Salaam

Bush says that accounabiltiy day was election day

The Washington Post reports that Bush Says Election Ratified Iraq Policy In the article he says "We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections." I think it is interesting that our president sees accountability as being determined by a vote rather than a truthful assessment of what happened, what was true, what wasn't true, who made mistakes, etc.... Secondly, amidst all of the issues that he tried to bring up to keep the war out of the spotlight, he now chooses to say that his election by just over half of the country as a ratification of his entire Iraq policy. If less than 100% of those who voted for him don't agree with his Iraq policy, (I have personally spoken with several folks who reflect this, but they didn't like Kerry or voted based on other issues like same-sex marriage), then it's at least possible to consider that he was elected with under half of the country agreeing with his Iraq policy. I'm willing to conceed that most of those who elected him agree with his Iraq policy, but not 100%. I'm not surprised that Bush feels this way. I am disappointed that the administration feels this so completely that they will make it public in a statement. Of course, what I fear most is the practical implementation of his ratified policy.

posted by Abdul-Salaam @ 2:26 PM