Quotes of the Morning: Dumb and Dubya

“I’m having another lazy morning, so I’ll take the low-hanging fruit. Here are a few quotes from Fearless Leader.”
-Skippy

“Would the United States and other free nations be more safe or less safe with Zarqawi and bin Laden in control of Iraq, its people and its resources?”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, October 28, 2005

“Not that it was about the oil.. No, whatever gave you that idea?”
-Skippy

“If Zarqawi and bin Laden gain control of Iraq, they would create a new training ground for future terrorist attacks. They'd seize oil fields to fund their ambitions. They could recruit more terrorists by claiming an historic victory over the United States and our coalition.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, August 30, 2005

“Zawahiri writes that al Qaeda views Iraq as the place for the greatest battle. The terrorists regard Iraq as the central front in their war against humanity. And we must recognize Iraq as the central front in our war on terror.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, October 25, 2005

“Some have argued that extremism has been strengthened by the actions of our coalition in Iraq, claiming that our presence in that country has somehow caused or triggered the rage of radicals. I would remind them that we were not in Iraq on September 11th, 2001, and al Qaeda attacked us anyway.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, October 25, 2005

“Some people would also claim that drinking and driving can lead to auto accidents. I would remind them that even those who do not drink get into accidents, therefore they are all a bunch of poopy-heads.”
-Skippy

“The terrorist Zarqawi sums up their appeal this way. Anyone who stands in the way of our struggle is our enemy and target of the swords. That's the sum of his grim vision.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, August 24, 2005

“Almost every day is a new phase, in some ways, because we're reminding different countries which may be susceptible to al Qaeda, that you're either with us or against us. And so we're constantly working on bolstering confidence amongst some nations which may sometimes forget that either you're with us or you're with the terrorists. That's kind of a -- that's a phase, I guess you could say. Phase one was Afghanistan, phase two is to make sure that other countries don't become places for training or places where the al Qaeda think they can hide.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, July 17, 2002

“Completely different. The terrorists believe that anyone who stands in the way of their struggle is their enemy. We believe that either you’re with us or you’re with the terrorists. Not the same thing at all. For the love of God I can’t figure out why… but I have total faith that it is not the same thing at all.”
-Skippy