April 28, 2004
Freedom's Just Another Word
In his remarks at the Republican National Committee Presidential Gala on October 8, 2003 bush says:
But the war on terror is more than just chasing down the killers or holding tyrants to account. The war on terror -- our security comes in the war on terror from the spread of human liberty. (Applause.) See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction. (Emphasis added) Free nations do not intimidate their neighbors. Free nations are peaceful nations.bush claims to mean what he says so just how does he explain this:
Yet the Department of Energy is spending an astonishing $6.5 billion on nuclear weapons this year, and President Bush is requesting $6.8 billion more for next year and a total of $30 billion over the following four years. This does not include his much-cherished missile-defense program, by the way. This is simply for the maintenance, modernization, development, and production of nuclear bombs and warheads.I still looking for definitions of "free" and "weapons of mass destruction" that eliminate the dissonance.
bush quote found via Dubya Speak and the Slate article is via Niall Kennedy.
Posted by Steve on April 28, 2004
