Sunday, November 20, 2005
Why bother with accuracy?
Heh. Subtle:
After fiercely defending his Iraq policy across Asia, President Bush abruptly toned down his attack on war critics Sunday and said there was nothing unpatriotic about opposing his strategy.
"People should feel comfortable about expressing their opinions about Iraq," Bush said, three days after agreeing with Vice President Dick Cheney that the critics were "reprehensible."
Yes, critics are reprehensible!!! That's exactly how to read this:
Vice President Dick Cheney is joining President Bush and other Republicans in accusing Democrats of foul play for asserting that the administration misrepresented intelligence to build support for taking the nation to war in Iraq.
Cheney said Wednesday the accusation is "one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city."
Gee, it almost sounds like he's not calling all critics reprehensible, but just their accusations of false intelligence. Almost. Let's see what Bush agreed with:
"I agree with the vice president," Bush said Thursday in South Korea when asked about Cheney's remarks. "I think people ought to be allowed to ask questions. It is irresponsible to say that I deliberately misled the American people.
"What bothers me is when people are irresponsibly using their positions and playing politics," Bush added. "That's exactly what is taking place in America."
You know, it sounds like he agrees that people should be allowed to ask questions, which is exactly what he said in the followup titled "Bush Tones Down Attack on Iraq War Critics." In this case, "tones down attack" means "doesn't change attack at all."
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