News Bin Laden's New Tape: Bush Misinterprets Public Opinion Polls

[BobG]

Yay, just what we need.

"Based on the substance of the polls, which indicate Americans do not want to fight Muslims on Muslim land, nor do they want Muslims to fight them on their land, we do not mind offering a long-term truce based on just conditions that we will stand by," he said.

"Your President is misinterpreting public opinion polls which show that the vast majority of you support the withdrawal of your forces from Iraq," bin Laden said.

"He (Bush) disagreed with this desire and said the withdrawal of troops will give the wrong message to the enemy and that it is better to fight them on their ground than on our ground."

"Reality shows that the war against the U.S. and its allies is not just restricted to Iraq as he claims, but Iraq has become a gravitational point and a recruiting ground for qualified (mujahideen)," he added.

Bush will use these quotes whenever someone disagrees with the US invasion of Iraq.

 

[russ_watters]

Always nice to have confirmation straight from the horses a--er, mouth...

 

[WarrenPlatts]

Actually, it shows how desperate he is. He says in the message that Allah instructs Muslims to not lie when entering treaties, but that itself is a lie, since Muslims are explicitly permitted to lie when entering treaties in order to buy time and gather strength to successfully attack in the future.

 

[SOS2008]

Yay, just what we need.
Bush will use these quotes whenever someone disagrees with the US invasion of Iraq.

That's too bad. Let's see...Bush's lies, Osama bin Laden's lies, Bush's lies, Osama bin Laden's lies…

Bush definitely holds the lie record.

 

[russ_watters]

When has Bin Laden lied, Sos? Could you specify, please?

I've said before - you can always trust a terrorist...

 

[SOS2008]

When has Bin Laden lied, Sos? Could you specify, please?
I've said before - you can always trust a terrorist...

My comment was weighing one against the other, with the conclusion that bin Laden can be trusted more than Bush. So I agree with you on this point. However, Bush has also used fear to promote his agenda, and is responsible for more deaths than bin Laden, so some see him as a terrorist too.