1997 Article Quotes Bush's Opposition To Iraq Invasion

Editor & Publisher :

Sig Christenson, a founding member of Military Reporters and Editors who has worked five assignments in Iraq since the war began, reached back some 10 years for a Veteran's Day piece that noted President George Bush's early opposition to an Iraq invasion.

Christenson, who covers the military for the San Antonio (Tex.) Express-News, penned the piece for Sunday's paper that cited Bush's comments on Veteran's Day 1997 as governor of Texas. He pointed to Bush's defense of his father's decision during the Gulf War not to remove Saddam Hussein.

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Comments

[TLV]

So...the article says Bush was smart once? What happened to him? Trolls... can you offer a suggestion?

[WARisEVIL]

The TRUE AXIS of EVIL

Useless States

Israel

France

Britain

[whatsthatsound]

Georgie X

Georgie X has taken control of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. He smirks and puffs out his chest while crew members cower. Suddenly, the disembodied voice of George Washington booms out over the deck. "Georgie, you have done a bad thing. You have taken things that don't belong to you, haven't you?" Georgie replies, "Founding father, I cannot tell the truth. I have done no such thing."
"Now Georgie", says GW, "don't give me that. You have stolen a country away from its rightful owners, and have used its citizens as pawns in your game. You have been a bad boy." Then, to the crew, he says "We have only just now realized what has happened here. We apologize for all the suffering. We will take Georgie back with us now. ALL IS AS IT WAS."
Georgie fades out, stomping his feet and screaming, "I don't wanna go! I was just starting to have fun! I wanna stay......­.."

[WARisEVIL]

Isn't it ironic that 19 Arab hijackers have taken away your countrys freedom and privacy?

OBL is a lot smarter than I thought.

[robertlockwoodmills]

Several posters here have reminded us that Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attack. I didn't know that.

Now it's all very clear. Sure. We had to take Saddam out, otherwise the terrorists would win.
Thank you, trolls, for making it all clear to those of use who didn't understand that Saddam Hussein was the mastermind of 9/11.

[MSB]

Apparently well before Bush realized that an illegal war could enrich his campaign contributors.

[alfrede]

Hi,

The fact remains that the decision by our Congress to authorize military action in Iraq was based upon false intelligence (lies).

Why we ask President Bush 43, was it necessary to lie to get our military to attack Iraq??

Will we ever find out why??

(Probably not).

[JustBiteMe]

Come on 13,000 oh wait what happened ti 14,000?

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EDJI

[norma]

So Bush said one think in 1997 and another in 2001.

That doesn't particularly surprise me.

What WOULD surprise me is if he actually understood what he was saying.

Either time.

[WARisEVIL]

Looks like Vogon our little Zionazi friend has been scrubbed.

[JaneC]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work reecie goes.

http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~hfinnert/exhib_04/Leighm/mud%20filled%20brain%20nazi.gif

[BoBoBolinski]

President Bush used to believe in Santa Claus too. It's a post St. Nick/9-11 world.

[TLP]

Do we have to see this war crminal's face on Veteran's Day?

[serialcoma]

Dear Preznitwit bush,

Please drop dead... today.

A concerned American.

[BWonka]

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