"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:28:36 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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On Feb 7, 12:47 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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Another thing Bush warned us of, which is now often forgotten,
especially
around the election cycles.
He warned us that it's going to be a long, long fight.

Eisboch



He also told us a long, long time ago that it was Mission
Accomplished......

Good grief, has that remark ever been stretched out of context and
meaning.

He wasn't referring to the war on terror.

Eisboch



As any good linguist or psychologist/psychiatrist will tell you, how words
are perceived is often more important than how they are meant. So, when
Bush
used the term "Pakis" to describe Pakistanis, it didn't matter why he used
the term (ignorance, stupidity, a lame attempt to sound cool). The only
thing that mattered was that it's an insulting word, as far as many
Pakistanis are concerned. That trumps any possible explanation for using
the
word. Case closed.

"Mission accomplished" falls into the same category, along with "This
young
democracy" (describing Iraq). These tricks might work with kindergarten
kids
and adults who think like children that age, but not with adults who've
been
awake for 20 or 40 or 60 years.


If he were referring to the war on terror, would that be worse than Obama
saying he's going to 'save the planet'?
--
John H


No, it would not be worse. Bush was referring to something which had already
happened: 2.7% of the actual goal had been achieved when he said "mission
accomplished".