"Did you tell her I intend to kick his sorry mother f***ing ass...

[Point of Order]

all over the Mideast?"

* President Bush was driven by a visceral hatred of Saddam Hussein, which he privately demonstrated in expletive-laden tirades against the Iraqi dictator. In May 2002--months before he asked Congress for authority to attack Saddam-Bush bluntly revealed his ultimate game plan in a candid moment with two aides. When told that reporter Helen Thomas was questioning the need to oust Saddam by force, Bush snapped: "Did you tell her I intend to kick his sorry mother ****ing ass all over the Mideast?" In a meeting with congressional leaders, the President angrily thrust his middle finger inches in front of the face of Senator Tom Daschle to illustrate Saddam's attitude toward the United States.

http://davidcorn.com/


WMD, eh?

 

[Ace]

I wish he had the same feelings toward Bin Laden ... oh well.

 

[dog428]

I believe his exact words were: "***** tried to kill my father, yo."

 

[fmrsped]

I believe his exact words were: "***** tried to kill my father, yo."

I believe it was, "THAT ***** TRIED TO KILL MY FATHA!!!!!!"

 

[dog428]

I can't blame GWB for wanting to eliminate Saddam Hussein and gain what he felt was vengeance against a man who he felt had threatened his father's life. I can chuckle at his stupidity in actually saying such things, and I can also lament his foolishness in continuing to allow such thoughts to push him when he became president, and a desire for vengeance should be completely far from the mind of such a figure. I also continue to lament the utter incompetence of his staff in having absolutely no idea what to do other than "Yee-HAW! Let's get Saddam!"

But . . . . . .

For a decade, whenever Mr. Hussein acted up - firing missiles at our planes, violating a no-fly zone, the flap about how his boys treated athletes, etc. - there were plenty who said (this was during the CLinton years): "This is because Bush didn't FINISH THE JOB!!!!!!!!" And it was said derisively.

Well, that particular job, the removal of Hussein, has been finished. And Fredo should have acknowledged Daddy's wisdom in pulling back.

I'm thinking a real display of wisdom would've been daddy pulling out -- about 60 years ago.

 

[The Q Man]

I can't blame GWB for wanting to eliminate Saddam Hussein and gain what he felt was vengeance against a man who he felt had threatened his father's life. I can chuckle at his stupidity in actually saying such things, and I can also lament his foolishness in continuing to allow such thoughts to push him when he became president, and a desire for vengeance should be completely far from the mind of such a figure. I also continue to lament the utter incompetence of his staff in having absolutely no idea what to do other than "Yee-HAW! Let's get Saddam!"

But . . . . . .

For a decade, whenever Mr. Hussein acted up - firing missiles at our planes, violating a no-fly zone, the flap about how his boys treated athletes, etc. - there were plenty who said (this was during the CLinton years): "This is because Bush didn't FINISH THE JOB!!!!!!!!" And it was said derisively.

Well, that particular job, the removal of Hussein, has been finished. And Fredo should have acknowledged Daddy's wisdom in pulling back.

I'm thinking a real display of wisdom would've been daddy pulling out -- about 60 years ago.

And that folks, is getting my vote for quote of the year

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

I believe his exact words were: "***** tried to kill my father, yo."

I believe it was, "THAT ***** TRIED TO KILL MY FATHA!!!!!!"

"Da motha****a got some yellowcake"

 

[dog428]

I believe his exact words were: "***** tried to kill my father, yo."

I believe it was, "THAT ***** TRIED TO KILL MY FATHA!!!!!!"

"Da motha****a got some yellowcake"

"Don't drop that ****. Pray to GOD, you don't drop that ****."

 

[User 1019]

Colin Powell remains intensely bitter and angry about his UN Security Council Speech, during which he presented the case for war. After it became clear that much of his speech was wrong, he refused to have anything to do with CIA director George Tenet. "It's annoying to me," Powell told the authors. "Everybody focuses on my presentation....Well the same ******* case was presented to the U.S. Senate and the Congress and they voted for [Bush's Iraq] resolution....Why aren't they outraged....The same case was presented to the President. Why isn'' the President outraged? It's always, 'Gee, Powell, you made this speech to the UN.'"

I'm not totally dismissing the book (I'm sure there was some astronomical level of research), but this is its PR. But I highly doubt any source that quotes a former Joint Chiefs chairman like that. Sure, he was bitter about the outcome, but I find that language hard to believe from him.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

We've highlighted this frequently, previously . . .

Foreign policy, based on father fixation.

What a maroon.

 

[Bubbler]

I can't blame GWB for wanting to eliminate Saddam Hussein and gain what he felt was vengeance against a man who he felt had threatened his father's life. I can chuckle at his stupidity in actually saying such things, and I can also lament his foolishness in continuing to allow such thoughts to push him when he became president, and a desire for vengeance should be completely far from the mind of such a figure. I also continue to lament the utter incompetence of his staff in having absolutely no idea what to do other than "Yee-HAW! Let's get Saddam!"

But . . . . . .

For a decade, whenever Mr. Hussein acted up - firing missiles at our planes, violating a no-fly zone, the flap about how his boys treated athletes, etc. - there were plenty who said (this was during the CLinton years): "This is because Bush didn't FINISH THE JOB!!!!!!!!" And it was said derisively.

Well, that particular job, the removal of Hussein, has been finished. And Fredo should have acknowledged Daddy's wisdom in pulling back.

I'm thinking a real display of wisdom would've been daddy pulling out -- about 60 years ago.

No you didn't.

 

[dog428]

I can't blame GWB for wanting to eliminate Saddam Hussein and gain what he felt was vengeance against a man who he felt had threatened his father's life. I can chuckle at his stupidity in actually saying such things, and I can also lament his foolishness in continuing to allow such thoughts to push him when he became president, and a desire for vengeance should be completely far from the mind of such a figure. I also continue to lament the utter incompetence of his staff in having absolutely no idea what to do other than "Yee-HAW! Let's get Saddam!"

But . . . . . .

For a decade, whenever Mr. Hussein acted up - firing missiles at our planes, violating a no-fly zone, the flap about how his boys treated athletes, etc. - there were plenty who said (this was during the CLinton years): "This is because Bush didn't FINISH THE JOB!!!!!!!!" And it was said derisively.

Well, that particular job, the removal of Hussein, has been finished. And Fredo should have acknowledged Daddy's wisdom in pulling back.

I'm thinking a real display of wisdom would've been daddy pulling out -- about 60 years ago.

No you didn't.

Piotr Rasputin sets 'em up, I knock 'em down (Talk about a sentence you never thought you'd type).

 

[Starman]

all over the Mideast?"

* President Bush was driven by a visceral hatred of Saddam Hussein, which he privately demonstrated in expletive-laden tirades against the Iraqi dictator. In May 2002--months before he asked Congress for authority to attack Saddam-Bush bluntly revealed his ultimate game plan in a candid moment with two aides. When told that reporter Helen Thomas was questioning the need to oust Saddam by force, Bush snapped: "Did you tell her I intend to kick his sorry mother ****ing ass all over the Mideast?" In a meeting with congressional leaders, the President angrily thrust his middle finger inches in front of the face of Senator Tom Daschle to illustrate Saddam's attitude toward the United States.

http://davidcorn.com/


WMD, eh?

And for all that hoo-haahing, Saddam Hussein is still not ****ing dead. He's been in custody two ******* years, and George Wienerdick Bush has still not ordered a convenient black-ops dupe to slip into the prison, and plant an ice pick in Saddam Hussein's neck. You do that, and within two weeks, 80% of the 'insurgency' folds up its tents and goes home, and WE can pack up our **** and go home, too.

Talk about ****ing worthless as tits on a warthog. What are you afraid of, breaking the ****ing law??

 

[dog428]

all over the Mideast?"

* President Bush was driven by a visceral hatred of Saddam Hussein, which he privately demonstrated in expletive-laden tirades against the Iraqi dictator. In May 2002--months before he asked Congress for authority to attack Saddam-Bush bluntly revealed his ultimate game plan in a candid moment with two aides. When told that reporter Helen Thomas was questioning the need to oust Saddam by force, Bush snapped: "Did you tell her I intend to kick his sorry mother ****ing ass all over the Mideast?" In a meeting with congressional leaders, the President angrily thrust his middle finger inches in front of the face of Senator Tom Daschle to illustrate Saddam's attitude toward the United States.

http://davidcorn.com/


WMD, eh?

And for all that hoo-haahing, Saddam Hussein is still not ****ing dead. He's been in custody two ******* years, and George Wienerdick Bush has still not ordered a convenient black-ops dupe to slip into the prison, and plant an ice pick in Saddam Hussein's neck. You do that, and within two weeks, 80% of the 'insurgency' folds up its tents and goes home, and WE can pack up our **** and go home, too.

Talk about ****ing worthless as tits on a warthog. What are you afraid of, breaking the ****ing law??

Star, if you believe the insurgency in Iraq has anything to do with Saddam, you need to read a little more about it. And I say that with absolutely no condescension whatsoever. I had absolutely no idea what was happening over there until I made an effort to figure it out. Who's fighting, why they're fighting and what's really going down is some interesting ****. There are several good books out there that cover it and I believe it was Time that did a long piece on the situation a few months back.

Bottom line: This **** has nothing to do with Saddam. He dies today, they don't even pause before setting off the next car bomb.

 

[Starman]

A not insubstantial part of the insurgency, probably the biggest single common motivation, is dyed-in-the-wool Saddam loyalists who dream of the day Saddam walks out of the filthy prison, out of the courtroom, into a gold-plated Cadillac, and then parades down Baghdad's main streets and drops him off at the imperial palace to return to power in glory.

Once somebody plants an ice pick in Saddam's neck, that possibility (actually, right now a very real possibility) evaporates, and that whole bunch can go home. And so can we. And after we do, all sorts of hell will break loose, and at this point, who gives a ****.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

all over the Mideast?"

* President Bush was driven by a visceral hatred of Saddam Hussein, which he privately demonstrated in expletive-laden tirades against the Iraqi dictator. In May 2002--months before he asked Congress for authority to attack Saddam-Bush bluntly revealed his ultimate game plan in a candid moment with two aides. When told that reporter Helen Thomas was questioning the need to oust Saddam by force, Bush snapped: "Did you tell her I intend to kick his sorry mother ****ing ass all over the Mideast?" In a meeting with congressional leaders, the President angrily thrust his middle finger inches in front of the face of Senator Tom Daschle to illustrate Saddam's attitude toward the United States.

http://davidcorn.com/


WMD, eh?

"I'm" going to kick his ass?
2600 Americans -- none of whom are related to him -- would disagree if they were still alive to do so.
Grown-ups in charge?

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Colin Powell remains intensely bitter and angry about his UN Security Council Speech, during which he presented the case for war. After it became clear that much of his speech was wrong, he refused to have anything to do with CIA director George Tenet. "It's annoying to me," Powell told the authors. "Everybody focuses on my presentation....Well the same ******* case was presented to the U.S. Senate and the Congress and they voted for [Bush's Iraq] resolution....Why aren't they outraged....The same case was presented to the President. Why isn'' the President outraged? It's always, 'Gee, Powell, you made this speech to the UN.'"

I'm not totally dismissing the book (I'm sure there was some astronomical level of research), but this is its PR. But I highly doubt any source that quotes a former Joint Chiefs chairman like that. Sure, he was bitter about the outcome, but I find that language hard to believe from him.

3Bags --
Am I reading the quote correctly? Don't the authors attriibute this to Powell himself in an interview? Did they make up the quote? Clarify, pls.