in 2003, instead of invading Iraq, President Bush takes out the reprocessing facilities in North Korea, which according to Secretary Perry, President Clinton was willing to do back in 1993 before they started the negotiations?

We would be in a far different place."

So what if we did? What would that have done to fight Islamic terrorism? Putzes like Stephanopoulos, a Clinton hack who only figured out that Clinton used him when it was way too late, get a network show - that's what's wrong with the Dinosaur Media!

[Taliesan]

“I don't even believe what I said,”

A momentary spasm of honesty.

[george76]

With music.

[angcat]

[stiUpidli]

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[Reaganesque]

“I don't even believe what I said,” Stephanopoulos sheepishly conceded, “So I take it back, you're right.”

Which, of course, begs the question, what else have you said that you didn't believe? Have you made such statements before when you didn't have anyone around to refute you?

[Deb]

Yikes!

[TomGuy]

which according to Secretary Perry, President Clinton was willing to do back in 1993

It amazes me all the things Clinton was willing to do back when----but never did any of them.

The Clinton spin continues. Had Clinton done some of those things back when, the 9-11 atrocities might never have happened.

[Mannaggia l'America]

What's Greek for putz?

rmtZ

[Grampa Dave]

Did hell freeze over on the East Coast when this happened?

[martin_fierro]

λολ