Yes, it's only March, but I can confidently declare Ari Fleischer as the official "Asshat of the Year." He appeared on Chris Matthew's "Hardball" this Sunday, where he had this to say:
FLEISCHER: We do know that he was trying to obtain biological and chemical. As for your argument about Ahmadinejad, you know, there are some people who believe in the legitimacy of dictator versus dictator and that‘s how you have a balance of power around the world.
MATTHEWS: Right.
FLEISCHER: I can‘t dispute that that is one strain of foreign policy. But when I look at it on balance, I‘d much rather not have Saddam in the world. I‘d much rather have Libya without its nuclear weapons, much rather have Syria without its nuclear weapons it was developing.
MATTHEWS: That would be an argument...
FLEISCHER: Three nations, two of which were trying to develop...
MATTHEWS: That would be...
FLEISCHER: ... nuclear no longer have done so under George Bush‘s watch. I believe that‘s made for a much more safe and secure Middle East.
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MATTHEWS: ... we didn‘t like Saddam Hussein, we should have gone to war with him. That‘s your argument, not mine.
(CROSSTALK)
MATTHEWS: Ari, agree to disagree.
FLEISCHER: ... and I believe this still today. And of course, you and I disagree with it. But after September 11, having been hit once, how could we take a chance that Saddam might not strike again? And that‘s the threat that has been removed, and I think we‘re all safer with that threat being removed.
MATTHEWS: Right.
FLEISCHER: I can‘t dispute that that is one strain of foreign policy. But when I look at it on balance, I‘d much rather not have Saddam in the world. I‘d much rather have Libya without its nuclear weapons, much rather have Syria without its nuclear weapons it was developing.
MATTHEWS: That would be an argument...
FLEISCHER: Three nations, two of which were trying to develop...
MATTHEWS: That would be...
FLEISCHER: ... nuclear no longer have done so under George Bush‘s watch. I believe that‘s made for a much more safe and secure Middle East.
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MATTHEWS: ... we didn‘t like Saddam Hussein, we should have gone to war with him. That‘s your argument, not mine.
(CROSSTALK)
MATTHEWS: Ari, agree to disagree.
FLEISCHER: ... and I believe this still today. And of course, you and I disagree with it. But after September 11, having been hit once, how could we take a chance that Saddam might not strike again? And that‘s the threat that has been removed, and I think we‘re all safer with that threat being removed.
Strike again?? Read the whole thing. It's amazing to what degree the Bushiters will go to rewrite history and legitimize their regime as some magical, wonderful time. "Everybody thought Saddam had WMDs" - read this recent UK article on "sexing up" the intel. What an incredibly dangerous asshat. It's funny, our right-wing blog buddies thought we'd all fall asleep in the Obama administration - instead, we're going to spend the next decade watching these guys to stop them from rewriting the official record.
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