I missed it live, but read the transcript ********************************** "Q. How would you answer your critics who say that they think this is somehow personal? As Senator Kennedy put it tonight, he said your fixation with Saddam Hussein is making the world a more dangerous place. And as you prepare the American people for the possibility of military conflict, could you share with us any of the scenarios your advisers have shared with you about worst case scenarios in terms of the potential cost of American lives, the potential cost to the American economy, and the potential risks of retaliatory terrorist strikes here at home? A. My job is to protect America. And that's exactly what I'm going to do. People can ascribe all kinds of intentions. I swore to protect and defend the Constitution. That's what I swore to do. I put my hand on the Bible and took that oath. And that's exactly what I am going to do. I believe Saddam Hussein is a threat to the American people. I believe he's a threat to the neighborhood in which he lives. And I've got good evidence to believe that. He has weapons of mass destruction and he has used weapons of mass destruction, in his neighborhood and on his own people. He's invaded countries in his neighborhood. He tortures his own people. He's a murderer. He has trained and financed Al Qaeda-type organizations before, Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. I take the threat seriously. And I'll deal with the threat. I hope it can be done peacefully." ************************************ Very interesting. When asked to show this thing with Saddam is not personal, he answers with "I, I, I". Not "we". Not "this administration". Not "the people of america". Not "the whole world knows he's a menace". Nope - I, I, I. Eleven times in seventeen sentences. (And four sentences are about "He"). I know its cliche, but George, there's no "I" in team....
on the bright side, at least the cavernous moron has learned how to use "ascribe" properly, instead of "subscribe." way to "make the pie higher," chief!
Sorry, but this is entirely canceled out by his abject failure to learn to correctly pronounce the word "nuclear".
What about his phrase re: Saddam-- "replace the cancer in Iraq". Doesn't he mean eliminate? Or are we trading one cancer with another here? (Hey we've done that in the past dating back to the replacement of Mossadegh with the Shah.)