Kill them!

MANIFESTO

Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the onetime commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, has a new book out wherein he recounts a videoconference GI George had with his national security team and generals regarding Fallujah in the spring of 2004. During the conference, according to Sanchez, the Commander in Chief launched into what Sanchez describes as a "confused" pep talk:

"Kick ass!" he quotes the president as saying. "If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! ... Stay strong! Stay the course! Kill them! Be confident! Prevail! We are going to wipe them out! We are not blinking!"

Who knows if this is true; so many former Bushies are now describing the error of their ways. If it is true, this episode better befits a tantrum thrown by a four-year-old than the President of the United States.