Snow: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Iraq War Has Helped Stabilize Middle East, It’s ‘Hard To Say’

CNN's Ed Henry asked this asinine question. A pox on his house for even considering this; what peace process? :grr:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/18/snow-iraq-stability/

Snow: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Iraq War Has Helped Stabilize Middle East, It’s ‘Hard To Say’

In November, months before President Bush announced the troop escalation, Jordan’s King Abdullah predicted that three civil wars could erupt in the Middle East in 2007. “We’re juggling with the strong potential of three civil wars in the region, whether it’s the Palestinians, that of Lebanon or of Iraq,” he said.

With the eruption of violence recently in Lebanon and Gaza, Abdullah’s prediction has manifested into a bloody reality.

During today’s press briefing, CNN correspondent Ed Henry asked White House spokesman Tony Snow whether the “war in Iraq has helped push the peace process forward in any way.” Snow’s response: “Don’t know. … Hard to say.” Echoing his claim last week attacks in Iraq were “signs of success,” Snow suggested that the increased violence in the region is a byproduct of “pro-democracy movements…making some progress.” Watch it and read transcript at link~~

But the White House’s uncertainty marks a stark departure from Bush’s confidence in the early stages of the war. In July 2003, Bush stated:

A free Iraq will not destabilize the Middle East. A free Iraq can set a hopeful example to the entire region and lead other nations to choose freedom. And as the pursuits of freedom replace hatred and resentment and terror in the Middle East, the American people will be more secure.

Yesterday on CBS’ Face the Nation, Iraq Study Group co-chair Lee Hamilton offered a very different take than Snow. “The Middle East is in flames,” Hamilton said. “Everywhere you look, there’s deep trouble — Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinians, the peace process, Iran.” Asked whether the instability was linked to the war, Hamilton replied, “Of course they’re linked.”

I mean, he can't seriously believe any of that shit he's shoveling...

A free Iraq will lead to freedom throughout the middle east and Mr Frosty Trucks will drive throughout the region and everyone will lay down their weapons and the oil spigots will be turned to the west and the Eagle will fly and the countries of the region will remake their flags to copy ours. Have you no faith in conservative values?

that old Sunni-Shia thing is just like that Cubs-Cardinals rivalry (but, certainly no Yankee-Red Sox rivalry!)... and, the markets in Baghdad are just like any Indiana market.

How silly of me to forget.

Is he implying that the Mid-East is stabilized?

It was an act of desperation on mother nature's part.

It proves that mother nature is cornered and running out of options.

FUBAR. . .?

Please tell me Snow doesn't believe this, or that he doesn't really think we're buying it?

Good thing Tony isn't a doctor.