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The No-Fault White House
The Meaning of Responsibility The No-Fault White House
By
RALPH NADER
The chronically no-fault White House
and its no-fault President were on their no-fault roll again around the
country. George W. Bush, the Commander-in-Chief of the politics of non-faultism-went
on another redundant symbolic trip to Katrina land. There, near the wreckage
that even now is much of New Orleans, he announced: "I take full
responsibility for the federal government's response."
...If George W. Bush heard
one message from the bone-weary residents during his trip again and again,
it was the question, "Mr. President, are you going to turn your back on me?"
"Not again," he replied to one witness. And then off he flew to the ranch at
Crawford before taking off again to visit cities sounding his anti-terrorism
theme.
...Polls and other indicators show that he is losing ground.
...He compared the struggle against "Islamic extremists" to the battles
against Nazism and Communism.
Consider this grotesque exaggeration. The Nazis launched an expansionist
world war against numerous countries with what was then the most powerful
military machine in the world. They slaughtered many millions of civilians.
The Soviet communists possessed multiple nuclear capabilities which could
destroy the United States in an hour-as the U.S. could do to them. Does
George W. Bush have any idea what his prepared cue cards are telling him to
utter?
...Inside the Bush Administration-from the General Casey to then CIA Director, Porter Goss-to outside the government among prominent former Generals, Ambassadors and intelligence officials, there is the realization that our military presence in Iraq is a recruiting magnet for training more and more young men for violent sabotage.
Many of the retired
government officials, who have served under Republican and Democratic
Administrations, have spoken out.
...He will never withdraw our troops and close our military bases no matter
what the cost to our country and its ignored critical necessities here at
home.
...In one of his desperate
rhetorical reaches last week, Mr. Bush assailed his critics as "blaming
American first." No, Mr. Bush, a growing majority of Americans are
blaming you-George W. Bush-not America.
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