Bush Urges Diplomatic Solutions . . .

[royale6]

to conflicts with Syria, Iran and N. Korea.

"President Bush pressed Syria, Iran and North Korea yesterday to live up to international commitments and reverse policies destabilizing their regions", emphasizing that he will seek diplomatic rather than military solutions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33191-2005Feb17.html

Is any further proof needed to show that our Armed Services have been broken?
The Top Hawks are calling for DIPLOMACY?

[marmar]

1. But isn't that...

their usual banquet of bullshit before they unveil the secret war plans they've drawn up months before?

[Erika]

5. Bush doesn't have troops for anything but diplomacy.

Enlistment numbers are down, and our kids are dying and being maimed in Iraq daily www.icasualties.org

[kiraboo]

18. Of course! Anybody who buys this is brain dead. n/t

[Windy]

20. Other DU posters are reporting that they are getting called for

selective service boards. There is your answer to low troop levels...

[Bouncy Ball]

2. Bouncy Ball quizzes bush:

"What does 'diplomatic' mean?"

bush answers: "Well, I know it's hard work and uh, uh, I know...I know it's what uh, Colin Powell was doing and uh, uh what uh, my good friend Condeleeza Rice is gonna do....and it's hard work."

Bouncy Ball: "Exactly as I thought."

[rodeodance]

3. bush has no choice except to call for diplomacy!! He broke the military

and our treasury--

[Warren Stupidity]

4. don't be deceived

it is all part of the pre-game show.

They have to establish that 'diplomacy has failed'. We are in the starting phase of another drumbeat to war.

[Don1]

17. Exactly

* in a way broke off diplomacy with N Korea and has made things difficult there with the unmanned drones flying overhead. Not to mention lying about nuclear facilities on govt websites... * withdrew our ambassador to Syria. * is taunting Iran and also sending unmanned drones flying around there, too.

So when he says diplomacy, he really means that he wants these countries to cave in or face the military machine.

[bpilgrim]

25. they already PULLED our CHIEF DIPLOMAT :argh:

http://images.globalfreepress.com

the M$MH will go right along, though and wonder why they are despised :argh:

peace

[RoyGBiv]

6. Urging?

Who the hell is he urging? He and his ilk are the assholes that tried to make us believe displomatic solutions weren't enough.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. Recalling one's ambassador is a serious step, and is NOT diplomacy...

it is a sign of imminent war, or it has been seen as such for a long time.

I wish these idiots would get it through their heads that war is the point at which diplomacy fails, not starts.

[bpilgrim]

8. he has demonstrated that he has NO CLUE wtf DIPLOMACY means!

http://images.globalfreepress.com

LIAR!

peace

[Dancing_Dave]

19. Yeah, that's his idea of "Diplomacy" alright!

And he has spyplanes flying over Iran right now looking for opportunities for further diplomacy, such as bombing nuclear electric stations, which could kill millions by radiation...and the radiation could spread over U.S. troops in next-door Iraq as well.

I noticed John Kerry voted for Bush's budget for additional wars...we need a peace movement that isn't limited by Democrats who are fooled by neo-con propaganda. Young people aren't volunteering for these wars, and they'll resist being drafted into them...the stage is set for a real counter-culture in this country, and THAT is what we all should be working on.

[bpilgrim]

24. they aren't DEMOCRATS, imho...

whoEVER enables these MADMEN are not DEMOCRATS they are ENABLERS and GUILTY of TREASON to our BELOVED UNITED STATES!

:cry:

JFK, WTF do i tell my CHILDREN?


http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

[sarcasmo]

9. It's all a smoke screen. We tried to be Diplomatic, but it failed.

Then here come the BOMBS, Syria, and Iran. North Korea you have no oil so we will just tighten the embargo.

[bullimiami]

10. bush has castrated the army

he HOPES these guys will let him talk his bullshit.

[applegrove]

11. Bush Invents Diplomacy: Inventing Democracy was just a warm up!

***hole!

[punpirate]

12. Same routine as with Iraq...

... don't be fooled. Said the same thing about Hussein--told him he had to live up to UN resolutions to disarm.

I don't think the civilians in this military understand or care about troop strength requirements. It was Rumsfeld that thought 15-20,000 would be sufficient to handle Iraq.

[royale6]

22. No choices left for Bush

He'll have to SUCK up to the UN and NATO.
Shinseki said we'd need "several hundred thousand troops" to pacify Iraq. He was right.
Iran or Syria would most likely need more than that.

That's all moot. After demonstrating the worst intelligence ever, we'd be branded the boy who cried wolf.

Bush = A castrated hawk!

[punpirate]

23. Little chance of either NATO or UN...

... coming to his aid if he short-circuits the diplomatic process (which he certainly did in Iraq). Remember, too, that neither Rumsfeld nor Bush paid any attention to Shinseki, and went merrily along the path to disaster.

These people think that air power, while ours is considerable, settles all matters and that troops on the ground are just there to bat clean-up. These people haven't a clue--and that's the principal reason why they're so dangerous. *sigh*

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

13. Bullshit...

... Bush is a "man":

Whose idea of diplomacy is smiling while delivering an ultimatum.

I believe that credit for this quote goes to Spider Robinson, a Canadian Sci-Fi Writer. {Please correct me if I'm wrong.}

[pinniped]

14. This asshole's one to talk about destabilizing the region.

Take a look in the mirror you piece of shit.

[Kool Kitty]

15. Oh, bullshit.

He'll seek diplomatic solutions until he won't. Then W will decide that the only solution is to bomb the crap out of them. Diplomacy? The hawks don't know the meaning of the word. Damn these bastards.

[proudbluestater]

16. I hope he's serious.

If he is, it's a direct result of the recent announcement that Syria AND Iran stand TOGETHER, united against Bush and his rotten regime.

Though, I saw clips of Porter Freaking Goss today in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee giving testimony of Iran's alleged "crimes." Reminded me of that old song from the sixties called "Henry the Eighth" where they say, "2nd verse, same as the first..." 1st verse being Iraq. 2nd verse being Iran. When will the Madness of King George be stopped??????????

[ckramer]

21. It's like Buy High Sell Low in a rising stock market but run out of cash!

He can't buy more shares because he's broke!