More dishonesty from Bush...

Via Americablog, but I have a different take on this PR thing than Avarosis:

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- With anti-war protesters continuing their vigil outside President Bush's ranch, the commander in chief began a five-day push Saturday to tell Americans why he thinks U.S. troops must continue the fight in Iraq...

"Our troops know that they're fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere to protect their fellow Americans from a savage enemy," the president said in the recorded broadcast.

"They know that if we do not confront these evil men abroad, we will have to face them one day in our own cities and streets, and they know that the safety and security of every American is at stake in this war, and they know we will prevail."...

As he has before when he has been challenged, Bush invoked the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in his radio address.

"On that day, we learned that vast oceans and friendly neighbors no longer protect us from those who wish to harm our people," he said. "And since that day, we have taken the fight to the enemy."

Let's take the last bit first:

On that day, we learned that vast oceans and friendly neighbors no longer protect us from those who wish to harm our people.

The United States is the most heavily armed nation on earth. It spends more for defense than any other nation. Its navy is several times the size of its next nearest competitor.

The fact is we haven't relied on "vast oceans and friendly neighbors" to "protect us" since, I dunno, the Spanish American war.

Bush either really is that ignorant, or really is dishonest. I don't think Bush is ignorant.

And of course, Iraq had nothing to do with Sept. 11.

"They know that if we do not confront these evil men abroad, we will have to face them one day in our own cities and streets, and they know that the safety and security of every American is at stake in this war, and they know we will prevail."

As London showed, stirring up a hornet's nest somewhere else won't prevent you from getting stung at home.

Our troops know that they're fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere to protect their fellow Americans from a savage enemy.

All I can think of in response to this is:



And so, I suspect, does the rest of the world.