Scott McClellan's book got all the airtime this weekend, and to some extent that makes sense given his previous connection to this administration. But let's not overlook the new book by retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. It's apparently full of all kinds of goodies, including this one from our fearless leader back in 2004:
"Kick ass!" he quotes the president as saying. "If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! This Vietnam stuff, this is not even close. It is a mind-set. We can't send that message. It's an excuse to prepare us for withdrawal."
"There is a series of moments and this is one of them. Our will is being tested, but we are resolute. We have a better way. Stay strong! Stay the course! Kill them! Be confident! Prevail! We are going to wipe them out! We are not blinking!"
That childish rant took place during a videoconference with his national security team in the aftermath of the events in Fallujah in 2004. It's as if Bush thinks we live in a comic book world, where willpower alone is enough to beat back the forces of evil. Yglesias was right - its as if these people think they've joined the Green Lantern Corps or something.
Kick ass! Our will is strong! Send a message! Kick aaaaaaaaaass!
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