“God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.”
US President George Bush, according to PA leader Mahmud Abbas.
I guess G-d is a neocon.
Update: PA (Dis)Information Minister Nabil Shaath has a slightly different version of Bush’ words.
Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: “President Bush said to all of us: ‘I’m driven with a mission from God'”.“‘God would tell me, ‘George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan’.“‘And I did. And then God would tell me, ‘George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq… ‘ And I did.“‘And now, again, I feel God’s words coming to me, ‘Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East’. And by God I’m gonna do it’,” said Shaath.
Needless to say, the White House has denied that Bush ever said this. Which would render both Abbas and Shaath – dare I say it – liars. But we already knew that.
