I don't think Bush is stupid...I think he's just a complete partisan who will do things to benefit his party and friends above what is good for all Americans. Anyone who swallows what he says about this or items like global warming (once again a distorted take on the truth) have to be just gullible or unwilling to be logical or critical of their own party (even in a constructive way)
2006-12-05 04:49:44 · 13 answers · asked by Ford Prefect 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gates_pentagon
2006-12-05 04:50:46 · update #1
I posted the link because Gates is actually saying that things are not as rosy as Bush as said (and mayby for quite some time0
2006-12-05 05:00:32 · update #2
I'm still reeling over the Rumsfeld memo. It's become clear that Bush just can't handle having opinions that differ from his be part of his White House. That's disturbing for many reasons, but the worst is that a truly good leader welcomes different opinions and different outlooks from those qualified to give it, on any important subject, especially war! I don't think that Bush is the brightest bulb in the box for one reason. He lets his own ego and pride override and rule his decision making and policies. It's a sure sign of a crumbling Presidency when leaks come out of a governmental office as tightly controlled as Bush's. We've known for a long time that there are Republicans who disagree with Bush's policies, but now they are starting to emerge from his own protected stronghold in the Pentagon to bite him in the butt. It's the inside people who know when an Administration is about to crash and burn, and we're getting surer signs of that every day. I think your link is certainly relevant. I think that Bush is so incapable of admitting he's been wrong that rather than do it himself he speaks through people like Gates. That way, he can save face by saying he'll take the advice of a man he's appointed and look good because of it when he acts on that advice. To him, admitting he is wrong, and saying I'm going to change policy because the Democrats say so is a nightmare for someone with his ego. So what better than to have his new SOD offer the same rhetoric? That way he can take his advice from a Republican, not a Democrat. Ah, the webs we weave...
EDIT: Witness the answer below mine. Don't admit anything, throw a curve ball that isn't even relevant at a past President, and ignore what this one is doing. As though lying about and mismanaging a war that is getting our soldiers maimed and killed is equitable to lying about a b.j. in the Oval Office. Amazing...
2006-12-05 05:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're starting. Gates is now being truthful:
"Robert Gates, the White House choice to be the next defense secretary, conceded Tuesday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and warned that if that country is not stabilized in the next year or two it could lead to a "regional conflagration"
That's something that you'd never hear from Rummy. Personally- I can't believe that Bush stood for him saying this. I can't wait to see how Tony Snow is going to spin this comment.
2006-12-05 04:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Morey000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think from what we've heard today from Gates pretty much means that Bush has been lying to us about Iraq for a long time. I don't even think he listens to his friends- look what happened with Rumsfield. It's scary, but at least the last election, with the democrats taking over, is finally getting us closer to the truth. You can't fix things when noone will admit they need to be fixed...
2006-12-05 04:54:10 · answer #3 · answered by Not so looney afterall 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What, a liberal who thinks Bush isn't stupid that's a first. Gullible, unwilling, logical?, critical, distorted take on truth? I think you just, if I'm not mistaken described Democratic leadership. Oh yea "anyone who swallows items like global warming? Is that you Nicki, I mean Monica.
2006-12-05 05:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Re-read your article that you posted. It does not say what you have indicated. I think Gates stated that all of the info is out there. I read an article that stated the FBI does not know enough about the Sunnis or Shiites. Before you go head on with an enemy you should know what they believe.
2006-12-05 04:56:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heh...
"Why doesn't the Republican leadership ever tell us the straight truth?"
The same reason the Democratic party does the same thing..... It's politics. Either that or it's a twisted conspiracy to secretly make all Americans more inteligent by them having to research issues themselves...... but I doubt it. This is America. The country where everyone has the right to be stupid and no one can tell them or they get sued.
2006-12-05 04:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by Agnati 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well, I don't see how that link means anything to your question but here it goes
Sometimes the truth compromises lives, a lot of lives for that fact. And this truth sometimes does not need to be told even if it means a president is going to be ridiculed for life, well, at least for 40 years, until the truth comes out.
2006-12-05 04:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Kent, the proof in the pudding is in the eating. Now I ask you, has he ever told us the truth in the six years we have suffered his mis-rule. The simple answer is NO!!!!!!
2006-12-05 05:03:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Problem with knowing what the truth is. It is all perspective, and that changes with the days events.
2006-12-05 04:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by edubya 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
has any president in history told america the honest truth.
this being said I expect some lies from presidents as There is no need to know what is on our Air Bases, such as Area 51
2006-12-05 05:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋