'God Told Me To Invade Iraq' - Bush

[Two's in]

It's not God you should be worried about, but the other voices in W's head - Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Haliburton, Exxon, ad nauseum...

[Jackonicko]

“Amazing those willing to believe the word of a Palestinian politician - 2 years after the event.”

While the word Palestinian is enough for some folk to assume that the person being discussed is an untrustworthy rogue, and a violently anti-Western trouble maker, we are talking about Mahmoud Abbas. He is widely regarded as having been a moderating influence in the PLO and in the Palestinian Authority, with a genuine fondness towards the West and a sincere commitment towards achieving peace. He is recognised as a major architect of the 1993 Oslo peace accords, who travelled with Arafat to the White House to sign the accords. He has met Bush on a number of occasions and is supposed to have a reasonable relationship with the Pres. We're not talking about Arafat, for goodness sake!

And Bush's words have an awful ring of truth…. so unless you believe that all Arabs are liars........

[West Coast]

Well, Jacko I hope you feel sufficiently foolish for adding credibility to the story now that both Shaath and Abbas have said it isn't true. I didn't expect much from the lambs here that are easily led, I guess I shouldn't expect more from a jouro either.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4320586.stm

[soddim]

That's more than a bit unfair, West Coast, the article linked does not contradict the allegation headlined in this thread. In fact, according to the BBC article, Mahmoud Abbas said

"President Bush said that God guided him in what he should do, and this guidance led him to go to Afghanistan to rid it of terrorism after 9/11 and led him to Iraq to fight tyranny," he said.

The article also reports Mr Shaath as saying that GWB said

"God would tell me, George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan. And I did, and then God would tell me, George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq... And I did.

I think I understand English - Jacko is innocent!

[Thud_and_Blunder]

Thanks all! It's exchanges like this that help make Ramadan whizz by.

[SilsoeSid]

This whole episode has been taken out of context.
It follows a discussion between the Bush administration and Eurovision.

After being told that it would be pushing it a bit to allow the Americas to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, the Palestinian official was heard to say;

"Listen to Gold by Abba, and you'll see how far away your music is from Eurovision."

Besides, I've heard it said that if you play ABBAs records backwards, they take on a completely different meaning.

I think George needs to listen to this.

[BEagle]

"Abba? Where them folks from?"
"Sweden, Mr President"
"OK - ya got me there. Which state is that?"
"Europe, Mr President."
"Europe? Hell, ain't never hearda that. Guess it must be in Canadia?"
"No, Mr President. Further than that. It's the other side of the Atlantic"
"Goshdarn it, they must be brave folks. Ain't that close ta thu' edga thu' World? No wonder they sang about an SAS. Guess they need thu' helpa good ol' Uncle Sam? Gemme some Marines....."

[West Coast]

You know Mr President, the place that keeps starting those world wars.
Hmmm...
Mr. President, the place that has genocide in its own backyard.
Hmmm...
C'mon George, the place that is led by France in a drive towards socialism.
Ooh, that one.

[BEagle]

"OK - guess ya' mean Noo Orleans? Ah heard about that place - aint't that in Canadia as well?"
"No, Mr President"
"An' whaddya mean about World Wars?"
"The first one we came in 3 years late, the second one 2 years late, Mr President"
"Well, ah made up f'that! Ah dun bin' startin' ma own war in that place...Irachnia..., err, Iranistralia? Or was it someplace else? Hell, we whupped 'em any way, ah guess? You know, the place with the GMCs...err, FBIs...err, BLTs..err, WWFs...?"
"WMDs, Mr President?"
"Huh? Who they?"

[West Coast]

"Mr President, its time to recognize Chirac as the King of U rope, they whooped that Brit ass to earn it, plus that's where that airbus plane is made, plus the concord thingey"

[SPIT]

Most people who claim they acting on instructions from GOD are QUITE MAD and are LOCKED AWAY????

[Always_broken_in_wilts]

How unusual to see old Westy embroiled in a trans Atlantic slanging match But defending his Cdr in Chief....now I know he's lost it

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

[Onan the Clumsy]

If you add up the name 'George Bush' in Hebrew letters it comes out:

G = 3 (gimel)
e = 5 (heh)
o = 70 (ayin)
r = 200 (resh)
g = 3 (gimel)
e = 5 (heh)
B = 2 (beth)
u = 70 (ayin)
s = 300 (shin)
h = 8 (cheth)

total = 666 (Antichrist)

I thought that was R-o-n-a-l-d W-i-l-s-o-n R-e-a-g-a-n

the place that has genocide in its own backyard

Well at least we're living on our own land, allbeit a little reorganised from time to time. At least it's not someone else's wot we nicked.

You know Mr President, the place that keeps starting those world wars.

Let's hope we're not at the beginning of another one that makes the earlier ones look like ammature night at The Paladium.


at least we have proper wars against proper enemies

[West Coast]

Lighten up Francis.

[BEagle]

"So who's this Sh-eye-raq dude then? He ain't Thuh King; wha' I was only talkin' to tha King the other night when I was lisnin' ta God.. Asked him if we was doin' okay whuppin' they sand nig..."
"What'd he say, Mr President"
"He just said "Uh huh huh...." "
"Is there a new plan for Iraq, Mr President"
"Irachnia? The place with the Eye-oh-telstar?"
"Err, no, Mr President. You know, sand, oil, Sunnis, Shias, Saddam f***in' Hussein... W've got all those guys over there watching 'em..."
"Goshdarn it - we got guys watching the Sonny and Cher show? Is that still on TV. Hey, I remember that...."They say our love won't pay the rent. For it's learned our money's all bin' spent".... An' tha' King said he dug 'em. 'an all."
"Suh, yes suh, Mr President!"

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