President Dunderhead #3

Excerpted from today's White House press conference:

Q: Thank you, Mr. President.

Earlier this week, you told a group of journalists that you thought the idea of sending special forces to Pakistan to hunt down bin Laden was a strategy that would not work.

BUSH: Yes.

Q: Now recently, you've also ...

BUSH: Because, first of all, Pakistan is a sovereign nation.

Q: Well, recently, you've also described bin Laden as a sort of modern day Hitler or Mussolini. And I'm wondering why, if you can explain, why you think it's a bad idea to send more resources to hunt down bin Laden wherever he is.

BUSH: We are, Richard. Thank you. Thanks for asking the question.

They were asking me about — somebody report — well, you know, your special forces here. Pakistan — if he is in Pakistan, which this person thought he might be who was asking me the question — Pakistan's a sovereign nation. In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation, we've got to be invited by the government of Pakistan.

Just like Iraq was a sovereign nation – eh? So Iraq – a member of the United Nations, who didn't attack us, had no ties to al-Qaida, and had no WMD, could be invaded. But we cannot get Pakistan to allow us to hunt for bin Laden. But, using Bush's histrionic language phrases, in this Global War on Terror, this clash of civilizations, this war against Islamo-Fascism – why don't we just go get him? Simple reasons: Pakistan has millions of al Qaida sympathizers, they have nukes (just like North Korea) and they have good weaponry (which we sold them).

And finally the primary reason - they don't have a lot of oil.
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