Bush: "I'm Sure People View Me As A War Monger"

In Riyadh today, the president danced a traditional sword dance with one of the princes of the royal family. It was a public -- and a little awkward -- display of affection, all part of Bush's first visit to Saudi Arabia aimed at repairing strained relations between the world's biggest oil producer and the world' s biggest oil consumer.

The president sat down with "Nightline" co-anchor Terry Moran at one of the vast royal palaces, and it became clear who holds the cards right now in the oil markets, with the price up near $100 a barrel...

..."I have talked to these leaders face to face," he said. "I have asked them point blank, 'Do you understand how difficult these issues are?' Yes. 'Are you prepared to make the painful political compromises?' They say they are."

Despite that optimism, the president also said that he does feel misunderstood in the Middle East.

"My image [is] 'Bush wants to fight Muslims.' And, yes, I'm concerned about it. Not because of me, personally. I'm concerned because I want most people to understand the great generosity and compassion of Americans," he said.

"I'm sure people view me as a war monger and I view myself as peacemaker," the president said. "They view me as so pro-Israeli I can't be open-minded about Palestinian peace, and yet I'm the only president ever to have articulated a two-state solution. And you just have to fight through stereotypes by actions."

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Comments

[oogabooga]

Mr. President, you and your PNAC buds are mental cases and you all went postal.

[Kungfublood]

No. wrong again you can not be a war monger as you are a coward. A monger likes to fight you just want to kill so you are a war profiteer and a war criminal but only in your wildest drunken dreams could you be a monger.

[patriotscholar]

I don't view him as a "war monger". Actually, a closer description might be "war criminal" or "blithering idiot".

[2FedUp]

The little WEED says:
"yes, I'm concerned about it. Not because of me, personally. I'm concerned because I want most people to understand the great generosity and compassion of Americans,"
How about this you DIP****, Most Americans want you to burn in Hell for slaughtering innocent civilians in an illegal & unjustified war--so much for your self-perceived grandiosity--real American compassion goes more towards your murder victims, who are undoubtedly all too painfully aware of your phony compassion.

[tomsfork]

"My image [is] 'Bush wants to fight Muslims.' And, yes, I'm concerned about it. Not because of me, personally. I'm concerned because I want most people to understand the great generosity and compassion of Americans," he said.

Finally, Bush admits the truth - he's not an American. Space alien/pod people, maybe. The mole people. Something. But not generous nor compassionate.

[Felicty]

Warmonger?

I prefer to think of Bush as a pointless twat.

[Irons]

No, I view you as a dope.

[speakyourmind]

Remember how he first ran on the platform of "restoring dignity to the White House"?

[sugarmoes]

...crimina­l...

[ssaz]

Any person with a modicum of common sense can see that Bush is exactly that -- A warmonger that has dragged the American people onto a sinking ship which is Big Oil. His concern isn't for the Americans or how much we might have to pay for fuel. His concern it that the market might falter and he might loose financially. Anyone that things this is about anything else but money is fooling themselves.

[merrittbthp]

Mr President, I think you got it right for once. Nuf said.

[pigsatthetrough]

Do you think his God let him in on this brainwave, or was it just another one of his gut feelings? Did he look some Democrat in the eye and get the message, for real this time?

[leftbehind2000]

"Bush: 'I'm Sure People View Me As A War Monger'"

No way dude. Why in the world would they think that?

[gappytoofcondi]

Can't look at this man without wanting to scream at the top of my lungs:
>LIAR
>CROOK
>TRAITOR
>STONE COLD DOPE
>POS

[jbeeaz]

the majority, 7x%, of Americans FINALLY woke-up to his lying Bullsh*t, ignorance, incompetence and the reality that 'Chimpo' is a sociopath and megalomaniac. To add insult to injury, this idiot actually told Americans in a pre-empted "news" cast that he " hears a voice inside my head telling me that I must...."; WTF, his real 'mentor' Tricky Dick ran around the West Wing f*cked-up on drugs but all he did was talk to himself!!

OBTW, he is also delusional!!! AND a blowhard - AND a traitor