| "Had we gone into Baghdad - we could have done it, you guys could have
done it, you could have been there in 48 hours - and then what? Which
sergeant, which private, whose life would be at stake in perhaps a
fruitless hunt in an urban guerilla war to find the most-secure
dictator in the world? Whose life would be on my hands as the
commander-in-chief because I, unilaterally, went beyond the
international law, went beyond the stated mission, and said we're going
to show our macho? We're going into Baghdad. We're going to be an
occupying power - America in an Arab land - with no allies at our side.
It would have been disastrous."
- George H. W. Bush in 1999 explaining why he did not invade Baghdad in Gulf War I
"So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it
enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to
do." - Benjamin Franklin
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"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders
of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple
matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist
dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or
no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the
leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being
attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and
exposing the country to greater danger."
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| Q: How many Bush Administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are
improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are
delusional spin from the liberal media. That light bulb has served
honorably, and anything you say undermines the lighting effect. Why do
you hate freedom?
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