Bush Confesses

**Rodion Romanovich** · 12-15-2005, 12:30

Admitting faults is a great virtue of a leader, but the question is what he means by saying "reforming the secret service". Hopefully it's either rhetoric or making sure information from secret service is double-checked before used as a reason to go to war. In the worst case, reforming the secret service means increased spying of American and other citizens. It's difficult to judge which way it is, but if Bush starts speaking of increased surveillance etc., then we know it was the latter. If not, we can hope it was the former.

**LeftEyeNine** · 12-15-2005, 14:00

Iraqi Dead in min. numbers : 27383

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 2151
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 2014
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 1684
Since Handover (6/29/04): 1285
Since Election (1/31/05): 713

Americans wounded (certain recorded #) :15881

Outcomes :

- Iraq is now the best place the fanatic Islamic terror can flourish
- Federation system only brought further distinction among the religious/racial factions.
- This chaotic place is what PKK was looking for, their activities and campings are higher compared to the times before invasion

And I'll never forget the detention of 11 Turkish soldiers.

What do I have to respect this mighty liberization ? Screw it.

How far is it a show of virtue after causing so much trouble and casulaties and say : "Oh sorry, forgive me" ? I feel being fooled after Bush going out there and say "It was a mistake". Great job, mister. Maybe after another that much of casualties you can notice that if virtue was raining down, you'd stand dry.

**Hurin_Rules** · 12-15-2005, 16:25

The admission in itself is good, and long overdue. However, note even here the Orwellian Bushspeak:

Not all the intelligence was wrong. Some of it was; the rest Bush misused and misrepresented to make it appear surer than it was.

It is a limited admission at best.

**master of the puppets** · 12-15-2005, 17:08

hes afraid of being wrong tsk tsk, for we all know we could it better if we had some experiance and the 20 billion dollars it takes to buy...oops excuse me, be elected into office(

). he distorted some facts and went on limited and dubious imformation, it was folly to do what he did with so little real proof, well now he admits it, whoop-dee-freakin-do he will have to absolve this to get any segment of credit back. and even then seeing his decision i don't think i could have faith in him.