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I also think he's utterly out of touch with the morale of the men and women out there in Iraq. Everyone I've heard from has said they're sick and tired of Iraq and desperate to go home, but that their departure date keeps getting pushed back. It's incredibly hot (well over 100 degrees on ordinary days), dusty, and hostile.

Personally, I think the president speaks like a guy who's never seen combat in his life. The only people who one would expect to talk that way are people who are either totally ignorant of war, or in love with it. Neither types of person you want running a country.

(to be fair, I can see him being told repeatedly by the generals that all these attacks are "militarily insignificant," which is hard to argue with. Too bad it ignores reality)

What kind of sick mind wants US troops to be attacked? Those damn anti-american liberals who... oh wait.

How did this retarded ass-clown ever get elected President?

Oh, that's right, he didn't. 

Seriously, this pisses me off to no end. I have a brother-in-law over there and this is exactly not the kind of smurf that our troops need. We're averaging one dead soldier a day since aWol announced "Mission Accomplished." That's a really good policy there. Combine that with all of the cutbacks in Veteran's aid and rollbacks in combat pay due to egregious tax cuts, and you see who really supports the troops.

It's especially disturbing to hear this coming from someone who didn't even finish their Air National Guard duties. What a jackass.

"How did this retarded ass-clown ever get elected President?"

He's probably a lot smarter than you...

"Oh, that's right, he didn't."

Yes he did. He won more electoral votes and more states than Gore, making him President.

Those are debatable points. I'd whip his ass at Trivial Pursuit.

At least I know who's in charge of finding the WMD's, unlike some "elected" officals:
Time Magazine

Meeting last month at a sweltering U.S. base outside Doha, Qatar, with his top Iraq commanders, President Bush skipped quickly past the niceties and went straight to his chief political obsession: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Turning to his Baghdad proconsul, Paul Bremer, Bush asked, "Are you in charge of finding WMD?" Bremer said no, he was not. Bush then put the same question to his military commander, General Tommy Franks. But Franks said it wasn't his job either. A little exasperated, Bush asked, So who is in charge of finding WMD? After aides conferred for a moment, someone volunteered the name of Stephen Cambone, a little-known deputy to Donald Rumsfeld, back in Washington. Pause. "Who?" Bush asked.

At least I know who's in charge of finding the WMD's, unlike some "elected" officals:
Time Magazine

Meeting last month at a sweltering U.S. base outside Doha, Qatar, with his top Iraq commanders, President Bush skipped quickly past the niceties and went straight to his chief political obsession: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Turning to his Baghdad proconsul, Paul Bremer, Bush asked, "Are you in charge of finding WMD?" Bremer said no, he was not. Bush then put the same question to his military commander, General Tommy Franks. But Franks said it wasn't his job either. A little exasperated, Bush asked, So who is in charge of finding WMD? After aides conferred for a moment, someone volunteered the name of Stephen Cambone, a little-known deputy to Donald Rumsfeld, back in Washington. Pause. "Who?" Bush asked.

That's just pathetic. Are Republicans actually proud of the fact that this asshat is President?

I mean the above story sounds strangely reminiscent of a "who's on first" routine.

You saw the results of his Stanford-Binet?

Mabye it's different where I am from, but "bring 'em on" is a dare. It is a bit like saying "we can take anything you have", "we aren't afraid of you", excetera.

Doubtful with an IQ of 93

I think you mean 91.

[Bush] is a moron...

I'd say the moron is the one who buys into ridiculous urban legends.

(EDIT:  I'd just like to add that anyone who think Bush's quote means that he actually wants Iraqis to attack U.S. soldiers needs to get their head checked.)

...says mr. "clinton body count"

Doubtful with an IQ of 93

Do you  believe everything you hear? 

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/presiq.htm

Heh, jayhawk beat me to it.

Hey, Jay, how about voicing an opinion on the topic, instead of just other people's posts? The closest you've come to that is to insult people who might think Bush wants Eye-rackis to attack Amuricans.

How about an actual opinion of some kind? Do you think it's cool for a president to talk that way? Is it good strategy, good politics?

No.  But I do agree with the actual message (not the message manufactured by some on this board) that Bush is trying to get across, which is "We're The U.S. of smurfing A., and we can handle whatever smurf you throw at us, so keep trying punks."  About time America got some balls.

Or alternaltely, "I'm as belligerent as hell, and I've got plenty more troops to sacrifice in order to prove how tough we are."

BTW, Jayhawk, I like how YOUR interpretation and re-wording of what Bush said is suddenly the "actual message..."

BTW, Jayhawk, I like how YOUR interpretation and re-wording of what Bush said is suddenly the "actual message..."

I find it hard to believe that Bush or his speechwriters would be stupid enough to admit in public that they want iraqis to kill U.S. troops.  Don't you?

Logic, cocoamix.  Simple logic.

No, but they're stupid enough to admit that they're willing to let a bunch of them die so we can do some chest pounding.

They're certainly not smart enough to work it in a way that denies that, anyway.