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Bush on Snowden: ‘He damaged the security of the country’
Yahoo News ^ | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 07/01/2013 8:30:29 AM PDT by USS Johnston

Former President George W. Bush has weighed in on the Edward Snowden saga, telling CNN the former National Security Agency contractor threatened the security of U.S. citizens by leaking information about the surveillance program his administration created after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

"I know he damaged the country," Bush said in an interview from Zambia, where he and his wife, Laura, are on a humanitarian mission. "The Obama administration will deal with it. I think he damaged the security of the country."

Like President Barack Obama, Bush deflected criticism of the spy program.

"I put the program in place to protect the country, and one of the certainties is civil liberties were guaranteed," Bush said in the interview...

Bush also refused to criticize his successor. "It doesn't do any good," he said. "It's a hard job. He has plenty on his agenda and it's difficult. [A] former president doesn't need to make it harder."

The White House said Obama will meet Bush on Tuesday in Tanzania...

He added: "You know, ultimately history will judge the decisions that I made. And I won't be around because it's going to take a while for the objective historians to show up. So I'm pretty comfortable with it. I did what I did."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bama; bds; bdsaliveandwell; bush; bushes; frisbdscentral; globalist; groundzero4bds; mypredecessor; nwo; snowden
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Not a peep out of 0blaba's "predecessor" until NOW. For FIVE YEARS -- even after all the damage the Commie-Fascist has inflicted upon America with his "Hopey-Change" baloney -- suddenly George W. Bush NOW feels compelled to comment on 0blabla's policies?? Oh wait -- he's not even criticizing ANY of 0blabla's Commie-Fascist and corrupt governance. He's merely defending revelations of a Whistleblower that have exposed 0blabla's NSA snooping policies on We The People and violate the 4th Amendment. Thus far there is NO evidence that it has "damaged the security of country." But never mind the evidence that the government cares not a whit about the US Constitution.

Ironically it's been George W. Bush's unconstitutional Patriot Act and DHS abuse that have emboldened 0blabla to ratchet up his abuse of our privacy and liberties. And for THIS Bush steps out and defends 0blabla -- as he's about to meet with him in Africa? Coincidence? Bottom line: They BOTH "damaged the country" with their pro-globalist policies.

Can't. Make. This. Up.

1 posted on 07/01/2013 8:30:29 AM PDT by USS Johnston
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To: USS Johnston

No, Mr. Bush, America has damaged herself.

She is no longer even remotely trustworthy.

In fact she has become the very engine powering the Axis of Evil.


2 posted on 07/01/2013 8:32:03 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: USS Johnston

They will try and inflict Jeb on us for 2016. Mark my words.


3 posted on 07/01/2013 8:32:23 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: USS Johnston
What do you expect?

After all, the name "Bush" is synonymous with "New World Oder."

4 posted on 07/01/2013 8:32:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who could have known that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional news?)
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To: USS Johnston

THe only reason the corrupt MSM is now trotting out Bush as an elder statesman is because they want to use Bush to take the heat off of Obama and the Snowden fiasco.


5 posted on 07/01/2013 8:33:21 AM PDT by Obadiah (Inside of every Liberal beats the heart of a fascist yearning to reveal their true nature.)
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To: USS Johnston
Your comments are clueless.

One day a so-called "conservative" supporter of Snowden will take a step back and rationally examine what Snowden has done.

But, as usual, that day is not today.

6 posted on 07/01/2013 8:34:01 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: USS Johnston

Stay out of the Bushes!


7 posted on 07/01/2013 8:34:29 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Now that the Bush family is criticizing Snowden, I feel obligated to support Snowden even more. Curious has anyone heard what Hillary has said about Snowden?


8 posted on 07/01/2013 8:35:01 AM PDT by TexGrill (Don't mess with Texas)
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To: Obadiah

And tee up Jeb vs Hillary fade left or right... all NWO.


9 posted on 07/01/2013 8:35:12 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: USS Johnston

It’s very strange that the Republicans are the only ones upset with Snowden. Is Snowden working for the Democrats ?


10 posted on 07/01/2013 8:35:14 AM PDT by molson209
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To: USS Johnston

“Bush on Snowden: ‘He damaged the security of the country’”

Let’s fix that...

“Bush on Bush: ‘We damaged the Constitution of our country’


11 posted on 07/01/2013 8:35:30 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( “The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” - Tacitus)
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To: USS Johnston; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; ...

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don’t add you to the list...

12 posted on 07/01/2013 8:36:24 AM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: USS Johnston

Welcome to FR.
I like your profile page.


13 posted on 07/01/2013 8:36:45 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: USS Johnston
He has plenty on his agenda and it's difficult. [A] former president doesn't need to make it harder."

W, you failed at responding to these Marxist destroyers when they destroyed you, the least you could do is shut up instead of prop them up.

14 posted on 07/01/2013 8:38:37 AM PDT by Lakeshark (!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
After all, the name "Bush" is synonymous with "New World Order."

Ain't it?

Demonstrating public solidarity with the Commie-Facist President has now been requested by the NWO Puppetmeisters.

For FIVE years 0balbla has been cratering the USA with destructive policies -- and not a peep out of George W. Bush. UNTIL NOW. And it's conspicuously STILL not over criticizing 0blabla's policies.

15 posted on 07/01/2013 8:38:43 AM PDT by USS Johnston (Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be bought at the price of chains & slavery? - Patrick Henry)
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If security were the real concern we would secure our borders and end our muslim preferential immigration policies.


16 posted on 07/01/2013 8:39:58 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: null and void

I don’t know if Snowden is a hero or a goat..... I do know that the Bush and the O admins have violated so many sections of the Constitution that it isn’t even funny.

The truth is I don’t trust ANYTHING that ANY Bush says....well maybe sometimes from Barbara


17 posted on 07/01/2013 8:40:09 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: wideawake
Your comments are clueless.

You mean George W. Bush has actually criticized 0blabla's Commie-fascist policies ONCE in FIVE years??

Snowden exposed the trashing of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution. Do you support this?

19 posted on 07/01/2013 8:40:47 AM PDT by USS Johnston (Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be bought at the price of chains & slavery? - Patrick Henry)
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To: USS Johnston

I really don’t understand how Snowden damaged the security of this country.

My understanding — if based only on an assumption — was that the feds were monitoring calls and internet use.

Heck, for years drug dealers and other criminals have been using disposal cell phones precisely in order to evade wiretaps and retroactive tracking of their communications, and criminals have been using proxy servers, spoofed IP addresses, third-party computers and other means to evade internet tracking.

Accordingly, I find it really hard to believe that Snowden has now tipped off the terrorists on U.S. investigative techniques which will make it harder for the intelligence community to prevent terror attacks.


20 posted on 07/01/2013 8:41:59 AM PDT by AtlasStalled
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