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George W. Bush Golfing

“As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: ‘Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.’ We have an obligation to call this what it is - the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.” - George W. Bush

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“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.” - George W. Bush

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"He has done nothing wrong . . . I stand by Al Gonzales, and I would hope that people would be more sober in how they address these important issues. And they ought to get the job done of passing legislation, as opposed to figuring out how to be actors on the political theater stage." - George W. Bush

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“I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.” - George W. Bush

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“The United States pulling out of Iraq or pulling out of the Middle East or not maintaining a forward presence would send all kinds of signals throughout the Middle East. It would shake everybody’s nerves, and it would embolden the very same people that we’re trying to defeat.” - George W. Bush

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“Americans at home ought to care for the advance of free societies throughout the Middle East. After all, this is the center of anti-Americanism and hatred. The big challenge in the 21st century is to advance freedom in the Middle East for our security.” - George W. Bush

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“I’ll consider it. There’s all kinds of ideas. The truth of the matter is that in order for there to be a substantial change, either consumers have to change their habits. Or there has to be an increase of supply.” - George W. Bush, on the proposed gas tax holiday

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“I could have supported a lousy [Kyoto] treaty and everybody would have went, ‘Oh, man, what a wonderful-sounding fellow he is,’ but it just wouldn’t have worked. I don’t think you want your president trying to be the cool guy and not end up with policies that actually make a difference. So the policies I’ve outlined are policies that will actually make a difference: nuclear power for generating electricity, battery driven cars, ethanol." - George W. Bush, on the environment

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"'Misled' is a strong word, it almost connotes some kind of intentional. Intelligence communities all across the world shared the same assessment. And so I was disappointed to see how flawed our intelligence was." - George W. Bush on Iraq

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“Do I think somebody lied to me? No, I don’t. I think it was just, you know, they analyzed the situation and came up with the wrong conclusion.” - George W. Bush, on Iraq

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