Bush comment on eve of Iraq war

Published 3/27/07

Looking up something else (the use of the phrase “Secret - No Foreign”), I came upon a story about Bob Woodward and the beginning of the Iraq War.

After giving the order to start the War, Bush took a walk and told Woodward the following:

I prayed that our troops be safe, be protected by the Almighty. Going into this period, I was praying for strength to do the Lord’s will. I’m surely not going to justify war based upon God. Understand that. Nevertheless, in my case, I pray that I be as good a messenger of his will as possible. And then, of course, I pray for forgiveness.”

Once more, in case you missed that: “I pray that I be as good a messenger of his will as possible. And then, of course, I pray for forgiveness.”

So Bush thinks his god is speaking to him and that he’s doing “God’s will,” but then he also wants forgiveness for doing it?

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One response so far (add yours)

gnomic says:

I wonder if he wants forgiveness for sending our kids to die for his lies, all the chaos, death, and destruction this war has visited upon the Iraqis, the lies themselves, or the betrayal of his oath of office to uphold the constituion.

I doubt if its any of the above - its probably just a good sound bite.

March 28th, 2007 at 4:18 PM

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