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He's on mission from God (Dubya...)

Discussion in 'Alley of Lingering Sighs' started by Barmy Army, Oct 8, 2005.

  1. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    God Told Me to Invade Iraq, Bush Tells Palestinian Ministers


    President George W. Bush told Palestinian ministers that God had told him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq - and create a Palestinian State, a new BBC series reveals.

    In Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs, a major three-part series on BBC TWO (at 9.00pm on Monday 10, Monday 17 and Monday 24 October), Abu Mazen, Palestinian Prime Minister, and Nabil Shaath, his Foreign Minister, describe their first meeting with President Bush in June 2003.

    Nabil Shaath says: "President Bush said to all of us: I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did, and then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq …" And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, "Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East." And by God I'm gonna do it.'"

    Abu Mazen was at the same meeting and recounts how President Bush told him: "I have a moral and religious obligation. So I will get you a Palestinian state."

    The series charts the attempts to bring peace to the Middle East, from Bill Clinton's peace talks in 1999/2000 to Israel's withdrawal from Gaza last August.

    Norma Percy, series producer of The 50 Years War (1998) returns, with producers Mark Anderson and Dan Edge, to tell the inside story of another seven years of crisis.

    Presidents and Prime Ministers, their generals and ministers tell what happened behind closed doors as peace talks failed and the intifada exploded.

    from bbc.uk

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    He's on a mission from God. How cute.
     
    Barmy Army, Oct 8, 2005
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    Well when you consider that this story comes from the BBC, I seriously doubt there's any truth to it.
     
    khazadman, Oct 8, 2005
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    I doubt that he would be quite stupid enough to say it, but I don't doubt that he believes it. :nuts:
     
    Felinoid, Oct 8, 2005
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    Where are you from, khazadman?
    I should warn you, think before talking down to anything English or British, because I will shoot you down before you know it :) .
     
    Barmy Army, Oct 8, 2005
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Taluntain, Oct 8, 2005
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    Well this stamement (if really ever has came out of his lips) is nothing out of his general line in politics.
    At least as much as i can see from here, G. W. Bush is a God fearing man who does His bid. At least that is what he is proclaiming isn't he? To be a champion of virtue and good old Christian principles (the ones that dark ages monks and priests had).
     
    Mithrantir, Oct 8, 2005
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    Ok, will do Tal.
     
    Barmy Army, Oct 9, 2005
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    The only question is...which god ? Athena ? Jupiter ? Odin ? Osiris ? Toutatis ? :D
     
    Pac man, Oct 9, 2005
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    Judging by the situation in Iraq I would say Loki :)
     
    SatansBedFellow, Oct 9, 2005
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    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    If God did tell him to go in there, he obviously didn't tell him how he was supposed to do it, or George would have done it correctly...

    And I always find BBC quite reliable...
     
    Saber, Oct 12, 2005
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    Jesus, how on earth is that man still in a position of power?
     
    Sarevok•, Oct 17, 2005
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    Simply he got elected.
    Now how he managed to convince the US people is a different question.
    Maybe God told him how ;)
     
    Mithrantir, Oct 21, 2005
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    I remember a certain US General stating the following on the first Bush election victory "He was not elected by the people, he was appointed by God". Okay its not a word-for-word quote, but it just goes to show you that this crazy talk is not limited to the Prez himself.
     
    Cúchulainn, Oct 21, 2005
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