Infuriating Attempt to Rewrite, rovian revisionism, Iraq History

Bush apologist hits new low: An infuriating attempt to rewrite Iraq history

Washington Post's Marc Thiessen feels George W. Bush is owed an "I told you so" on Iraq. Nope, not even close

It seems that Washington Post columnist, former Bush speechwriter, and torture enthusiast Marc Thiessen is on a campaign to use the chaos in Iraq to score some cheap political points for his former boss. He’s written a piece arguing that George W. Bush was “prophetic” when he warned that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq would lead to renewed violence in the country, and that the former president has earned himself an “I told you so.”

I can’t actually fathom the quantity of chutzpah necessary to make this argument with the expectation that it be taken seriously. But there it is in the pages of the Washington Post. So let’s dive in and plumb the depths of Marc Thiessen’s moral sub-basement, shall we?

He notes that in July 2007, Bush said the following: read more>>>

* * * The British Iraq War Inquiry * * * Released will carry private communications between GWBush and TBlair, like this already released: TB said there was a danger the Tories would see this as their chance to get rid of him … Bush said they would make it clear to the Tories that if they moved to get rid of TB "we will get rid of them".

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