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Bush, in Israel, Says He Won't Talk to Terrorists

2008-05-16

President George W. Bush, in a speech to Israel's parliament, said he won't negotiate with terrorists, and he criticized those who would. ``Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along,'' Bush told the Knesset in Jerusalem today. ``We have heard this foolish delusion before,'' he said. ``As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: `Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.' We have an obligation to call this what it is -- the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.''

Bush's speech quickly became an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign interpreted the remarks as a criticism of the Illinois senator, who has said that as president he would meet with America's enemies as well as friends.

Bush's words represent ``an unprecedented political attack on foreign soil,'' Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said in an interview on CNN.

New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Obama's rival for the nomination, decried the statement as well. ``President Bush's comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both offensive and outrageous,'' Clinton told reporters in Rapid City, South Dakota, today. ``This is the kind of statement that has no place in any presidential address.''

Posted by:Fred

#12 If the donks had kept their mouths's shut, no one would ever have noticed. But now they've got Hussein in a pissing contest with POTUS, who isn't even running. He wants to run against Bush and now he is. So Bush can be McCain's bad cop. And McCain can stand above the fray, looking Presidential and calm while Hussein has a hissy fit. Dumb move by Hussein.

If he keeps it up, as he seems ready to do, he continues to look like an idiot and it will become very emotionally draining. He will loose the cool controlled image he has established. And he will look less and less like JFK with a tan. And when Bush gets bored, he can just sic Cheney on him, with or without the bird gun.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-16 19:30

#11 "Hell yes, I question their patriotism, along with their courage, intelligence, ethics, morals,...."

I don't question those things, Frank. There's no point.

The Dems don't have any of them. >:-(

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-16 18:58

#10 Note that W never said Obama's name nor mentioned Donks by name, but they sure squealed like stuck pigs. They know their position is weakness and defeatist and call any efforts to say that "questioning their patriotism". Hell yes, I question their patriotism, along with their courage, intelligence, ethics, morals,....

Posted by: Frank G 2008-05-16 17:42

#9 I think that is why President Bush said this in Israel : no matter what he does, the media and Dhimmocrats lambast him. By taking a Parthian shot like this, it gets Hillary going on him but also on Obambi. Since he is going to be lambasted any way, this puts some hits on Obambi in play, and leaves McCain with clean hands.

Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-05-16 17:40

#8 I'm glad Bush pointed out this simple fact of history. BHO's ridiculous foreign policy positions need to be exposed.

More importantly, this was a shrewed political move on behalf of Bush. It really puts BHO in a bind. Even though it wasn't explicitly directed at him, he really has no choice but to respond. But by doing so, he only shines more light on his foreign policy positions, which is one of his weakest areas.

Hillary, being no dummy, saw a win-win opportunity here. Immediately after the BHO campaign responded to Bush's speech, she came out swinging just as hard. She gets to pound on Bush while further exposing BHO's foreign policy. It just so happens that foreign policy is the one area where she and BHO actually disagree, at least as it relates to meeting with our enemies. Despite her many faults, she knows better than that.

Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-05-16 13:35

#7 We should indict the whole da$$$$ Democratic Party for treason to the Constitution of the United States. That includes both "senators" running for president. Shootin's too good for 'em, hang 'em with a barbed wire rope.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-05-16 12:23

#6 Bush's speech sure stirred up a hornet's nest with the donks. He must be doing something right.

Posted by: JohnQC 2008-05-16 09:59

#5 #2 If it'd make you happy, we should do it.

Rolf! Nimble Spemble now you did it.. I made a mess! ;)

Posted by: RD 2008-05-16 09:43

#4 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign interpreted the remarks as a criticism of the Illinois senator.

Dubyas comments could have been referring to any one of a host of Cultural
Creatives But Mitt Romney summed it up best when he said If you throw a rock over the fence, you know the dog that starts barking is the one you hit.

Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-05-16 09:31

#3 We'll just send them billions of dollars a day in revenues.

Posted by: Perfesser 2008-05-16 09:03

#2 If it'd make you happy, we should do it.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-16 08:35

#1 He'll send Condi to talk to terrorists.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-05-16 07:30

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