George W Bush looked right into the camera and swore it wasn't a religious war.

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George W Bush looked right into the camera and swore it wasn't a religious war.

Robert — 5/20/2009 5:26:09 PM (archived)

He lied. Again. And your attempt to change the subject to something else (my god, this is foreign policy and war, not presidential feelgood speeches) isn't going to work. This is about Bush and the gang giving lip service to reason by swearing that the United States isn't reenacting the Crusades...and lying about it.

This is also about a Pentagon general who may have deliberately manipulated his CinC by pushing his religious buttons, and cabinet officers and a VP who apparently decided that letting it happen advanced their interests. You can find a Bible verse to convey any thought; the choice of quote on each briefing clearly constituted an attempt to influence policy on a dishonest psychological level.

This is about US policy being influenced by the equivalent of fortune cookies.

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No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - RobVG - 5/19/2009 8:54:13 PM
- I wonder if..200 years down the road... - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:32:14 PM
  - It will depend on who wins it. - ER - 5/20/2009 1:51:39 PM
    - In American history... - Jody - 5/20/2009 2:06:40 PM
      - Today we often let surrogates fight our wars - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 2:57:48 PM
      - We initiated many of them. - ER - 5/20/2009 2:29:07 PM
- re: No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:08:35 PM
- re: No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - ER - 5/20/2009 10:46:15 AM
- This country had one very close call. Those people are/were nuts. - Bowser - 5/20/2009 5:17:31 AM
  - re: Those people are/were nuts. - TB - 5/20/2009 6:18:57 AM
    - re: Those people are/were nuts. - TB - 5/20/2009 6:27:18 AM
      - George W Bush looked right into the camera and swore it wasn't a religious war. - Robert - 5/20/2009 5:26:09 PM
        
        FDR - TB - 5/20/2009 7:03:21 PM
        
        And incidentally... - TB - 5/20/2009 7:08:06 PM
        
        Bush never read them...bush-never-read-them. - RobVG - 5/21/2009 2:48:49 AM
        
        Bush never saw them. - TB - 5/21/2009 4:40:02 AM
        
        Climate. Atmosphere. Tone. Subtly (sut-el-ee). - Bowser - 5/21/2009 2:40:28 PM
        
        The cover pages - RobVG - 5/22/2009 2:01:24 AM
        
        It looks like you're right. - RobVG - 5/21/2009 1:58:59 PM
        
        Bush never read them. - ER - 5/21/2009 3:33:21 PM
        
        "crammed down the throat" - TB - 5/21/2009 5:19:41 PM
        
        re: "crammed down the throat" - ER - 5/21/2009 6:39:33 PM
        
        PS - ER - 5/21/2009 7:06:36 PM
        
        I worked for a over decade with the YMCA - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 10:15:40 PM
        
        An atheist in church. - ER - 5/22/2009 2:05:43 AM
        
        Atheist prayer... - Jody - 5/22/2009 1:04:22 AM
      - We were attacked by a nation and drew on faith- it's a little different than starting a war. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/20/2009 10:03:01 AM
- The bible quotes were a great example of well intentioned but dumb policy - z - 5/20/2009 2:41:49 AM
  - The response from Rumsfeld - TB - 5/20/2009 4:08:22 AM
    - Motivation to expose our warts - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 3:06:35 PM
      - re: Motivation to expose our warts - TB - 5/21/2009 5:29:09 PM
- I think was a wise choice.... - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:49:11 AM
  - They gave insight to the mindset at the time. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/20/2009 2:07:14 AM
    - Good Point. (n/t) - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:07:02 PM

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