2, December 2007 Bush’s Nightmare
"What Bush really meant to tell
Tim" - a response to David Brook’s version (DN 10, February "04).
"Tim, I have been unable to sleep, tortured by my decision to launch an
unprovoked attack on Iraq. We planned this invasion a few days after I assumed
office and were compelled to dismiss and ridicule the U.N. inspectors’ findings
to justify our unprovoked attack. Off course, David
Kay's report vindicates the U.N - no WMD, no connection between al
Qaeda, 9/11 and Saddam Hussein. This
connection was hyped on my orders. I felt certain that the American people and
the media would not challenge a "popular war' time president. Tragically,
the media and the Democrats never
challenged the policies of my Administration. The checks and balances, so painstakingly crafted by our founding fathers,
failed and precipitated this crisis. As a devout Christian, I believe in
the sanctity of life and it grieves me to know that my decision to invade Iraq
has resulted in the tragic deaths of hundreds of our troops and thousands of
innocent Iraqi civilians. I offer my
sincere apologies to the American and Iraqi people and before I leave office, I
will request the Congress to make restitution to the Iraqi people for the
devastation we have caused to their country
and people."
