Pendragon_6
03-22-2006, 08:09 AM
3/21/2006
The Media: After listening to the president's news conference on Tuesday, we really found nothing to argue with. Which puts us at odds with the rest of the press corps, which seems to argue with everything Bush says.
We've got to hand it to the president. There must be more pleasant and productive ways to spend a spring morning than by fielding two dozen loaded questions designed to put you, your team and your policies in as bad a light as possible. Herewith a sampling from Tuesday's Q&A, along with excerpts from some of the answers we thought most noteworthy:
Q: Iraq's former prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said Sunday that violence is killing an average of 50 to 60 people a day — and that if this is not civil war, then God knows what is. Do you agree with Mr. Allawi that Iraq has fallen into civil war?
A: I do not. The way I look at the situation is that the Iraqis took a look and decided not to go to civil war. The army didn't bust up into sectarian divisions, (and) I was pleased to see the religious leaders stand up . . . in denunciation of violence and the need for the country to remain united. The political leaders, who represent different factions of Iraqi society, have committed themselves to moving forward on a unity government.
In Full
Investors.com (http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=20&artnum=2&issue=20060321)
The Media: After listening to the president's news conference on Tuesday, we really found nothing to argue with. Which puts us at odds with the rest of the press corps, which seems to argue with everything Bush says.
We've got to hand it to the president. There must be more pleasant and productive ways to spend a spring morning than by fielding two dozen loaded questions designed to put you, your team and your policies in as bad a light as possible. Herewith a sampling from Tuesday's Q&A, along with excerpts from some of the answers we thought most noteworthy:
Q: Iraq's former prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said Sunday that violence is killing an average of 50 to 60 people a day — and that if this is not civil war, then God knows what is. Do you agree with Mr. Allawi that Iraq has fallen into civil war?
A: I do not. The way I look at the situation is that the Iraqis took a look and decided not to go to civil war. The army didn't bust up into sectarian divisions, (and) I was pleased to see the religious leaders stand up . . . in denunciation of violence and the need for the country to remain united. The political leaders, who represent different factions of Iraqi society, have committed themselves to moving forward on a unity government.
In Full
Investors.com (http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=20&artnum=2&issue=20060321)