“President Bush is an intelligent man. He is not going to declare an economic war against Iraq . [...] I admire your extraordinary efforts to rebuild your country. I know you need funds. We understand that, and our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. But we have no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait .” KnowsMenNeedsShouldWarCountryAmericaOpportunityPresidentEffortOpinionEconomicLike YouConflictShould HaveIntelligentExtraordinaryIraqAdmireBordersFundPresident BushDisagreementIntelligent ManKuwait Author:April Glaspie
“After 9-11, the President had a historic opportunity to unite Americans and the world in common cause. Instead, by exploiting the politics of fear, instigating an optional war in Iraq before finishing a necessary war in Afghanistan and instituting policies on torture, detainees and domestic surveillance that fly in the face of our values and interests, President Bush divided Americans from each other and from the world.” WorldWarFacesValuesOpportunityCausesPresidentInterestCommonPolicyIraqTortureDividedAfghanistanHistoricPresident BushSurveillanceFinishingOptionalDetainees Author:Joe Biden
“As I have heard Bush say, only a wartime president is likely to achieve greatness, in part because the epochal upheavals of war provide the opportunity for transformative change of the kind Bush hoped to achieve. In Iraq, Bush saw his opportunity to create a legacy of greatness.” KindWarOpportunityPresidentSawsHeardAchieveGreatnessIraqLegacyUpheavalWartimeAchieve Greatness Book:What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception Source: What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
“Senator Kerry does not support our troops. If he had won the election, there wouldn't be any troops left in Iraq. President Bush, on the other hand, has given our troops an opportunity to fight without end. That's creating jobs. In fact, the president's policies helped create 104 more job openings last month. Now who's stupid, Senator?” IfsDoeEndsFactsHandsJobsLastsFightingOpportunityLeftGivenPresidentSupportStupidPolicyMonthsCreatingElectionIraqOpeningTroopsSenatorsPresident BushOur TroopsCreating JobsSupport Our Troops Author:Stephen Colbert