did bush say the us military is getting more "facile"?

[VirginiaDem]

Was it just my ears or did he say this?

[I Lean Left]

1. I heard it

Sales of Word-of-the-Day calendars are going to skyrocket! Look how smart it makes an idiot look!

[NMDemDist2]

2. glad you reminded me

ac·ile Audio pronunciation of "facile" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fsl)
adj.

1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy. See Synonyms at easy.
2. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency.
3. Arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.
4. Readily manifested, together with an aura of insincerity and lack of depth: a facile slogan devised by politicians.
5. Archaic. Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.

[cynthia]

3. priceless

I like the bold print. Bush wasn't just throwing around big words, he really meant what he said.

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

5. Isn't that a French word? :)

[Bread and Circus]

4. Yes, and I think it was a bad choice of words.