Truespeak

April 28, 2005:

Q: Do you feel that the number of troops that you've kept there [Iraq] is limiting your options elsewhere in the world? Just today you had the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency say that he was now concerned that the North Koreans, for example, could put a weapon, a nuclear weapon on a missile that could reach Japan or beyond. Do you feel, as you are confronting these problems, the number of troops you've left tied up in Iraq is limiting your options to go beyond the diplomatic solutions that you described for North Korea and Iran?

THE PRESIDENT: No, I appreciate that question. The person to ask that to, the person I ask that to, at least, is to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, my top military advisor. I say, do you feel that we've limited our capacity to deal with other problems because of our troop levels in Iraq? And the answer is, no, he doesn't feel we're limited. He feels like we've got plenty of capacity.

May 3, 2005:

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has issued a report to Congress that said the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan could hamstring the U.S. ability to fight other wars, a senior military official told CNN.

The chairman, Gen. Richard Myers, supplied the report, an annual document on the U.S. military's ability to carry out war plans, to the lawmakers.

Whoops! Apparently, Gen Richard Myers didn't get the memo. Or maybe he didn't watch the press conference. Or maybe he just forgot. OR maybe one of these two jackasses is lying! My money's on the short, stupid one.

How embarrassing. He claims, on national television no less, to have spoken to his "top military advisor" only to have that advisor directly contradict him less than a week later. This all begs the question, does he really not know? I mean, is it possible that he is this out of touch? Or is he just making shit up as he goes along? Either way, I think it's pretty solid evidence that we are dealing with a complete buffoon.

AAARRRRRRRRGH!