2006-09-23 16:45:52 · 13 answers · asked by magpie 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
sorry for the wording, but was trying to squeeze in, The actual incident was this President Bush was taken aback when he found out at the beginning of the war on the Taliban the Pakistani's were told if they wouldn't help us they would be bombed back to the stoneage
2006-09-23 16:49:28 · update #1
sorry for the wording, but was trying to squeeze in, The actual incident was this President Bush was taken aback when he found out at the beginning of the war on the Taliban the Pakistani's were told if they wouldn't help us they would be bombed back to the stoneage
2006-09-23 16:49:29 · update #2
Excellent Question!! I certainly wouldn't be surprised if Cheney and Rumsfeld hadn't told Bush about this incident. Apparently, they don't let him in on much of anything that's going on over there.
2006-09-24 01:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The truth is a bit startling. Also you don't expect the victim you're holding by the goolies to have the guts to come out with something like that.
The Taliban were allegedly told: "You can have a carpet of gold or a carpet of bombs" I guess they chose the bombs and Pakistan got the message.
2006-09-23 23:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by Bring back Democracy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bush Foreign Doctrine is the ....
MY WAY OUR THE HIGHWAY!!!
He did in Iran, Libya, Iraq, Lebanon, Venzuela, North Korea and many other places ... Why not in Pakistan ...
Look I hate this policy ... so there is no reason I would doubt that Armitage told this to Pakistan's Government on Bush's Behalf ...
2006-09-24 02:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because some of his underlings said that without his authorization or he thinks that the world is just as stupid as he is to be manipulated. I do remember the US saying this before and during the Afghan war, and it wasn't just Pakistan that was threatened either.
2006-09-23 23:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause hes scared he'll lose an ally.he was not taken aback he just lied as usual
2006-09-24 00:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was "taken aback" because Pakistan has deployed 80, 000 of its troops, right after 9/11, to capture terrorists and they have at loss of THEIR own soldiers lives. Of the U.S. deployed troops to aid another nation fight its war and U.S. troops died wouldn't you feel bad.? You F#$%ING IDIOT
2006-09-24 00:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
He doesn't have to blow everyone back to stone age. He IS in the stone age. All he knows is hit hit hit, kill kill kill, and speak volumes and volumes of worthless turd.
2006-09-23 23:56:19 · answer #7 · answered by jarod_jared 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because he had never heard that story before.
2006-09-23 23:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
stone age is a step up not down
2006-09-23 23:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by Bushit 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He either did not know about it or will not admit to it!
2006-09-23 23:48:58 · answer #10 · answered by kay w 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋