Why 40% of Americans Believe Utter Crap
Take it away, Donald Rumsfeld.
“In Afghnistan, the leader of the opposition Northern Alliance, Masoud, lay dead, his murder ordered by Saddam Hussein, by Osama bin Laden, Taliban’s co-conspirator.”
Ahmed Shah Masoud, who opposed the ruling Taliban, was killed by suspected Al Qaeda operatives — not Hussein — two days before the Sept. 11 attacks.
“Saddam Hussein, if he’s alive, is spending a whale of a lot of time trying to not get caught. And we’ve not seen him on a video since 2001.”
Hussein was captured by U.S. forces in Iraq; Bin Laden has not been found. We have seen Hussein on a video since 2001: don’t you remember him opening his eye saying “Aye”. Actually, we’ve seen Bin Laden on a video since 2001: don’t you remember “Bin Laden’s new duds”?
DONNELLY: Mr. Secretary, you said earlier that Saddam Hussein hasn’t done a video for a while. You meant Osama bin Laden, right?
RUMSFELD: I did. I meant that we haven’t seen Osama bin Laden. Thank you.
And I made one other mistake, I’m told. This says that the flag- draped policy was established not in the last administration but in the one before that, which would have been Bush 41. And for that I hasten to correct myself. I want to thank whoever sent the note up. (Laughter.)
Have you forotten? Has Rumsfeld forgotten?
As an aside, there’t… this:
DONNELLY: The Financial Times today editorializes that it is, quote, “time to consider Iraq withdrawal,” close quote, noting the protracted war is not winnable and it’s creating more terrorists than enemies of the West. What is your response, this questioner asks.
RUMSFELD: Who put that question in? He ought to get a life. If he’s got time to read that kind of stuff — (laughter) — he ought to get a life. (Scattered applause.)