Bush Vows to Support Iraq's New Democracy

sabra

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Tue Sep-13-05 11:13 AM
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Bush Vows to Support Iraq's New Democracy

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/09/13/national/w085009D25.DTL&type=printable

Bush Vows to Support Iraq's New Democracy

President Bush said Tuesday that the United States will not relent in its support of Iraq's new and fragile democracy despite "acts of staggering brutality" in the country.

"I pledge we will not waver, and I appreciate your same pledge," he told Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in a news conference in the East Room of the White House. "Iraq will take its place among the world's democracies."

Talabani railed against the insurgents in his country and said U.S. forces are still needed in Iraq, despite some calls in the United States to start bringing them home.

"We will set no timetable for withdrawal. A timetable will help the terrorists," Talabani said. He said he hopes that Iraqi security forces will be ready to take responsibility for the country by the end of 2006.

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Botany

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Tue Sep-13-05 11:15 AM
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1. that democracy will put an Islamic theocracy into power.

Edited on Tue Sep-13-05 11:16 AM by Botany

So Mr. President, are you going to support Iran west, now?

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TheCowsCameHome

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Tue Sep-13-05 12:47 PM
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2. What democracy would that be? The one in his fairy-tale dreams?

God, what a dope.

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sysoprock

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Tue Sep-13-05 12:56 PM
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3. I hate when the media puts out these bullshit headlines.

I mean, is this really news?

Was anyone expecting him to all of a sudden kick Iraq to the curb?

Tomorrows headline: Bush has breakfast, bowel movement.

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leftylady

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Tue Sep-13-05 01:28 PM
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4. Did I miss something? I wasn't aware they had a

democracy.

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txaslftist

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Tue Sep-13-05 01:41 PM
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5. Oh yeah. He'll support it alright.

I'm glad he's so steadfast and sure spending other peoples' money and the lives of other peoples' children.

I think what he meant to say was, "The American taxpayers and soldiers will continue to pay and die to keep our little puppet...I mean, experiment in democracy going until it dies an agonizingly slow death here in the infertile soil of the middle east. Meanwhile, my buddies at Halliburton will continue to get paid a guaranteed profit and my buddies in big oil will continue to jack the public with high prices. I am steadfast in this."

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