Bush Pours Cold Water on Iraq War Talk

Reuters via Yahoo! ^ | Wed Aug 21, 5:05 PM ET | By Mark Egan

[InvisibleChurch]

try these dates: 9-7-2;10-6-2;11-4-2;12-4-2;1-2-3;2-1-3;3-3-3;4-1-3

[Enemy Of The State]

And the big bad Bush moved on to the next country which was made of stone...he said, " I will huff and I will puff and I will blow your country down" but in the end he was tired from all the huffing and puffing so he decided not to blow the country up... :-)

[Mo1]

Maybe they ought to start paying attention to what Bush actually says instead of what they *think* he is saying. We are not ready yet....patience.

Well then they would have to report the truth and they couldn't do that if their life depended on it

[RobFromGa]

this is soooo NOT breaking news

[Enemy Of The State]

How about...Bush gets a cold shower?

[PhiKapMom]

You are so right -- Breaking News it is not!!!!!!!

[steve-b]

President Bush on Wednesday brushed aside speculation about imminent military action against Iraq, saying he was a patient man

Beware of the fury of the patient man.
  --John Dryden

[Sacajaweau]

The UN has to get off its butt and "let the search begin"!!

Their inaction and pandering has given Saddam time to amass new weapons.

Saddam's "women and children" will be his "false army" and he will use them as shields as he has done in the past. Some things don't change.

Our best hope is that he will be assassinated by his own people.

Sac

[Dog]

Let's see ..we can schedule the war in before the baseball strike or wait until after the Jerry Lewis Telethon.

Say Sept 12th .....about 11 am eastern can't interfere with the Jerry Springer Show now can we...:-)

[The Vast Right Wing]

I would highly doubt that action is immenent. First, Sept 22 is the election in Germany. The more conservative party is about to win and you don't know what an attack on Iraq would do to that election. We need a conservative victory in Germany to continue the other electoral victories in europe. So I doubt it would come before that. Second, Bush will not attack before consulting with congress and getting an authorization (he doesn't need it but it is political cya), congressional debate puts a lot of pressure on the Dems (the party of pacifists) in the upcoming elections. I would say anytime after november 5 it could start at any moment.

[Dog]

We are in Iraq already according to Fox News reporter Brett Bair last night....it seems we have had troops inside Iraq since about the time of the "Axis of Evil" speech.

Media in this country is so clueless...

[Diddle E. Squat]

"This just in: Generallisimo Franco is still dead."

[demlosers]

President Bush on Wednesday brushed aside speculation about imminent military action against Iraq, saying he was a patient man who would first consult with U.S. allies and Congress.

Nothing new here. President Bush has been saying this for a long time. The NY Slime is spinning news the way they want it. Watch what actions Pres. Bush does around the world is a better indicator of intent. As of right now, he’s getting his military ducks in a row.

[demlosers]

The NY Slime = Reuters. Same difference.

[thedugal]

If Brent Snowcroft's expertise was wanted by this Administration, he would be asked -- nope he has to go public so someone will pay attention to him. It is obvious he is not in the know.

Actually, I honestly think Snowcroft is doing exactly what BOTH Bushes asked him to do: LIE. Go back and read the news reports right before the Afghan operation. It was the same, everyone saying when when when.. Bush saying.. it'll happen be patient.. naysayers, telling us how dangerous war with the Mujaboogieman would be.. and then next thing you know.. It was over and won. Snowcraft has in the past made the case that Saddamn should be attacked, either he really is a loser, or this is just disinfo.

[The Great Satan]

There will be no frontal attack on Saddam Hussein in the near future, just as I have predicted here for the last six months. Those who think otherwise haven't been listening to the President. There is nothing we can do today to counter the threat Saddam communicated to us following 9-11 ("WE HAVE THIS ANTHRAX YOU CAN NOT STOP US"). There is *no way* Saddam would have executed an attack on the United States of the scale of 9-11 without cast-iron back-end security. He is homicidal, not suicidal.

But, there's more than one way to skin a cat and, as Bush likes to remind us, our President is a very patient man. Saddam has the initiative, and the advantage in warfare always starts out with the agressor. But the objective correlation of forces has already moved solidly against Saddam, and every day the noose tightens around his neck. In the long run, he will face the choice of a trial and imprisonment, or death and revenge. Better hope he lives up to his reputation as a "survivor."

[Arkinsaw]

Scare a moose, Scare a moose, will you do the Fandango?

I think its actually "Scaramouche". Unless you are talking about the cover version by the band "Cheese" on their album "Bite Your Sister".

[mystery-ak]

I know....we have been gathering intel in Iraq for over 6 mos....all of our ducks are not in a row, yet....patience, the time is growing closer......

[GretchenEE]

I am glad to see this. I have such a strong sense in my spirit that the time is not yet ripe for aggression regarding Iraq, but when it is, things will come together swimmingly. And if Bush acts wisely, once again his critics will be stuck with open mouths attracting flies.

[dvwjr]

I think he used the Canadian version...


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