Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 31, 2004 100 Facts and 1 Opinion The Non-Arguable Case Against the Bush Administration by Judd Legum IRAQ 1. The Bush Administration has spent more than $140 billion on a war of choice in Iraq. Source: American Progress Our war in Germany during WW II was a choice. Just to be consistent. 2. The Bush Administration sent troops into battle without adequate body armor or armored Humvees. Sources: Fox News, The Boston Globe Damn shortage in production, funding (thank God a certain Senator didn't vote against funding), etc. 3. The Bush Administration ignored estimates from Gen. Eric Shinseki that several hundred thousand troops would be required to secure Iraq. Source: PBS They went with the estimates of NUMEROUS OTHER GENERALS. Damn them. 4. Vice President Cheney said Americans "will, in fact, be greeted as liberators" in Iraq. Source: The Washington Post Don't see the Kurds protesting us, do you? 5. During the Bush Administration's war in Iraq, more than 1,000 US troops have lost their lives and more than 7,000 have been injured. Source: globalsecurity.org Which makes it amongst the lowest casualty rate conflicts in recorded history... 6. In May 2003, President Bush landed on an aircraft carrier in a flight suit, stood under a banner proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," and triumphantly announced that major combat operations were over in Iraq. Asked if he had any regrets about the stunt, Bush said he would do it all over again. Bush ALSO stated that he was thanking the troops on the ship for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq and their main mission WAS complete. 7. Vice President Cheney said that Iraq was "the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault for many years, but most especially on 9/11." The bipartisan 9/11 Commission found that Iraq had no involvement in the 9/11 attacks and no collaborative operational relationship with Al Qaeda. Source: MSNBC , 9-11 Commission And Cheney didn't say they played a role in 9/11. The Middle East, shockingly enough, IS the geographic base for most terrorist movements. Care to mention where OBL came from? 9. The Bush Administration has spent just $1.1 billion of the $18.4 billion Congress approved for Iraqi reconstruction. So, he's guilty of --- not spending enough? That's a new one. 10. According to the Administration's handpicked weapon's inspector, Charles Duelfer, there is "no evidence that Hussein had passed illicit weapons material to al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations, or had any intent to do so." After the release of the report, Bush continued to insist, "There was a risk--a real risk--that Saddam Hussein would pass weapons, or materials, or information to terrorist networks." Sources: New York Times, White House news release Duelfur ALSO stated that Saddam fully intended to immediately restart his program when the sanctions were officially lifted --- which was soon coming. And, don't all of the explosives that went "missing" indicate that there is a small problem with this theory? 11. According to Duelfer, the UN inspections regime put an "economic strangle hold" on Hussein that prevented him from developing a WMD program for more than twelve years. Source: Los Angeles Times TERRORISM And Bush is supposed to know something Saddam's own people did not know? 12. After receiving a memo from the CIA in August 2001 titled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack America," President Bush continued his monthlong vacation. Source: CNN.com Bush never received it. The PDB also stated that the FBI couldn't actually VERIFY the report. Nice try, though. [quote13. The Bush Administration failed to commit enough troops to capture Osama bin Laden when US forces had him cornered in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan in November 2001. Instead, they relied on local warlords. Source: csmonitor.com They used allies who knew the region much better than we. Damn us for not being unilateral enough. I'll take Tommy Franks word over this author's. 15. The Bush Administration underfunded Nunn-Lugar--the program intended to keep the former Soviet Union's nuclear legacy out of the hands of terrorists and rogue states--by $45.5 million. Source: armscontrol.org http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/7018-10.cfm And why did Congress cut the funding? There are concerns that Russia is not actually serious about dismantling its WMD program and the thought of funding their WMD program seems a bit odd. 16. The Bush Administration has assigned five times as many agents to investigate Cuban embargo violations as it has to track Osama bin Laden's and Saddam Hussein's money. Source: sfgate.com Yet we know about their money much better. Yay efficiency! 17. According to Congressional Research Service data, the Bush Administration has underfunded security at the nation's ports by more than $1 billion for fiscal year 2005. Source: American Progress Call me silly, but if American Progress is the best source you have, you don't have a case. 19. Vice President Cheney told voters that unless they elect George Bush in November, "we'll get hit again" by terrorists. Source: Washington Post And Kerry says Bush made us less safe from terrorist attacks. 20. Even though an Al Qaeda training manual suggests terrorists come to the United States and buy assault weapons, the Bush Administration did nothing to prevent the expiration of the ban. Source: sfgate.com Care to mention what assault weapons are suddenly now legal? The rest is the usual liberal bilge --- notice the liberal quotations from Common Dreams? --- and not worthy of further comment. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Or you just ran out of steam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Or you just ran out of steam. It's pointless and mindlessly insulting bilge. Then again, it's not my party who has provided talking points for Osama bin Laden. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Then again, it's not my party who has provided talking points for Osama bin Laden. -=Mike *spits out some sort of beverage* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Then again, it's not my party who has provided talking points for Osama bin Laden. -=Mike *spits out some sort of beverage* Where do you think the reference to talking to a girl about her goat came from? From Dem darling Moore. Where do you think the reference to Bush's father's "conspiracy" with the Sauds came from? I hope Moore is happy --- we know one guy who REALLY loved his shitty movie. Too bad he's public enemy #1. Well, except for Moore, who has stated we don't know if Osama did it. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Where do you think the reference to talking to a girl about her goat came from? From Dem darling Moore. Yes.. because nobody ever mentioned that before Michael Moore did it. Of course, how Osama bin Laden referred to it makes me question if he thought the girl was talking about a real goat, or if he thought it was a book. Where do you think the reference to Bush's father's "conspiracy" with the Sauds came from? Nobody ever suspected that before Michael Moore mentioned it either. Michael Moore, he discovered the links between Bush and the Saudis, ya know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 31, 2004 Where do you think the reference to talking to a girl about her goat came from? From Dem darling Moore. Yes.. because nobody ever mentioned that before Michael Moore did it. I'll be honest, I don't remember ANYBODY mentioning it before Moore. Of course, how Osama bin Laden referred to it makes me question if he thought the girl was talking about a real goat, or if he thought it was a book. It shows me he liked the movie of the anti-American fatty Moore. Where do you think the reference to Bush's father's "conspiracy" with the Sauds came from? Nobody ever suspected that before Michael Moore mentioned it either. One book that was published YEARS ago. Yet, OBL mentions Bush Sr. for, as far as anybody can tell, the first time ever this past week. Michael Moore, he discovered the links between Bush and the Saudis, ya know No, he expressed the views of the psychotics who post inane theories on shit sites like dailykos. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 31, 2004 President's TANG wingmen have endorsed him. http://www.wingmenforbush.com/ -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbacon 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 Goo Goo Dolls, Leonardo Dicaprio, Aragorn from LOTR endorse Kerry. Sadly, God is endorsing Bush though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 1, 2004 Goo Goo Dolls, Leonardo Dicaprio, Aragorn from LOTR endorse Kerry. Sadly, God is endorsing Bush though. Wow, ANOTHER Canadian knockoff of a better American product. And The Onion ceased being funny a while back. Leonardo supports Kerry? Makes sense. Has he done shit since Titanic? -=Mike ...I wonder why Kerry's admissions that he HASN'T made his records public --- contrary to his public statements to date --- has not been mentioned... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 In Leo's defence Catch Me if You Can was a huge hit and Gangs of New York was a big critical success. The Aviator looks interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 Leonardo supports Kerry? Makes sense. Has he done shit since Titanic? -=Mike That's a metaphor I think... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted November 2, 2004 This one's for Czech: Bill Walton, NBA analyst: "I'm not undecided at all. John Kerry represents hope and peace and true American values of inclusiveness, fairness and opportunity for all. "There's no question in my mind that John Kerry is the man to bring world peace and eternal salvation. "(Today) is as important a day in the history of our country as there ever has been. I'm as excited as can be about the impending regime change ... where something positive and upbeat is created as opposed to 'the select few' and fear and violence and war. "It's a great opportunity for America to stand up and show the world who we are." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2004 This one's for Czech: Bill Walton, NBA analyst: "I'm not undecided at all. John Kerry represents hope and peace and true American values of inclusiveness, fairness and opportunity for all. "There's no question in my mind that John Kerry is the man to bring world peace and eternal salvation. "(Today) is as important a day in the history of our country as there ever has been. I'm as excited as can be about the impending regime change ... where something positive and upbeat is created as opposed to 'the select few' and fear and violence and war. "It's a great opportunity for America to stand up and show the world who we are." Nice. The Chicago Tribune endorses Bush. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
