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"Shaath, who is now Palestinian minister of information, said he was encouraged, not dismayed, by the president's comments.
"President Bush was saying that, 'Having been imbued with a message of God to free the people of Afghanistan and then Iraq, I have a calling now to give the Palestinians a state of their own and their freedom, to give Israel security and bring peace to the Middle East,' " Shaath told The Chronicle.
But Shaath said the Palestinians at the meeting did not think the president was suggesting that God actually spoke to him. "I think it's a manner of speech," Shaath said. "I don't think he meant an actual call from God. He was talking about a commitment. The man wasn't saying there was an angel hovering over his head talking to him.
"Foolish and naive . . . he's a rookie who thinks he's the messiah. "
Last time I checked, it was Bush who claimed God told him to invade Iraq, not Obama.
He did not say that; that has been thoroughly debunked, garbage spewer.
Yup! And here is a link to his statement.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/oct/07/ira...
Here is what President Bush actually said:
"Shaath, who is now Palestinian minister of information, said he was encouraged, not dismayed, by the president's comments.
"President Bush was saying that, 'Having been imbued with a message of God to free the people of Afghanistan and then Iraq, I have a calling now to give the Palestinians a state of their own and their freedom, to give Israel security and bring peace to the Middle East,' " Shaath told The Chronicle.
But Shaath said the Palestinians at the meeting did not think the president was suggesting that God actually spoke to him. "I think it's a manner of speech," Shaath said. "I don't think he meant an actual call from God. He was talking about a commitment. The man wasn't saying there was an angel hovering over his head talking to him.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=...
Double post again.