Given the background of the two, I do not think that Schroeder is lying in this case. His claim is more consistent.
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am pretty sure I know the answer to this, but did you consider, even > for a moment, that Schroeder is the one lying? > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Why am I not surprised. I think I'm going to have a heart attack and >> die from not surprised: >> >> http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/10/ex-german-chancellor-accuses-bush-of-untruths-in-memoir/ >> >> Bush lying, says ex-German leader >> By: CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney >> >> (CNN) -George Bush's memoir only hit bookshelves Tuesday, but already >> one prominent ex-world leader says the former president isn't being >> truthful when it comes to his description of a 2002 conversation about >> the possible use of force in Iraq. >> >> Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who left office in 2005, >> is disputing a passage in Bush's new book that claims Schroeder >> privately offered the president full-fledged support in 2002 should he >> decide to invade Iraq. >> >> "The former American president is not telling the truth," Schroeder >> said Tuesday according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel. >> >> In his new book Decision points, Bush writes that in a January 2002 >> White House meeting with Schroeder, the German leader said of possible >> force in Iraq: "What is true of Afghanistan is true of Iraq. Nations >> that sponsor terror must face consequences. If you make it fast and >> make it decisive, I will be with you." >> >> "I took that as a statement of support," Bush writes of the >> conversation. "But when German elections arrived later that year, >> Schroeder had a different take. He denounced the possibility of using >> force against Iraq." >> >> Speaking Tuesday, Schroeder said the 2002 meeting was actually focused >> on the mere possibility former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had >> anything to do with the September 11 attacks, and said he made no >> unequivocal commitments >> >> "Just as I did during my subsequent meetings with the American >> president, I made it clear that, should Iraq ... prove to have >> provided protection and hospitality to al Qaeda fighters, Germany >> would reliably stand beside the US," Schroeder said of his comments to >> the president. "This connection, however, as it became clear during >> 2002, was false and constructed." >> >> Bush, whose relationship with Schroeder quickly turned frosty after >> the chancellor expressed opposition to the war, writes he was "shocked >> and furious" with the actions of his ally, especially after the German >> justice minister accused Bush of acting like Adolf Hitler in his >> efforts to "divert attention from domestic political problems." >> >> "It was hard to have a constructive relationship again," Bush writes >> of his future relations with Schroeder. >> >> >> -- >> Larry C. Lyons >> web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons >> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons >> -- >> People need to realize that the plural of anecdote is not data. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:331503 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
