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| Bush 'knew of no threat' to bomb Pakistan |
| 2006-09-22 |
| PRESIDENT George W Bush said today he knew of no US threat to bomb Pakistan following the September 11 attacks. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said this week a US official warned his country in 2001 that America would bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" if it did not co-operate with the campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan. "The first I've heard of this is when I read it in the newspaper today," Mr Bush said as he stood next to Mr Musharraf at a news conference. "I guess I was taken aback by the harshness of the words." Mr Musharraf sidestepped the issue, saying he could not comment because of a book deal. The Pakistani leader had told the CBS program 60 Minutes that the threat came from then-deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage, but Mr Armitage has since denied making such a warning. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 Nope. Not me. But I'm dumb like a chimp though, remember? At least that's what geniuses like Sean Penn and Cindy Sheehan say...heh |
| Posted by: George W. Bush 2006-09-22 16:43 |
| #9 LOL Kelly! best one of 'O daY! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-22 15:47 |
| #8 Makes no sense to me. They claim that we offered to blow them back to the stone age. Heck, all some in Pakistan has to do is look out the window to realize how silly that concept is. |
| Posted by: kelly 2006-09-22 15:09 |
| #7 Two words: plausible deniability |
| Posted by: Odysseus 2006-09-22 14:56 |
| #6 It wasn't Dick Armitage. It was one of those early morning talk shows calling him on a goof. In her history, the United States has been allied with some horrible bastards, but Musharref is right up there. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2006-09-22 14:35 |
| #5 Eff all mighty, let the man dance around his answers for once! This involved punitive measures against one of the biggest terrorist players in the entire world. Or is that not enough for the media? (Don't answer that!) |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-22 13:38 |
| #4 That's cause it wasn't a threat. It was a promise. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-09-22 13:23 |
| #3 As opposed to the age they are in now? What age is that, the Age of Aquarius? |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-09-22 13:23 |
| #2 The perfect response for the President to give to any question regarding bombing Pakiland would be a Mona Lisa type smile and nothing more. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2006-09-22 13:12 |
| #1 Couldn't comment because of a book deal- I must remember that one. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-09-22 13:11 |