MSNBC Countdown: Bush Calls War "Romantic"

MSNBC
Countdown
Bush

2008-03-14
Refuting Bush's romantic view of the war

In a video conference with U.S. military personnel, President Bush attempted to romanticize the war. However, Gen. Petraeus claims Iraqi leaders are not making requisite progress.

Author Paul Rieckhoff discusses.

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- Reality On The Ground
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• msnbc
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• keith
• olbermann
• george
• bush
• romantic
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• war
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• petraeus
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• america
• military
• iraq
• Paul
• Rieckhoff

[16mmSprockets]

What difference does it make what he said? He wasn't talking to you. He was conversing and asking a question.

Does this commentator want to control what people say?

Examine her inflections and ask what she is implying.

I understand why The Great One calls it MSLSD after watching this.

[epiphannyy]

Excuse me if I side with the Iraq war veterans who took offense to his comments as well. If you think he was correct, maybe you should go or send your loved ones to fight and experience this "romantic" war. Put your money where your mouth is. If you're going to support Bush and his idiocies, maybe its time you and yours pay the price for it...instead of letting others do it for you.

[jnkhd]

Bush couldn't even show up to his cushy National Guard gig, and now we're to believe that he'd like to be involved in combat? To call this ridiculous comment disingenuous would be the understatement of the century.

[medic19800]

My father was a disabled combat Vet who spent many years in Veterans hospitals and eventually died in one. As a kid, I'll never forget going to the VA hospital to visit my Dad and seeing all the disabled and horribly disfigured Vets. In all my conversations with them, NEVER did I ever hear the word "romantic" used to describe combat. Such callous disregard is typical of dumbya and his ilk....who got us into Iraq based on LIES in the first place.

[ofalove]

uhmmm...is anybody surprise bush would say this?..im only surprise he hasn't said it earlier and over and over and over...oh, wait ..he does talk stupid over and over.. and what's w/that pretty lady's left eye>?...

[montanainsurgeant]

Maybe Bush should get "Romantic" with himself....in other words go F**K himself.

[Unclesamslair]

where's keith?

[guerrillacell]

here's the f******* scary thing. he was voted in not once but TWICE.

america has lost his collective f****** mind.

[Penguin367]

Did they cover this story on FOX News? NOT!!

[emoasianboy]

u guys r fucked up, there's a reason why bush wont fight in a war and it's a good one too

[beteck123]

We must have seen this coming or just completely ignore the fact that names do have a significant importance in the character of their bearers. Voting an administration to be led by BUSH and DICK,we invited this on to ourselves. Please let get BARACK(Blessing) in.

[beteck123]

Now comments like this one is what one could rightly categorise as being UNPATROITIC.rather than accusing a man for not wearing a pin flag.

[cubeboyn]

That's crazy!!!