Less than two months ago, when Saddam was found guilty, Bush called the verdict "a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law."Copyright © Joshua Holland. Material presented on The Gadflyer is the opinion of the respective author and not that of The Gadflyer, the web host or any other entity.
On June 8:
Bush said the killing of Zarqawi was a severe blow to al Qaeda and offered a chance for the Iraqi government to "turn the tide" in the struggle against the insurgency.
On May 22, after Iraq's new cabinet was formed:
"The main reason I've come today is to talk to you about a watershed event that took place this weekend in Iraq. . . . We have now reached a turning point in the struggle between freedom and terror."
And on May 4, after Iraq's factions agreed on a new Prime Minister:
"This new government represents a turning point in Iraq, a new chapter in our engagement there, and an opportunity for progress."
May 1, after Condi returned from Baghdad, where she congratulated then-Prime Minister-designate Maliki:
"We believe this is a turning point for the Iraqi citizens, and it's a new chapter in our partnership."
April 23:
"The formation of this government is an important milestone toward our victory in Iraq."
Dec. 15, 2005, a few days before Parliamentary elections:
"And there's a lot of joy as far as I'm concerned in seeing the Iraqi people accomplish this major milestone in the march to democracy."
Dec. 12, 2005:
"There's still a lot of difficult work to be done in Iraq, but thanks to the courage of the Iraqi people, the year 2005 will be recorded as a turning point in the history of Iraq, the history of the Middle East, and the history of freedom.
Oct. 16, 2005, after Iraq adopted its new Constitution:
"So, again, I congratulate the Iraqi people. I thank you for meeting this milestone."
June 28, 2005:
"When the history of this period is written, the liberation of Afghanistan and the liberation of Iraq will be remembered as great turning points in the story of freedom."
April 12, 2005:
"The establishment of a free Iraq at the heart of the Middle East will be a crushing defeat to the forces of tyranny and terror, and a watershed event in the global democratic revolution."
Jan. 29, 2005, before the first Parliamentary elections:
"Tomorrow the world will witness a turning point in the history of Iraq, a milestone in the advance of freedom, and a crucial advance in the war on terror."
June 18, 2004:
"A turning point will come in less than two weeks. On June the 30th, full sovereignty will be transferred to the interim government. The Coalition Provisional Authority will cease to exist."
March 19, 2004, on the first anniversary of the invasion:
"Today, as Iraqis join the free peoples of the world, we mark a turning point for the Middle East and a crucial advance for human liberty."
July 23, 2003, after the formation of an interim government:
"Now that we have reached this important milestone, I urge the nations of the world to contribute, militarily and financially, towards fulfilling Security Council Resolution 1483's vision of a free and secure Iraq."
Monday, January 01, 2007
Ho Hum, Another Stone In Bush's Mile
After the apparent "milestone" of Saddam's death, The Gadflyer has a list of 16 other "milestones" in the Mile Stone We Call Iraq.
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Predictably, the left is in a frenzy over the trial and execution of Saddam, because for the first time in a very long while, they, like he, have been exposed for who and what they are-- enablers and perpetrators of evil.
The hysteria and chest beating over the execution of Saddam is nothing more than narcissistic theater, designed to camouflage the frenzied demise of that fantasy of moral superiority. Like that great narcissist of our time, that former rapist President they worship, the left has been exposed as moral impotents.To justify their existence they need the trappings and phony good intentions of a pseudo-morality rather than substance of real morality--that ability to draw a line in the sand and commit to defend what is right. They need the equivalent of a cigar or other proxy to finish their self serving drama in the hope that no will will notice their diminished capabilities.
The pattern is clear, unmistakable and oft repeated. As moonbats scream about the execution of Saddam, they only highlight the truth that they don't really give damn about the victims of evil and never have. The Arab world has imposed the death penalty (outside the regularity of extra judicial killings that kill thousands each year) for centuries. Why is it now, with the execution of Saddam, that the left finds Arab capital punishment so abhorrent? What is it about the execution of one man the left finds so intolerable, even as in excess of 100 million women have been subjected to Female Genital Mutilation, with not a word from the "progressives"?
The true moral center of the progressive left is exposed every time the perpetrators of the evil or genocide are brought to justice. The track record is hard to ignore. I don't know how they can look at themselves in the mirror.
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