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Andy Borowitz: Bush Lowers Expectations on Iraq to Moderate Fiasco

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Posted on Aug 18, 2006

By Andy Borowitz

Perhaps in response to the steady drumbeat of bad news coming out of Iraq, President George W. Bush today attempted to lower expectations about the situation there, telling reporters at a White House briefing that the best-case scenario for Iraq is now “a moderate fiasco.”

Mr. Bush acknowledged some errors in judgment about the war, including posing in front of a banner that said “Mission Accomplished” when it should have said “Mission Impossible.”

But he lashed out at critics who called the invasion of Iraq a total fiasco, saying, “If we continue to make progress at the rate we are going, we will have a moderate fiasco on our hands.”

The somewhat more sober assessment of the situation in Iraq comes just days after a new poll was released showing that a majority of Americans now hope that the Bush presidency turns out to be a dream sequence.

According to the survey, 57% of those polled say they wish the last five years turn out to be “just a weird dream,” while 51% hold out hope that their mothers will come wake them up and tell them it is time for school.

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At the press briefing, Mr. Bush acknowledged that most Americans now wish his presidency was imaginary, but said that he did not regret invading Iraq even though no weapons of mass destruction existed.

“I’ll go further than that,” he said. “I would still invade Iraq even if Iraq never existed.”

Elsewhere, scientists said a huge object once thought to be a new planet is actually the singer Britney Spears.

Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book “The Republican Playbook,” to be published in October. To find out more about Borowitz and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate website, www.creators.com.


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By m. molloy, August 27, 2006 at 4:15 am Link to this comment
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If b.s. would fuel our cars then gas would be about $1.47 a gallon. Ann Coulter would be Sun Oil, Bill O’reilly would be BP, Dubya and cabal would be Exxon, and we’d only be dealing with flatulence. Rumor has it ol’ GW loves a good fart joke. I can only hope and pray the Democrats take back both Houses and then we’ll truly see the depths of ineptitude and corruption that characterize this current fiasco in the White House.

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By Mike, August 26, 2006 at 6:11 am Link to this comment
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Response to #19784.
Please, we know who you voted for.  If you voted on a Diebold system, then you either: 1. Voted for a republican, or 2. You didn’t vote at all.

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By IBB, August 23, 2006 at 7:33 pm Link to this comment
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This is what you get when a president is elected that has never been out of the states.  OK OK except for Mexico.  Anyways you get a person that is COMPLETELY clueless about the world and the makeup of the different countries on the continents.  This is what you get when the system can’t even tell who you voted for or show any proof of the voting tally.  But ask them to run a state lottery and it’s hey, no problem!  What’s that they say in the computer world?  “garbage in, is garbage out” 

Man these next two years are going to be sooooooooo painful.  :(::::.....

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By Mike, August 22, 2006 at 4:20 pm Link to this comment
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O’ my goodness.  You people are way too critical of your fearless leader, GWBush.  What would you all do if he just up and quit? Is that what you want him to do?  I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve just walked away from a job when everything gets too negative.  This is the strongest President we’ve ever had and fortunately for us, he happened along when he did at this very critical time in our history.  I don’t think he ever even really wanted to be your President, but the Supreme Court made him take it on. And he never complains, does he? Could you imagine the confusion and distrust we would have with a meek little man who was afraid to challenge the world?  Have you all forgotten how in his first few days in office, how he had to stand up to BIG TUFF China and he “demanded” they return our downed Jet that had been spying on them?.  How many leaders could have done that? In fact, I think he actually went over there and flew the thing back himself.  You know when he was in the guard, his nickname was “crack”. I think that indicates he was a hell of a good pilot too!  Have you forgotten the masses of people (with their flags) cheering at the air field when he landed back here? Granted, Iraq is not going so good, but think about it, these were under privledged people anyway, and living in a war torn country is a big upgrade from living under Sadam’s rule!  I just hope they don’t all want to settle in Houston when the war is finally over!  Please, give the man some wiggle woom.

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By John C. Bonser, August 21, 2006 at 8:13 am Link to this comment
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If the President were sincere or had any integrity he would reach out to those who disagree in an attempt to “reason together.” Since he is not the former and completely lacks the latter the only recourse he has it to attack them.

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By ash, August 20, 2006 at 12:02 pm Link to this comment
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This is the americain view and this is the world view. How does someone so ignorant and so evil become so powerful. Peaple look to the U.S. as an example of how enlightened freedom should be. Instead we see an exjunky mass murderer that wollows in his own lies.
Corrupt voting policy and electronic voting machines represent the heart of U.S. elections. Why not just use paper ballots that are hand counted? This is how it’s done in Canada, and the results are in just as quickly.
It’s not only that peaple are voting republican, if the votes aren’t counted then a dancing monkey could be elected. OH, I see!

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By MarchDancer, August 19, 2006 at 8:57 pm Link to this comment
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I love this column - so true that I can’t laugh sometimes as I wish I could. But thank you anyway for pointing out the foibles of this administration as it tears down our country.

The Republicans are counting the Iraqi war as something they need to thank us for - Bush has mentioned several times in the past week that he’s disappointed in their lack of appreciation for us tearing down their country, blowing up their country, allowing for the deaths of 30,000 or more civilians in five years. Thank us! Or he’ll be disappointed.

I wish it were a movie - a bad one with terrible reviews and no audience. Oh wait a minute! We’ve tried that - didn’t work, did it?

Then I wish it were a dream. A nightmare I can’t seem to wake up from is what it truly is.

It’s all to real to be a movie; to real to be my nightmare. Is our country doomed? Is our Constitution burned beyond recognition? Has our Bill of Rights been turned into a radical discourse no longer of importance?

I need to get my sense of humor back, don’t I?!

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By Manny, August 19, 2006 at 5:54 pm Link to this comment
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Let us first thank the red states for allowing Mr. G. Bush in the White House. A job well done. How can so many be that stupid. Well, dear friends you got what you asked for: wars, lies, unchecked power and death.

Oh yes, let us also thank all those God fearing fundamentalist Christtians that gave their hearts out to Mr. G. Bush. The deaths in Iraq is a reflection of all their prayers that have been answered. You have murdered a nation.

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By John Earl, August 19, 2006 at 9:22 am Link to this comment
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It ain’t real. It ain’t real. It ain’t nothing but a movie.

Bush On A Plane

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By Jason Morales, August 19, 2006 at 9:20 am Link to this comment
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“I’ll go further than that,” he said. “I would still invade Iraq even if Iraq never existed.”

*What an IDIOT.  I guess Iran is not next on our list of countries to illegally attack, Atlantis is!  Bill Maher had is right when he called Bush a ‘disaster walking’.  This job he’s in, is way over his head.

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