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| + | [[category:events]][[category:speeches]]US president [[George W. Bush]] addressed the [[Israel]]i legislature, known as the Knesset. Certain of his remarks were seen by Democrats as an attack on the idea of withdrawing from [[US occupation of Iraq|Iraq]] and on presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]], whose campaign platform includes a timetable for complete withdrawal, in particular. Bush supporters have argued that Bush mentioned neither Obama nor Democrats, but this is disingenuous; Bush has clearly established that he equates dissent with treason, and those who support him see the democrats and all those who would withdraw from [[US occupation of Iraq|Iraq]] as "traitors" who "want us to lose". | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 22 July 2009
Overview
US president George W. Bush addressed the Israeli legislature, known as the Knesset. Certain of his remarks were seen by Democrats as an attack on the idea of withdrawing from Iraq and on presidential candidate Barack Obama, whose campaign platform includes a timetable for complete withdrawal, in particular. Bush supporters have argued that Bush mentioned neither Obama nor Democrats, but this is disingenuous; Bush has clearly established that he equates dissent with treason, and those who support him see the democrats and all those who would withdraw from Iraq as "traitors" who "want us to lose".
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Reference
- 2008-05-15 President Bush Addresses Members of the Knesset: complete text
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Video
- 2008-05-15 Chris Matthews Tears Up Kevin James on Hardball: "Chris Matthews shreds right wing talker Kevin James on Hardball who can't tell him what Neville Chamberlain did wrong even though he's trying to use Chamberlain as a right wing talking point." Commentary: Leonard Pitts, Jr.