Comments on: Transcript: Bush Interview

President Spoke to 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley At Camp David

GW Bush:

"I'd say, first of all, to him, "You've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people, and you've made your country the pariah of the world."

Sounds like he's talking about himself.

[mtedrick]

jneal221-It's apparent that you and many other Americans have been misled about the real threat posed to the US by these rogue nations. And, you are equally guilty of underestimating our strength in shaping the world to our liking.

How many years did we live in the fog of the cold war, when the truth about Soviet capability was clear in the pictures and intelligence gathered by U2 flights, etc. OUR GOVERNMENT KNEW THEY POSED LITTLE OR NO THREAT TO US-JUST LIKE NORTH KOREA, IRAN, SYRIA, etc. These countries only target us because we are #1, and we hold all the keys including the keys to sanctions, enough nuclear fire-power to destroy all of them in a few hours, and WHAT THEY ARE REALLY AFTER a larger piece of the global economic pie SEE NIKITA KRUSCHEV-USSR . You and many other people have been punked into being afraid of your own shadow!

And, its working just like it did in the 50's 60's and 70's. The military-industrial-petroleum complex is reaping unprecedented profits and revenues.

Wake-up-if we really wanted the situation in Iraq to improve, we'd put at least a division or two on the borders with each of Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iran, and make a 2 mile wide Free-Fire Zone all the way around Iraq. Nobody gets in, nobody gets out. If you're caught in the buffer zone, you're target practice for our artillery, bombers, infantry, etc.

lighthowse:

Great questions.

So, in short, Bush created the problem by invading Iraq in the first place, and now he's stuck and has no clear path out.

As for Bush saying "That would mean that they're not willing to support a plan that I believe will work and solve the situation.", why would they believe it will work.

His plans so far have failed in Iraq and Afghanistan to a degree, so why should people believe he has a plan that would work?

His comment that "I wondered what went wrong, because you can't conduct this war on terror unless you've got good intelligence. And so the first thing I did was I put a commission together to take a good, hard look at what did go."

Bush chose to ignore any information that he didn't agree with - like the enriched uranium from Africa.

He also chose to ignore others coming forward with information that went against his claims prior to the invasion.

Bush is a man not to be trusted.

[klastri]

The most disappointing thing about this whole mess is that Americans elected a dimwitted, incurious, incompetent, lying sociopath to the presidency. Sad. And since Bush has been wrong about everything since our invasion, and has consistently made lousy decisions, why should anyone think that he has finally made one good decision? His profoundly truncated mental capacity really makes that unlikely.

[lighthowse]

What can you say about a man who has started his country on the road to ruin? That's exactly what I think Mr. Bush has done.
I'd like answers to the following questions?

* How do you explain cutting taxes during war time? (I'm not allowed to write hot checks, but apparently, it must be okay for you).

* Why do you get rid of everyone that disagrees with you? You've just replaced the Generals on the ground again.

* Why not send your daughters? You don't mind sending everyone else's children.

* All volunteer service? Doesn't sound volunteer to me when service men and women are not allowed to get out.

* And not caring about your legacy? You're willing to keep this war going until the end of your term so someone else will be stuck with cleaning up your mess.

Do the American people a big favor and resign. The United States cannot afford another two years of your decisions!

And don't get me started on how safe we are with the invasion by illegal aliens. With the perks we give them, where do I sign up to become illegal.

Disgusted in Colorado.

[jneal221]

The audacity of you is very alarming! I don't remember when it became necessary to be a veteran of war to shape war policy. This man has a lot of very good people around him that he listens to in order to shape his policy. I don't see how you can sit there at your computer and trash the man who is keeping you safe everyday he is in office but trying to SUCCEED in this war. If we don't win in this front on the war on terror you can kiss the U.S. of A. goodbye! But from the sounds of comments of you and people like you that would be a good thing, because everything is our fault and our leaders are the ones inciting death and terror around the world. So with that being said, I am proud to have a President who doesn't look at the polls and hear what people like you have to say. He's more worried about protecting the country he loves and I thank God everyday for a leader like that!

[abroughton]

When Mr. Bush said "You've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people, and you've made your country the pariah of the world," was he speaking about himself and what he's done to the United States? Does he know what irony is?

[mtedrick]

The audacity of George W. Bush is beyond alarming. For him to call himself an "educator in chief" regarding warfare would be absurd if it weren't for the tragic results for our soldiers and families. All this from a man who NEVER heard a shot fired in anger during the Vietnam War.