A headline I never thought I'd see: Bush keeps revising war justification

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON -
President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the U.S. is in Iraq, moving from narrow military objectives at first to history-of-civilization stakes now.

nitially, the rationale was specific: to stop Saddam Hussein from using what Bush claimed were the Iraqi leader's weapons of mass destruction or from selling them to al-Qaida or other terrorist groups.

But 3 1/2 years later, with no weapons found, still no end in sight and the war a liability for nearly all Republicans on the ballot Nov. 7, the justification has become far broader and now includes the expansive "struggle between good and evil."

Republicans seized on North Korea's reported nuclear test last week as further evidence that the need for strong U.S. leadership extends beyond Iraq.

Bush's changing rhetoric reflects increasing administration efforts to tie the war, increasingly unpopular at home, with the global fight against terrorism, still the president's strongest suit politically.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq

[The Magistrate]

1. Ah, The 'Struggle Between Good And Evil', Ma'am

"I prefer the wicked to the foolish: the wicked sometimes rest."

[JimDandy]

2. Ah yes, Bush's "moving goal post".

To Bush, Iraq is the football, but he screwed up the "game" so badly that everyone is a loser.

[proud patriot]

3. Great headline

:D

[jody]

4. Hi CatWoman !!!!

[CatWoman]

12. Jody!!!!

:hi:

good to see you, as always :)

[NightOwwl]

5. About friggin time...n/t

[TheFarseer]

6. If I could ask president bush anything

I would ask him why North Korea is different from Iraq. We invaded Iraq for much less than North Korea is doing right now. Why is it different? Is it your daddy? Is it the oil? What is the difference?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. I was pretty amazed to see this as an AP story, also.

[merh]

8. Screen capture that headline before it is changed.

It will be changed, they always make them change the honest headlines.

:grr:

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. So true

[Frazzled Educator]

11. Done! Screen captured

[Frazzled Educator]

10. Real Yahoo Headline: "Bush - I am completely full of shit, folks."