Madeleine Albright: Bush Talks 'Victory' Too Much

NewsMax.com ^ | Dec. 31, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

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In an interview posted on the Democratic National Committee's web site, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says she doesn't like the way President Bush "repeatedly" talks about achieving victory in the Iraq war.

"I was very troubled recently, particularly by [Bush's] first speech to the Naval Academy," the former top Clinton diplomat complains in a DNC audio webcast.

"They clearly had some kind of a new pollster in the White House tell them that the word 'victory' had to be repeated endlessly," Albright griped. "Plus, [there was] the backdrop that said 'victory' and then there was 'victory' on the podium. I don't know how many times he used the word 'victory.'"

Still, despite her discomfort over President Bush's victory talk, Albright insisted that she and other Democrats really do want the U.S. to prevail in Iraq.

"There's not a Democrat who doesn't want this to work," Albright said. "I think that Democrats are united in not wanting this to fail."

Still, she credited her party with forcing a debate over the question of how President Bush managed to take the country to war without "really having a very good discussion of it."

And Albright complained that it isn't fair for Democrats "to be called unpatriotic simply for asking questions and having a debate."

She also took some pot shots at her successor, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, suggesting that her performance during a recent trip to Europe was a diplomatic embarrassment.

Noting that Rice was repeatedly pressed by reporters to clarify U.S. "torture" policy, Albright said, "I don't think it was a trip that was particularly the one that she had in mind."

"Given the fact that it's being written that she has a great deal of influence with the president, she may have come back and said, 'You know, this was not a great trip - we've got to do something.'"

The former top Clinton diplomat suggested that Dr. Rice may be in over her head, telling the DNC: "I think that you would have had to have been really asleep at the switch not to know what a very hard trip she had and one presumes that others in the White House read the newspapers and could see she had a very hard trip."

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[george76]

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[george76]

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Madeleine Halfbright talks too much.

[PerConPat]

The Democrats wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, even if it means capitulating to the terrorists.

I totally agree. I was just trying to reinforce your excellent comment.

Long ago, I used to wonder if the Dummycrats were merely blinded by an overweening desire to cure all of societies ills. For decades now, I have held the view that the Leftist leadership is incapable of accepting anything other than total control. They are, as they often demonstrate, capable of treason in the pursuit of power.

As often stated in these fora, vipers like Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton etc. manipulate the "useful idiots" in pursuit of one goal-- power. As a result of nature and/or nurture, Collectivists cannot bear being held out of power. Remember the kid who always had to be the Hall Monitor in school?

[EGPWS]

In an interview posted on the Democratic National Committee's web site, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says she doesn't like the way President Bush "repeatedly" talks about achieving victory in the Iraq war.

She has proved herself to be a true liberal already, for crying out loud, what is it with liberals that makes them so insistent upon repeating their disdain for our way of life?

[tet68]

Maddy Albright, rode hardly at all, and put away wet.

"Victory" was never a term in our lexicon, says Ms.Notsobright.

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[Dawgreg]

Yeah, right! Between her, Shrill and the deviant-in-chief we're in the mess we're in today! Hand holding, placating terrorists and "ignoring" the problem isn't what Dubya is all about. Sorry Madam "Not-so-Bright".........please just go away.

[libs_kma]

Albright, Ramsey and Weasley Clark, Jocelyn Elder, Janet Reno, Burglar....look at all the complete and utter idiots that were part of the toon's staff. He was over his head and so were all of these complete idiots.

[Phsstpok]

Bush may talk "victory" too much

but Mad Maddy and Slick Willy achieved defeat WAY TOO OFTEN!

Thank you, Ms Halfbright, for the 3000 dead on 9/11. Their blood is indelibly on your hands.

[tet68]

Remember the kid who always had to be the Hall Monitor in school?

Keep in mind that when John Kerry was in school, his classmates would play "Hail to the Chief" on Kazoos when
he entered a room.

[Exton1]

Ever notice how ‘One Sided” the press is. When the Klintons were in office the press NEVER talked to ex-Bush people about what kind of job the Klinton administration was doing. Also it shows no class that the Klinton kin always bad mouth the current administration. There used to be a un-written rule that past administrations did not bad mouth the current one. Of course the Hillbilly adulteress whore hopper never did have any class.

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[JerseyDvl]

This from a woman who is repeatedly interviewed about her Broach collection.
I can't believe we didn't get bombed more in Clinton's years with idiots like Half-Bright, Sandy Burglar, HildaBeast, Lying Richard Clarke, Jamie "the wall" Gorelick, and Janet (half cuban-half branch davidian)Reno.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg!! These people are PSYCHO.

[don-o]

Sound like Maddy bumped her head when she fell off the turnip truck.

The selective amnesia of the Dems is a wonder to behold.

[PerConPat]

Keep in mind that when John Kerry was in school, his classmates would play "Hail to the Chief" on Kazoos when he entered a room.

Thanks for a great reminder. No doubt JF(rench)K's family had already anointed him to be the the healer of society's ills as well as the benefactor to all mankind. Fortunately, a majority of the country, in Nov. 2004, was able to brand him for what he truly is-- a demagogue and a traitor.

[HHFi]

Great Democratic rallying cries throughout history:

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself!" -- FDR

"Carry the battle to them! Don't let them bring it to you!" -- Harry Truman

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty!" -- JFK

"The Democrats are united in not wanting this to fail." -- Madeleine Halfbright

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Why we have the name we do.