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作者：邢国鑫 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
A few weighty follow-up questions for President Bush
Published April 15, 2004
President Bush says the darnedest things.
For instance, I didn't know we had two Secretaries of State, Secretary of State Powell and Secretary of State Rumsfeld. No big deal, just a slip of the tongue, except this came during the prepared remarks of his news conference on Tuesday, before the questions.
If he can't keep his Cabinet departments straight, how's he supposed to get the Middle East and Iraq right?
And there was plenty of silly spin. When asked about the Aug. 6, 2001, presidential daily brief, the one titled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike Inside the U.S.," he actually said, "What was interesting in there was that there was a report that the FBI was conducting field investigations. And that was good news -- that they were doing their job."
Huh?
But enough of the nitpicking. With people dying in Iraq, al-Qaida presumably thirsting for more destruction around the world and a presidential election less than seven months out, here are some weightier follow-up questions I wish somebody could ask:
Mr. President, you concluded Tuesday with some curious words, "One thing is for certain though, about me, and the world has learned this -- when I say something I mean it. And the credibility of the United States is incredibly important for keeping world peace and freedom."
When you say some things you definitely mean it, like Saddam Hussein has 48 hours to get out of Dodge or the bombs will start falling. When you say other things, like Saddam was hiding weapons of mass destruction, seeking to buy nuclear materials from Africa, and was an imminent threat to the United States, you might well mean it, but it turns out to be not so true.
Since U.S. credibility is "incredibly important," how will you repair the credibility gap that has befallen your administration? How can you do your job when much of the nation, and the world, does not trust or believe what you say?
In describing the war on terrorism, you said, "This is a war against people who have no guilt in killing innocent people." Given the faulty and shifting premises behind the Iraqi invasion, do you feel any guilt for the untold number of innocent Iraqi civilians who have been killed by U.S. bombs and bullets?
You spoke about freedom in a messianic way, saying, "Freedom is not this country's gift to the world. Freedom is the Almighty's gift to every man and woman in this world. And as the greatest power on the face of the earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom."
This raises many questions. Can a superpower really export democracy when it needs to do so by force and violence? Does freedom have a better chance when it bubbles up from the indigenous population? With so many nations still under the rule of dictators, how will the United States determine which ones get help? Do you consider China a free country? What about Saudi Arabia?
Finally, what happens if free Iraqis vote in a government run by religious leaders whose values run counter to Western pluralistic democracy? And if we rig the process to not allow such a result, what kind of freedom and democracy is that?
Speaking of freedom closer to home, how come we can't listen to Howard Stern in South Florida anymore? How come CBS felt compelled to cancel the Victoria's Secret fashion show? Why, in the name of decency, are we veering toward moralistic tyranny? The Puritans who are offended don't have to watch or listen. Why is the government cracking down on freedom of expression in their name?
You said, "We have an obligation to help feed the hungry" and stop AIDS around the world. How about social services for the sick and hungry at home? Given soaring budget deficits and your unbowed determination to slash taxes for the wealthiest Americans, doesn't such talk seem hypocritical?
Do you want to take another crack at the question about the biggest mistake you've made as president, because, "Hmmm. I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it," didn't sound so hot. How about, "The mission accomplished photo-op. Definitely the mission accomplished photo-op."
作者：邢国鑫 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org |
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