A Memory Hole 2-fer!

I came across some very interesting quotes today:

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is."

"I think it's also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn."

These were spoken back in 1999, regarding President Clinton and our then 2 month old adventure in Kosovo. The bold and insightful speaker of these quotes? It was none other than presidential hopeful George W. Bush!



"People lack confidence in the credibility of our government. Even our allies are beginning to suspect what we say. It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy. With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need."

“Accurate judgment is predicated on accurate information. Government has an obligation to present information to the public promptly and accurately so that the public’s evaluation of Government activities is not distorted. Political pundits speak of the ‘credibility gap’ in the present administration. Indeed, this appellation is so widespread that it has become a household word.”

This one goes alllll the way back to the early 1970's, and was spoken regarding the then current Vietnam debacle. The speaker? A much younger and far more naive Donald Rumsfeld!

Props to DailyKos and The Voice of Reason for digging up these pearls of wisdom!