Fire This Man

George W. Bush, August 2nd 2004: “Let me talk about the intelligence in Iraq. First of all, we all thought we’d find stockpiles of weapons. We may still find weapons. We haven’t found them yet. Every person standing up here would say, 'Gosh, we thought it was going to be different.' As did congress, by the way. Members of both parties. And the United Nations. But what we do know is that Saddam Hussein had the capability of making weapons. And ... umm … but let me just say this to you. Knowing what I know today, we still would have gone on into Iraq. We still would have gone to make our country more secure. He had the capability of making weapons. He had terrorist ties. The decision I made was the right decision. The world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power.”

Is there any other quote that shows the pigheadedness, blindness, and ignorance of this administration any clearer? America isn't even buying this crap anymore, yet alone the rest of the world. My favorite part of this quote is how Bush is about to launch into his familiar "Saddam had the capacity to make weapons" talking point, and then he just says, "Ah, the hell with it," and he goes and says something completely stupid in the hopes that it'll make him look strong.

John Kerry, if you're reading this, all you have to say is, "Well, knowing what we know now, with over 900 dead soldiers, tens of thousands of dead Iraqis, 130,000 of our boys stuck over there, a country in complete chaos, our alliances shattered, and with the occupation being used as a new recruiting tool for al Qaeda, I wouldn't have gone into Iraq. Not this way." For some reason, he's wary of saying this. As it is, I think he'll win anyway, but if he just said this, he'd get over 60% of the vote.