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International Views of Bush: He Panicked

Sometimes it's good to see how others view us. The headlines say it all:

I didn't even bother with the more obvious ones coming from Cuba (calling Bush criminally insane) or the Middle East.

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    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#19)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:12 PM EST
    A couple of times I got close enough to see the whites of his eyes. Brrrrrrrrr

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#1)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    The Army Times is calling this an "insurgency" and says the Army has announced the beginning of "combat operations." (link)

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#2)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    Looks like the revolution has started if Army Times is any indication. Good catch Michael!

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#3)
    by cpinva on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    i think cuba's being unfair to the truly criminally insane, they don't know right from wrong, bush does. does the term "deer caught in the headlights" mean anything to you all?

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    cpinva-Since he is a clearly incurable criminal, what is the dif whether he is insane or not ? Lifetime padded cell or cell with padded sofas at some cushy prison. Hospital workers will treat him as a run of the mill delusional psycho who thinks he is King, while prison guards may buy in to the delusion and treat him like a King. Cuba may have a point.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    Bush is a sociopath. There is no way to rehabilitate or cure the moral vacuum that is his soul. I have been consciously keeping away from the foreign press. Reading the stories coming out of Iraq that our "liberal" press chooses to keep from us is depressing enough, I really don't want to see how bad the government is abusing the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. I will find out from all the friends and family that lived through this disaster.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#6)
    by Edger on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    Hey, whadya want from me anyway. It's hard work... and I never thought...ummm...that is... I'll be in on saturdays for awhile... and ummm... have faith... we're taking this fight to the enemy... if we can figger out who he is...ummm... Kaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrllllll !!!!!!!!!

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:13 PM EST
    Let me see. On one said of the ocean we have the Left claiming he didn't act soon enough. On the other side of the ocean we have the Lefyt claiming he acted to soon duhhhhhhh.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    PPJ: "...On the other side of the ocean we have the Lefyt claiming he acted to soon" Did you read the article? If you are refering to "Scotland: Bush Panics and Sends in the Marines and Katrina Reveals Truth About U.S. Poverty" then I think you should go read it again. It does not anywhere suggest that Bush acted too soon. It does say, however, that when he finally ordered in assistance, he appeared panicked. This seems to be strategic: When you can't defend Bush anymore, accuse the left. PPJ: "duhhhhhhh..." Come on, PPJ.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#9)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Punisher, you talk as if you're dealing with a member of the reality-based community.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Scarshapedstar, I know PPJ can be reasonable. More importantly, I've noted him at times to be giving, generous, and kind. Why PPJ chooses so very often not to think critically, rationally, or reasonably, is a question.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#11)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Punisher - Your kindness is duly noted. BTW - My point was that both sides criticize, no matter what he does. It's no fun if you have to explain it. et al - Before anyone of you bring up reality, I invite you to read this thread.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#12)
    by soccerdad on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    deleted

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#13)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    As opposed to the calm, logical, well spoken soccerdad. ;-) Thanks for making my case.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#14)
    by soccerdad on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Deleted. Soccerdad is now banned for repeatedly violating commenting rules of this site by making personal attacks and name calling of another commenter.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#15)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    We use him for target practice.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#16)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Arguementatively speaking, of course

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#17)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Hmmm...typical behavioral pattern of sociopaths & cowardly bullies.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#18)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    My job is to throw verbal grenades, then run for it.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#20)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    I think poor Soccerdad has combat fatigue. He's been at this for a very long time and has served with distinction. Perhaps a little R & R...

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#21)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Soccerdad: Punisher you haven't been here very long... I've been coming here on and off for at least a year, maybe closer to two. My posting is periodic. I haven't been doing much lately because I find that once I start, it's hard to stop, and (like Cheney re: the Vietnam draft) I've got other priorities. In the time that I've been coming here, though, I've found PPJ to be someone who loves to argue. He's here to disagree, generally wants to score points, and seems to want to win arguements, whatever that might mean. I've seen him obscure facts, distort, and misconstrue so obtusely that it has to be intentional. His tactics when backed into a corner can be even more irritating and, at times, flatly dishonest. Like most of us, he's already got his opinions on most of the big issues that come up here. I doubt that PPJ has ever claimed to be here to discern the truth by working things out with other people of varied views. If he did, I probably wouldn't believe him. Although I wouldn't say that PPJ's opinions are predictable, he's rarely surprising, either. Nevertheless, I stand by what I've already said, that PPJ can be reasonable, even if he rarely chooses to use the facility, and that I've found him to be at important times warm, friendly, and caring. I think what he's really here for, though, is to be infuriating. As your comments demonstrate, he succeeds.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#22)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Did yu'll see this from 'The Scotsman'
    Decision to end a life in city of woe ARRIVING in New Orleans last Sunday, I have spent a week reporting the unfolding misery and ruined lives in the aftermath of the hurricane. But nothing, in the plethora of grim tales of disaster, compares with a terrible incident recounted to me as the week drew to a close. There was a 380-pound man stranded on the seventh floor of a New Orleans hospital. Unable to get him down five flights of stairs to the second-floor exit, through which other patients were being evacuated onto rescue boats to escape the rising floodwater, a female manager took a shocking decision. She ordered that he be given euthanasia. A bearded, middle-aged doctor, who is still wearing his green hospital garb, tells me the sad story as he and his colleagues sit at the muddy, squalid refugee-receiving post on New Orleans' I10 Highway. He does not want to give me his name and will not identify the patient out of respect. But he wants people to know what happened in there. His lower jaw quivers as he recalls the events of Wednesday night. "We had minutes to get out, and I asked, 'What are we going to do about this guy, because he's a big man. It was going to be tough getting him down those stairs - the elevators weren't working. That woman turned to me and said straight out, 'We're going to help him to heaven'. It makes me want to break down, how that man's life was taken away."


    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#23)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Punisher: Bingo!

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#24)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    punisher - Well, I must say that there is nothing like being damned with faint praise. And, since the thread has collapsed into talking about me, I will add just a thought or two. I do enjoy a good debate, but I never take a position that I do not believe in. As an ex-Democrat, and a social liberal, I plead guilty to being aware of what I consider to be the hypocritical positions of the Left, and it is those that I mostly disagree with. If you want a perfect example, go over to the thread on Penn's trip to NO's to look for friends. If this guy was a rich Repub his actions would be drawing fire from all directions, yet he is praised. Nothing wrong with cutting your friends some slack, but don't pontificate over logic and honesty with me if you can't see that. This site was the first site I really became interested in blogging on, and contrary to what you may believe, I have learned a great deal. I only hope to have returned the favor, no matter how small. As we use to say to the other team during pre-game warm-ups, see you on the field. Bring what you got. And, believe it or not, if I ever had to walk down a dark alley, I wouldn’t mind having you along.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#25)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    PPJ: ...if I ever had to walk down a dark alley, I wouldn’t mind having you along. Thanks, likewise.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#26)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    And, since the thread has collapsed into talking about me, I will add just a thought or two.
    Once again, another thread has deteriorated into being all about Jim. Sloowww learners.

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#27)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:14 PM EST
    Well Kitt, say something. ;-)

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#28)
    by Edger on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:15 PM EST
    I thought this thread was about frustrated sociopaths.................

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#29)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:20 PM EST
    I know what people think of bush in Moscow do you?

    Re: International Views of Bush: He Panicked (none / 0) (#30)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:20 PM EST
    Thank you Michael Ditto for the Army Times article and what did i say 4 days ago?..but you got to love this gen.jones and his words about little somalia is he a black guy because only a black guy could say that and get away with it. now look people do you understand what a combat operation is? and what did bush say about Al Qaede and fighting here? and what is the main goal of bin laden?..destruction of the usa in the end. How long before we see comat op's all over America?