Bush says some NATO allies let U.S. down in Afghanistan

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(CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush defended his administration's handling of the war in Afghanistan on Sunday, telling CNN that some NATO allies who contributed troops to the conflict "turned out not to be willing to fight."

In an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, Bush strongly refuted criticism that his administration took its "eye off the ball" in Afghanistan when he ordered troops to invade Iraq. He said he ordered American forces to overthrow Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with the assumption that allied forces would help make up the difference in Afghanistan.

"What happened in Afghanistan was that our NATO allies, some of them, turned out not to be willing to fight," Bush said. "Therefore, our assumption that we had ample troops -- U.S. and NATO troops -- turned out to be a not-true assumption. So we adjusted."

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Way to pass the buck there Dubya. I'm sure the parents of all the men and women that died from our NATO allies will appreciate this deflection.

 

[Ulysses31]

Well it wasn't their battle to fight so the fact that committed men at all is commendable. And considering most of the country seem to hate the NATO troops and prefer the Taliban who exactly are you supposed to fight?

 

[vodkazvictim]

Bush fucked up, BIG style. He can try and blame others, but anyone with half a brain can see that it was Bush who was the problem.
As for troops in Afghanistan; the Candians & Danes sent tanks. the americans didn't. One reason for that is because american tanks simply aren't good enough for afghanistan...

Besides, isn't this the same man who said "we're not afraid to go it alone?" He's got no right mouthing off like that about his allies.

 

[emceeemcee]

Draft dodger making a complaint about some countries being war-shy.



What's new with these chickenhawk motherfukkas?

 

[ApolloBalboa]

Next thing you know, he'll also be saying it was NATO's fault that FEMA pretty much fucked things up with Hurricane Katrina.

 

[Namreg]

bush let down his whole country, used the pentagon to hand out billion dollar contracts to companies run by his friends, installed another one of his corrupt buddies as president of afghanistan, legalised torture, forbade an investigation into the events of 9/11 by presidential order... but some NATO allies let him down?
well, tell him to go fuck himself.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Draft dodger making a complaint about some countries being war-shy.
What's new with these chickenhawk motherfukkas?

^^ This!

bush let down his whole country, used the pentagon to hand out billion dollar contracts to companies run by his friends, installed another one of his corrupt buddies as president of afghanistan, legalised torture, forbade an investigation into the events of 9/11 by presidential order... but some NATO allies let him down?
well, tell him to go fuck himself.

^^ And this!

 

[Hot Mega]

I suppose his book is out just in time to stoke fireplaces for the winter chill.

I mean, do we have to rehash Bush's attempts to reconstruct each fuck up during his presidency?

re: This latest tripe...Well, it was him and his team who told the world they would and could go it alone only to end up running around the world with their tails between their legs nagging everyone else for help with their fuck-ups.

They're the ones who said, "you're either with us or against us"...

 

[Trident1]

A few NATO countries leaders were more willing to have their troops sit and knit rather than fight.
Nevertheless, kudos to the new NATO members like Poland who went all out.
Old NATO allies Canada, UK, Netherlands, Norway kicked Tali ass............and so did the Germans(finally).

Hell, Australia non NATO ally did 100x what some NATO members performed.

 

[vodkazvictim]

A few NATO countries leaders were more willing to have their troops sit and knit rather than fight.
Nevertheless, kudos to the new NATO members like Poland who went all out.
Old NATO allies Canada, UK, Netherlands, Norway kicked Tali ass............and so did the Germans(finally).

The French have done some fighting.
The Italians though bribed the Tally not to fight (so I heard) :facepalm Couldn't be stupider.

 

[Trident1]

The French have done some fighting.
The Italians though bribed the Tally not to fight (so I heard) :facepalm Couldn't be stupider.

The French have done some Tali zapping for sure. As for the Italians......................well you know.:1orglaugh

Draft dodger making a complaint about some countries being war-shy.



What's new with these chickenhawk motherfukkas?

At least Bush flew F-102s for the Texas ANG.
That's more than Clinton...............and Obama.

 

[bustybbwlover]

so they fucked up cuz we left the problematic country and invaded a completely unrelated country?

 

[PirateKing]

When is he going to finish promoting his crap book?

 

[waxer]

Bush is a fucking idiot. We committed troops- some of our boys have died recently helping fight a war that has nothing to do with us, just because we are the US's best friends. The US is in deep recession, has a foreign debt that is virtualy unserviceable and most unbiased commentators believe that the US economy is a basket case even worse than Greece. Before he attacked Iraq, there was a status quo with Iran- both keping each other in check- now thanks to the blithering idiot Bush, Iran is a nuclear threat who is just itching to start world war 3. Iraq should have been left alone- Russia should have been helped- not hindered when they invaded Afghanistan- George Bush- what a legacy- I hope he is remembered in the same esteme as Hitler, Stalin, I'm-a=dinnerjacket (Irans leader)

 

[Zolf J. Kimbly]

Bush let us down as president.

funny how those who live in glass houses always love to throw stones:2 cents:

 

[emceeemcee]

At least Bush flew F-102s for the Texas ANG.
That's more than Clinton...............and Obama.

The suggestion that flying a jet during peacetime can be considered more of contribution or heroic effort than not flying one, is an idea that only chickenhawk motherfukkas could come up with.



At least Clinton had the intelligence to protest the Vietnam war.

 

[Hot Mega]

Fucking idiot.. HE treated Afghanistan as an afterthought (or excuse to invade Iraq) now that he's bitchin' about who didn't do what...when his (p)leadership there surrendered province after province to the Taliban it is beyond laughable...

But you'll have his shills here and on Faux who will spin this shit so the G:clowner electorate can feel good about the water they have to carry for this fool.

The gall of this goober and his reconstructionists propagating his tripe continues to amaze. Just so we're keeping count...HE'S bitchin' others didn't do enough in Afghanistan when HE didn't even do enough (you lead by example Jorge)?

 

[vodkazvictim]

The French have done some Tali zapping for sure. As for the Italians......................well you know.:1orglaugh
At least Bush flew F-102s for the Texas ANG.
That's more than Clinton...............and Obama.

Q: How many gears does an Italian tank have?
A: 5 Reverse and 2 forward in case they get attacked in the rear.

Bush is a fucking idiot. We committed troops- some of our boys have died recently helping fight a war that has nothing to do with us, just because we are the US's best friends. The US is in deep recession, has a foreign debt that is virtualy unserviceable and most unbiased commentators believe that the US economy is a basket case even worse than Greece. Before he attacked Iraq, there was a status quo with Iran- both keping each other in check- now thanks to the blithering idiot Bush, Iran is a nuclear threat who is just itching to start world war 3. Iraq should have been left alone- Russia should have been helped- not hindered when they invaded Afghanistan- George Bush- what a legacy- I hope he is remembered in the same esteme as Hitler, Stalin, I'm-a=dinnerjacket (Irans leader)

^^This!

The suggestion that flying a jet during peacetime can be considered more of contribution or heroic effort than not flying one, is an idea that only chickenhawk motherfukkas could come up with.
At least Clinton had the intelligence to protest the Vietnam war.

^^And this!

Fucking idiot.. HE treated Afghanistan as an afterthought (or excuse to invade Iraq) now that he's bitchin' about who didn't do what...when his (p)leadership there surrendered province after province to the Taliban it is beyond laughable...

But you'll have his shills here and on Faux who will spin this shit so the G:clowner electorate can feel good about the water they have to carry for this fool.

The gall of this goober and his reconstructionists propagating his tripe continues to amaze. Just so we're keeping count...HE'S bitchin' others didn't do enough in Afghanistan when HE didn't even do enough (you lead by example Jorge)?

^^ AND THIS!

 

[Trident1]

The suggestion that flying a jet during peacetime can be considered more of contribution or heroic effort than not flying one, is an idea that only chickenhawk motherfukkas could come up with.



At least Clinton had the intelligence to protest the Vietnam war.

............said the leftist who'd never served anything but burgers and fries.:1orglaugh

 

[titsrock]

Dubya didn't even write his own memoir. He skimmed the final proof. He has no clue what's actually in it, and he's just out talking his ass off..just like when he was in office.

Maybe he gave up the secret location of Saddam's WMD