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Posted on Sep 05, 2007 - 1:22am by John P. in Politics, Quotes
During a presidential debate with Al Gore in 2000 Bush said the following:
“If we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we’re going to have a serious problem.”
Now here is a quote from the incredibly one-sided Paul Sperry over at AntiWar.com:
The day after the presidential debate, in an interview with NBC’s Tim Russert, candidate Bush stressed that a “big difference” between him and Gore was “on the nation-building concept.”
“If he means using troops all around the world to serve as social workers, or policeman, or, you know, school-walk crossing guards, I’m not for that,” Bush clucked. “And I don’t think America is for that either. I think America wants judicious use of our military.”
Then on Oct. 30, 2000, Gov. Bush said:
“My opponent believes our military should be used for nation-building and peacekeeping instead of focusing on its primary job, which is to be able to fight and win wars.”
But in May 2004 Bush said:
“I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.”
So, can someone explain what we’re still doing in Iraq given the fact that Bush believes our military is only there to fight and win wars, and not build nations? It seems to me that we’re helping build their nation, and that is exactly what Bush promised he would not do.
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Jon Steward on the Daily Show has a TON of these for Gonzales (well he’s out so I guess I can stop picking on him), Cheney, and Bush.
You watch it and realize that, yes, he’s a comedian and this is “fake news”, but then you realize you’re still watching very real video of our president essentially flip-flopping.
You just shake your head and proudly say you voted for the other guy, even if the voting machines decided somehow you must have made an error and corrected your vote =/
Ron Paul 2008
I may not agree with him on all stances, but I figure if he does 1% of what he promises, he’ll do more to change politics than any other of the candidates 
I get so mad at GW when I see him speak outloud..lol
But ya’ll - he ‘does the Google’! And he’s taking care of all them ‘nukular’ weapons!
Ok, Brandon, you’re right - they should just keep him quiet! LOL!!
One of your readers just hit the nail on the head the other day, John, so perfectly! Sending 19 year olds with guns over there just will not ‘end’ this centuries old war. I’m not very political, and I don’t for a minute pretend to know what the right course of action would be, but, I do know that the present situation breaks my heart.