A Look back at the greatest Flip Flop of all

bpyatt

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:49 AM
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A Look back at the greatest Flip Flop of all

Edited on Mon Jun-19-06 08:53 AM by bpyatt

A Period Of Consequences

The Citadel, South Carolina
Thursday, September 23, 1999

I guess 9/11 Changed Everything!! blah blah. I encourage you to read the entire link, it's so ridiculous.

"As president, I will order an immediate review of our overseas deployments – in dozens of countries. The longstanding commitments we have made to our allies are the strong foundation of our current peace. I will keep these pledges to defend friends from aggression. The problem comes with open-ended deployments and unclear military missions. In these cases we will ask, "What is our goal, can it be met, and when do we leave?" As I’ve said before, I will work hard to find political solutions that allow an orderly and timely withdrawal from places like Kosovo and Bosnia. We will encourage our allies to take a broader role. We will not be hasty. But we will not be permanent peacekeepers, dividing warring parties. This is not our strength or our calling."

.......

"Something has to give, and it’s giving. Resources are over-stretched. Frustration is up, as families are separated and strained. Morale is down. Recruitment is more difficult. And many of our best people in the military are headed for civilian life. In 1998, the Air Force missed its reenlistment goals for the first time since 1981. Army recruiting is at a 20 year low.

Consider a few facts: Thousands of members of the armed forces are on food stamps. Last year, more than $21 million worth of WIC vouchers – the Women, Infants and Children program – were redeemed at military commissaries. Many others in uniform get Army Emergency Relief or depend on their parents.

This is not the way that a great nation should reward courage and idealism. It is ungrateful, it is unwise and it is unacceptable."

http://www.citadel.edu/pao/addresses/pres_bush.html

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babylonsister

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:52 AM
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1. Wow, he sure changed his tune, didn't he? nt

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SpiralHawk

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:52 AM
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2. Bush flip flops again

Edited on Mon Jun-19-06 08:55 AM by SpiralHawk

But -- astute political oberservers expect flip-flops from a Connecticut preppy cheerleader like George AWOL Bush, who likes to pretend he is from Texas, to pretend that he is a Good Old Boy, and to pretend that he served honorably in the National Guard.

All freaking flip flop lies.

Break out the preppy megaphones and tell the truth.

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wordpix2

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:54 AM
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3. don't forget the "no-nation building" statement

"If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world and nation building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road, and I'm going to prevent that....

....I don't want to be the world's policeman, I want to be the world's peacemaker ." :nuke:
George W. Bush
First Gore-Bush Presidential Debate
October 3, 2000
:kick:

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Lasher

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:25 AM
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4. DU will need more server space if we include them all

But I can't resist jumping in:

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is." Candidate George Bush, April 9, 1999.

"I want to change the tone of Washington to one of civility and respect." Candidate George Bush, August 3, 2000.

"Go F--k yourself." Vice President Dick Cheney to Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, on the Senate floor, June 22, 2004

"I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him... I truly am not that concerned about him." President Bush, news conference, March 13, 2002.

"Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations." President Bush, Debate III, October 13, 2004.

http://www.perrspectives.com/features/mantra.htm

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zbdent

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Mon Jun-19-06 10:42 AM
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5. I thought that the greatest flip flop of all was

The Republicans trying to take credit for winning WWII when they were talking about not bothering with getting into the conflict . . .

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