Tis the season to be jolly...Holier?

As December 25 draws nigh, some people sigh, as Conscience weighs heavy on them.
Even the Leader of the Greatest Power on Earth -- yeah, the United States of Amrica -- does have a conscience. How I know?


Okay, from REUTERS:

UPDATE 3-Bush takes blame for Iraq war on bad intelligence
Wednesday 14 December 2005, 6:04pm EST


(Updates with Fox News interview)
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush took the blame on Wednesday for going to war in Iraq over faulty intelligence but said he was right to topple Saddam Hussein and urged Americans to be patient as Iraqis vote.
"It is true that much of the intelligence turned out to be wrong. As president I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq, and I am also responsible for fixing what went wrong by reforming our intelligence capabilities and we're doing just that," he said.

But he said, "My decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision" because he was deemed a threat and that regardless, "We are in Iraq today because our goal has always been more than the removal of a brutal dictator."

Bush's new admission was significant in that he rarely admits mistakes, although he has acknowledged failures in U.S. intelligence on Iraq before.

His administration touted Iraqi weapons of mass destruction as a reason for going to war in March 2003, but such weapons were never found.

In an interview with Fox News to be aired on Wednesday night, Bush gave strong endorsements to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney, both frequently accused by critics of pushing the war on false pretenses.

"He's done a heck of a job," Bush said of Rumsfeld, "and I have no intention of changing him." As for Cheney, "my respect for him has grown immensely," Bush said.

Bush's Iraq comments came in the last of a series of four speeches outlining his Iraq strategy and trying to bolster American support for the war, came a day ahead of an Iraqi election that will pave the way for formation of a permanent government.

Bush, facing both low popularity ratings and waning public support for the war, hopes a smooth election would help him build a sense of progress in Iraq, where more than 2,100 U.S. troops have died.

DESIDERATA:

At first glance, I thought for a change, the US head honcho had rightfully woken up to the fact he went into fighting a "wrong war".

BUTT, so common of allhumans everywhere, there is NO REMORSE for one's mistakes. The blame was admitted partially as stated in Reuters report in the frist two paragraphs. Then the ingenuous Bush then did a double spin:

*"My decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision" because he was deemed a threat and that regardless, "We are in Iraq today because our goal has always been more than the removal of a brutal dictator."

Hey, Mr President to the US, NOT to other countries:

Cut the crap.
Admit the wrong,
Tis the serason to be jolly.
If you are sorry,
Go down on your knees and pray.
The Iraqis may still not forgive you.
At least you show you are a man.

Don't pray play with words like one Phua Chu Longkang -- minta maaf to my neighbours here -- and try to spin your fault into a virtue.

Reminds me of another potential Mal leader.
He became a billionaire-at-27
acting with collaboratyion of generous bankers
(They also term it beaifolly as acting "in concert")
Playing paper shuffling at the stock market
Disppeared when the market crashed...

Did a comeback kid act recently
Promising to lead MISled youth back to the
path of gold and glory
Preaching yes, Politics and Business
Make Great Partners
Eat
Drink
& BE MERRY.

Indeed, Christmas is 'round the corner
It's the season to be jolly
I'm not so sure about holy
Holly yes, mistletoe, yes
Holier than Thou leadership
Leading us on ...?
I pause, then recall-
I like a repartee sum of my more kindly media mates use:
Go shuff your stuff
up where the sun don't shine.