The White house just announced Bush is Not using stay the course but; "The new way forward" as a call to WAR

Question

WHAT DO THINK????

Does "The new way forward" make you want to grab a sword and attack the Barbarians?

Answer 1

Its probably easy to say... he wont mangle that statement with his war on the english language.

Answer 2

You seem more than a little biased the way you worded your question.

I think George Bush has realized Operation Iraqi Freedom has not played out the way he intended.

However, I think "the new way forward" slogan is meant to reflect a change in policy and strategy towards the war.

You yourself may not think the cause is worth fighting for but the US military is still fully manned and an all volunteer force. If people didn't believe in it then they wouldn't take the oath.

Answer 3

Does the way forward lead to victory? If so I'd be glad to sword chop a barbarian liberal!

Why didn't I think if this sooner? Good Job!

Answer 4

The Bush administration is big on sound bites. When one stops working for them, they change the wording.

You gave a good example. Another example was in a report about the "hungry" in America. Since that didn't sound pleasing enough, hungry people in America are now called "nutritionally challenged".

http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2006/11/for-nutritionally-challenged.html

Answer 5

The man won't change. His policies will be all the same. As long as Bush continues his current policies, people will continue to die in Iraq.

Money and power is more important for right wing Republicans than humanity. I even doubt whether they truely believe in God.

God sees and knows all.

Answer 6

It's the wonderful NEW NEW "stay the course" II with vitamins, oil, and Halliburton profits. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!

Answer 7

I liked his dads catch phrases better

A New World Order
Thousand points of Light

Answer 8

I never thought that "staying the course" meant no change of strategy - staying the course meant (or so I thought, until the media straightened me out) not cutting and running.

What do I think? I think that we need to stop worrying so much about political correctness and fight the barbarians on equal footing.

Answer 9

Sorry for the cut and paste! But he is getting desperate and there is a lot happening quietly that we dont hear about, such as the fact that impeachment proceedings are on track!

Cynthia McKinney's Full Remarks on Bush Impeachment Bill

Mr. Speaker:

I come before this body today as a proud American and as a servant of the American people, sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

Throughout my tenure, I've always tried to speak the truth. It's that commitment that brings me here today.

We have a President who has misgoverned and a Congress that has refused to hold him accountable. It is a grave situation and I believe the stakes for our country are high.

No American is above the law, and if we allow a President to violate, at the most basic and fundamental level, the trust of the people and then continue to govern, without a process for holding him accountable, what does that say about our commitment to the truth? To the Constitution? To our democracy?

The trust of the American people has been broken. And a process must be undertaken to repair this trust. This process must begin with honesty and accountability.

Leading up to our invasion of Iraq, the American people supported this Administration's actions because they believed in our President. They believed he was acting in good faith. They believed that American laws and American values would be respected. That in the weightiness of everything being considered, two values were rock solid: trust and truth.

From mushroom clouds to African yellow cake to aluminum tubes, the American people and this Congress were not presented the facts, but rather were presented a string of untruths, to justify the invasion of Iraq.


President Bush, along with Vice President Cheney and then-National Security Advisor Rice, portrayed to the Congress and to the American people that Iraq represented an imminent threat, culminating with President Bush's claim that Iraq was six months away from developing a nuclear weapon. Having used false fear to buy consent, the President then took our country to war.

This has grave consequences for the health of our democracy, for our standing with our allies, and most of all, for the lives of our men and women in the military and their families--who have been asked to make sacrifices--including the ultimate sacrifice--to keep us safe.

Just as we expect our leaders to be truthful, we expect them to abide by the law and respect our courts and judges. Here again, the President failed the American people.

When President Bush signed an executive order authorizing unlawful spying on American citizens, he circumvented the courts, the law, and he violated the separation of powers provided by the Constitution. Once the program was revealed, he then tried to hide the scope of his offense from the American people by making contradictory, untrue statements.

President George W. Bush has failed to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States; he has failed to ensure that senior members of his administration do the same; and he has betrayed the trust of the American people.

With a heavy heart and in the deepest spirit of patriotism, I exercise my duty and responsibility to speak truthfully about what is before us. To shy away from this responsibility would be easier. But I have not been one to travel the easy road. I believe in this country, and in the power of our democracy. I feel the steely conviction of one who will not let the country I love descend into shame; for the fabric of our democracy is at stake.

Some will call this a partisan vendetta, others will say this is an unimportant distraction to the plans of the incoming Congress. But this is not about political gamesmanship.

I am not willing to put any political party before my principles.

This, instead, is about beginning the long road back to regaining the high standards of truth and democracy upon which our great country was founded.

Mr. Speaker:

Under the standards set by the United States Constitution, President Bush, along with Vice President Cheney, and Secretary of State Rice, should be subject to the process of impeachment, and I have filed H. Res.1106 in the House of Representatives.

To my fellow Americans, as I leave this Congress, it is in your hands to hold your representatives accountable, and to show those with the courage to stand for what is right, that they do not stand alone.

Thank you.

(Reprinted courtesy, Atlanta Progressive News)

Answer 10

It makes me want to vomit,but thats just me.
It is just a new way to say the same thing and I bet you anything that people will be like Brilliant! By God the man has done it again!