Atrios excerpted us the "best of Bush" from the transcript:
- The first part of the question was how come we haven't found Zarqawi? We're looking for him. He hides.And I have a few of my own excerpts to add:
- I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It was pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future.
[AS ATRIOS POINTS OUT, THIS IS A GOOD THING?]
- Talk to the leader. I agree, I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America where it's nice and safe and secure.
- The Afghan national army is a part of the army.
- I've seen firsthand the tactics of these killers.
- If we stop fighting the terrorists in Iraq, they would be free to plot and plan attacks elsewhere, in America and other free nations.
[SO, WE'RE USING OUR SOLDIERS AS CANNON FODDER?]
- Nearly 100,000 fully trained and equipped Iraqi soldiers, police officers and other security personnel are working today and that total will rise to 125,000 by the end of this year. The Iraqi government is on track to build a force of over 200,000 security personnel by the end of next year.
[THIS WAS A LIE - AP EXPOSED THIS EARLIER TODAY. ALAWI THEN REPEATED THIS LIE: "The Iraqi government now commands almost 100,000 trained and combat-ready Iraqis, including police, national guard and army."]
- It's important that we train Iraqi troops. There are nearly 100,000 troops trained.
[BUSH LIES AGAIN.]
- We've already spent more than $1 billion on urgent reconstruction projects in areas threatened by the insurgency.
[MEANING, THE CONGRESS GAVE HIM $18BN A YEAR AGO AND HE'S ONLY SPENT 5% OF THE MONEY.]
