Bush Dismisses Iraq Critics: ‘War Fatigue’ Is Affecting Their ‘Psychology’

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/12/bush-iraq-psychology/

Bush Dismisses Iraq Critics: ‘War Fatigue’ Is Affecting Their ‘Psychology’

Today in his press conference, a reporter asked President Bush why he is “so resistant” to a “change of course in Iraq,” even though that’s what the American public is “clamoring for.” Bush dismissed the reporter’s question, stating that he isn’t surprised “that there is deep concern amongst our people,” but ascribed it to “war fatigue.” “It’s affecting our psychology. I’ve said this before. I understand that.” Watch it/read transcript at link~

“War fatigue” is not the problem in Iraq. On every metric, the administration’s efforts in Iraq are failing. More than 3,600 Americans have been killed in Iraq, and Bush’s escalation still has not had any significant effect on reducing the violence. Additionally, al Qaeda has “rebuilt its operating capability to a level not seen since the summer of 2001.”

In January, Bush claimed that Americans “sacrifice peace of mind when they see the terrible image of violence on TV every night,” adding that “the psychology of the country…is somewhat down because of this war.” First Lady Laura Bush has also argued that “no one suffers more than their President and I do.”

Americans don’t need psychological counseling; they need an end to the war in Iraq.

[maxsolomon]

1. i can think of 1 american who needs psychological counseling:

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. Great. Now he's the Diagnoser

:crazy:

[babylonsister]

6. LOL! He loves most of those D's, as long as it's not followed by an -em.

:crazy:

[Cass]

3. Insulting the majority of the country is probably not such a great idea,

And who is he to talk about other people's psychology? He's got a boatload of his psychology to sort out before ragging on anyone else's.

[jobycom]

4. He's so wise and compassionate

you'd almost think he really does have a brain and a heart, almost.

Bush is suffering from failure fatigue. He's never succeeded at anything in his life. Every business he started failed. His baseball team failed. Without his father bailing him out of legal trouble for everything from petty theft and vandalism to drug possession, he'd have been a convict, probably for life. His marriage is a sham, his children hate him. Hell, he couldn't even win the White House without his daddy and friends stealing it for him.

His problem is that he wouldn't know success if it literally landed on his head. His whole life, the only way he's gotten anything or gotten out of anything was by waiting long enough for daddy's money to save him. That's how he thinks it's done--you just sit around, and eventually it happens. That's all his experience has prepared him to do.

[tularetom]

5. Um, actually it's "bush fatigue"

I opposed this fucking war from the gitgo but with anybody else but this subhuman POS involved we'd be outa there by now.

[shain from kane]

7. I think "Bush on The Couch" would be more appropriate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_on_the_Couch

[MO_Dem]

8. What is that quote? Something about

the whole world being crazy except for me and thee, and sometimes I wonder about thee? Boosh thinks HE is the sane one and everybody else is effin' insane!