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I was expecting this sort of thing to keep under wraps until the day after Bush’s reign expires. And especially not while the war is still raging.
Can you imagine all of his “hush hush” conversations being packaged into a handy book seller cassette format? I suspect there’s a library full of taped Bush conversations somewhere. Hello Nixon!
Revealed: Saddam ‘ready to walk away for $1bn’
A transcript of an eve-of-war conversation between President George Bush and former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has revealed a previously undisclosed initiative to avert war in Iraq by spiriting Saddam Hussein out of the country.
But Mr Bush seems to shrug off the idea, saying “it’s also possible he could be assassinated”, and he makes made clear that the US would in any case give “no guarantee” for Hussein. “He’s a thief, a terrorist and a war criminal. Compared to Saddam, Milosevic would be a Mother Teresa.”
The most interesting thing is that at the time this conversation was documented, Bush and Blair still promoted their willingness to a diplomatic resolution. But this conversation shows that peace was never an option.
“We have to get rid of Saddam. There are two weeks left. In two weeks we’ll be ready militarily,” Mr Bush told Mr Aznar.
And that’s history, folks.
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September 30th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I find this part to be really funny… in a sad sort of way:
"The only thing that worries me is your optimism," said Mr Aznar who is now a visiting scholar at Georgetown University. "I'm optimistic because I believe I'm right," the President replied. "I'm at peace with myself."
Mr Bush also chastised Europeans for being insensitive to "the suffering that Saddam Hussein has inflicted on the Iraqis" adding rather oddly: "Maybe it's because he's dark-skinned, far away and Muslim – a lot of Europeans think he's okay."
He then attacked Jacques Chirac, who had publicly challenged the US drive to war, saying the Frenchman "sees himself as Mr Arab."
I'm not even entirely sure what that last bit there meant. Or the middle bit for that matter. The bit about Bush being at peace with himself because he believes he's write is basically the quote that can just cover the entire blundering presidency to date.
It is interesting timing for this to come out. I wonder why now?
September 30th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I find this part to be really funny… in a sad sort of way:
“The only thing that worries me is your optimism,” said Mr Aznar who is now a visiting scholar at Georgetown University. “I’m optimistic because I believe I’m right,” the President replied. “I’m at peace with myself.”
Mr Bush also chastised Europeans for being insensitive to “the suffering that Saddam Hussein has inflicted on the Iraqis” adding rather oddly: “Maybe it’s because he’s dark-skinned, far away and Muslim – a lot of Europeans think he’s okay.”
He then attacked Jacques Chirac, who had publicly challenged the US drive to war, saying the Frenchman “sees himself as Mr Arab.”
I’m not even entirely sure what that last bit there meant. Or the middle bit for that matter. The bit about Bush being at peace with himself because he believes he’s write is basically the quote that can just cover the entire blundering presidency to date.
It is interesting timing for this to come out. I wonder why now?