Comments on: US Envoy: 'Arrogance,' 'Stupidity' In Iraq

Senior State Department Official Criticizes Washington On Arab TV

[grumpas]

Those two words Arrogance and Stupidity have been the story of George's whole life! He looked like a cocky arrogant little twit the first time I saw him on television! The impression has only gotten worse over the years! It tells you something about 51% of our nations mentality that they even voted for the arrogant little .......! He never ceases to amaze me with his ignorance! He exudes it through every pore! Anyone with a brain in their head knew he was going unleash the Islamic Fundamentalist's by invasion! He was going to wind up with an uncontrolable mess! Afganistan is going the same way Iraq is! So, it's not that far behind anymore!

[exusmcsgt]

P.S. Petesis-

The immediate retraction does not make us all look stupid and arrogant, in my opinion, but rather Bush and those who voted for the self-righteous moron.

[exusmcsgt]

Petesis-

I wouldn't assume that the administration is ready to admit the obvious. CNN reports in regards to the administration's reaction to Fernandez's comments: "I can only assume his remarks must have been mistranslated. Those comments obviously don't reflect our policy," a senior Bush administration official said.

Their policy has not been to admit the truth and will not be. To admit the truth would be to admit a mistake, and history will show Bush as error prone and never reticent.

[bluestardad]

Don%u2019t expect any type of serious policy change, redeployment of troops, ending of the Iraq war, shifting troops to Afghanistan or anything that remotely resembles common sense from this Administration%u2019s review of Iraq policies or the Baker Commission. Time and time again the American people have held out hope that this Administration will do the right thing and time and time again we have been let down. From Afghanistan, Iraq to Louisiana this administration%u2019s policies are not based on common sense or the will of the people who elected them. President Bush has been described that "He's not somebody who gets jumpy at polls." That translates to %u201CI do not care what the People who elected me think%u201D. But that is OK now too because he has exposed his true self to the American People and we are going to dethrone this administration and those who supported it starting November 7, 2006. The problem is how many more people will die because of its ineptitude before we the American People can intervene?

[petesis]

This is big news. The administration possibly telling it like it is? Wow. That is news. Of course I am sure this will all be retracted like that will make it better. I think this is the way to go. Maybe stating the facts will gain us a little credibility back. Retracting all this will just make us look more arrogant and stupid then we already are.

Let's not forget that a year or two ago, there was also talk of negotiating with insurgents.

The talks went nowhere because the insurgents have nothing to lose.

Whether you care to admit it or not, they have the upperhand.

Kill one, and there will be ten to take his place.

Also, everyone keeps comparing Iraq to Vietnam.

A more accurate comparison is the war between Afghanistan and Russia during the 80's - and we know how that turned out.

[d1hawk]

First impression.... people see what they are... Just as a jealous companion is very often the one that is fooling around, people that make accusations like arrogant and stupid are seeing somthing that they themselves know very well. How often we see ourselves in others. I suspect that Alberto Fernandez is now on the fast track to retirment.

[heetseeker]

My enemies enemy is my friend!...

The administration had better think carefully its next tactical move in Iraq... the reports that they are talking to insurgents may seem reasonable... but just remember what happened the last time we broke bread with the insurgent mujahadeen in Afghanistan, during the '80s.... in less than a generation they had trained their sites on us... & the rest is bitter & painful history...

This is a shot gun marriage that is both necessary & destined to end in divorce... It is necessary because of Iran ... a purported comment by an insurgent leader, Ibrahim al-shimary described the US occupation as a disease and Iranian influence as the sympton... he went on to described the symption (Iran) as worse than the disease....

Clearly, both the administration and the sunni insurgency see Iran's influence as a greater evil (for now) and might therefore be ready to do a deal to stay the influence of Iran...

However, like many shot gun marriages are union with insurgents will end in acrimonious divorce... this is because, no sooner than the threat of Iran is managed... the insurgents will turn their attention back to us... with even greater ferocity...

The fact is, in Iraq, loyalities (much like our rationale for going to war in the first place) are flimsy & unsustainable...

[gramto7]

Isn't it amazing how soon the Republicans can forget all the good that was done by President Clinton, but they sure remember that intern, who was above legal age and consented to have *** with the man. The one thing that happened in his entire presidency that should not have been anyone's business but his, Hilary's, and Monica's is about all they will ever remember. Forget about the $4 trillion or so in the BLACK that he had our national finances. Neither will they remember that their champion, Duhbya, managed to turn that $4 trillion BLACK into more than $4 trillion RED in something like two years or so.

[alphaa10-2009]

Fernandez is not speaking ad lib to a hidden microphone, so his comment probably has a thread of deniable endorsement all the way to the Oval Office.

What is so remarkable for the past 5.5 years is Bush postured resolve and unbending determination to "stay the course", considering any suggestion of negotiation tantamount to surrender.

Having admitted WMDs are no longer the issue and never were, it is easy to see why this consumate political opportunist and prevaricator wants to strike the tents and head home. Iraq is a political implosion and costing Bush (not to mention us) dearly. Not merely loss of polltical capital, but impending bankruptcy.

If anything proves Bush is simply out of options with a disaster he created, this is the signal event.