Is Bush some kind of gangster?

Post-9/11 Era Forum

When asked if the Iraq contract restrictions violate international trade law Bush couldn't keep the grin off his face as he said -

"International law? I better call my lawyer."

Well if anybody was wondering about this guy...

I read a good article about that....

Bush, Rice Refuse to Suffer Fools Gladly
December 12, 2003


I want you to hear the president from his cabinet meeting in the audio link below. The libs are going nuts over this rebuilding of Iraq, because they've been boxed into a corner. The liberals and the presidential candidates on the Democratic side are having to speak up for France and Germany! They defended France and Germany when it was time to go to war, they said we should have sided with them, we should listen to them. Now when France, Germany, and Russia are being aced out of this bid process, the Democrats are forced to defend France and Germany.

John Kerry even went so far as to say Bush's idea is F-ing stupid, but in this cabinet meeting, the president would have none of this and gave the following passionate explanation, "Make sure everybody understands that men and women from our country who proudly wear a uniform risked their life to free Iraq. Men and women from other countries in a broad coalition risked their lives to free Iraq. And the expenditure of U.S. dollars will reflect the fact that U.S. troops and other troops risked their life. Now, we want to work with all countries. We have a common goal, and that is to see that Iraq is free and peaceful. It is in every nation's interests that Iraq be free and peaceful. And we welcome contributions. We welcome people's willingness to participate in this difficult yet important job of rebuilding Iraq."

You just have to see Condi Rice sitting in the background during this thing. She just looked at these reporters, her eyes darting all around, like a Secret Service agent. She was frowning at these people. You could just tell she was thinking, "Who are these idiots, and why do we have to let them in here? We're discussing the fate of the world and we've got these blue-jean-clad, teeny-boppers in here giving my president a bunch of grief over things they don't even understand. Why do we have to do this?" I love the way the president answers all these idiotic questions

A reporter asks him about international law and Bush says, "International law? I better call my lawyer. He didn't bring that up to me." Folks, I love people that do not suffer fools gladly. This is the Bush cowboy swagger that the Europeans don't like. This is the Bush that I love. This is the Bush that I just get the biggest kick out of. "International law? I'd better call my lawyer." I wish I could have seen Condi's face on that one.

funny how the "international police" have no regard for the law.
funny how the "leader of the Free World" disregarded UN and international democracy, making them nothing more than dictators.
oh well...
maybe we did the right thing.

The US uses the UN like every other resource to suit their agendas period. I think it's hypocritical to go to the UN for approval and only use what they approve of to justify and disregard the rest. The internation law thing is just more arrogant smuggness from our country among other things.

We have people here that think this is ok to point to UN resolutions like 1441 then turn around a disregard their request to give inspectors in that country what they needed. So we point to everything including Saddam's gassing of the Kurds 15 yrs ago to justify why we haven't found what we say is there in abundance like oranges in Florida.

I say no European/North American countries should be able to bid in the reconstruction of Iraq. It's a conflict of interest.

of course what I say doesn't matter.

h@ts: I understand your point. I was making a different point.

mystic: My point is that Iraq, not the US, not Britain, certainly not France or Germany, should rebuild Iraq if Iraq's best interests are going to be in mind. They'll need aid, of course. But it should be that: aid. Not an investment opportunity. One country should not profit off another countries hardships. Yeah, if we do that we will probably lose money. God forbid we actually help somebody for the sake of helping somebody.

Of course this is assuming morality has anything to do with politics.
Like I said, what I say doesn't matter.

Dekka I think it naive on our part to believe that this war isn't inspired in part by profit among other things. Thus the reason for Bush prohibiting these other countries

When speaking of politics, one is often hardpressed to find morals in the same room. This war is certainly no exception by any means.

Just to be clear about it: if the Americans brings money to subcontractors ... they have the right to give it to whom they want. I believe that the problem is not here.
The problem is when you have the president of the US, who plays it swaggerly about it for internal politics profit, while on the other hand he sends James Baker in Europe to get from the banned countries their renunciation to former Iraq's debts. Coherence, humility, diplomacy.
The problem is when you have the US with a selective appreciation of UN resolutions - useful and relevant to legitimate the move for one of them, simply irrelevant in other cases. International law enforcement.
The problem is finally with right wingers praising Bush for all what he does and says, thus categorizing, blaming, willing to deprive from their American nationality all of their fellow citizens who dare disagree. Respect of difference of views.

My belief is that democracy is not divisible. Either you play it with the rules, or you live with something different. That's up to you.