Omnia Mutantur

The bravery of being out of range

Guess what web site I got this from:

President Bush yesterday delivered a colloquial taunt to militants who have been attacking U.S. troops in Iraq, saying "bring 'em on" and asserting that the forces in Iraq are "plenty tough" to deal with the threat.

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"There are some who feel that the conditions are such that they can attack us there," Bush said. Extending his right hand for emphasis, he added: "My answer is: Bring 'em on. We've got the force necessary to deal with the security situation."

The Onion?
No siree.

Rabid Michael Moore's site making a parody of a press release.?
Wrong again.

It actually came from a bit of news in The Washington Post.

Pity poor Ari Fleischer, who has to come out after the fact and try to disguise these comments as something else than the rantings of a lunatic.

Is Bush telling these Iraqi militia to attack the U.S.? No - he's just telling them to keep shooting at the poor bastards tasked with policing an already hostile country. As if they needed any more encouragement.

I can imagine it's rather easy feeling plenty tough when you're not the one being blown to bloody, quivering bits.

Posted by Ricardo at July 4, 2003 02:42 AM