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Gore to Bush on Iraq: It's Not About You

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December 06, 2006 7:34 AM

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Calling the Iraq war "the worst strategic mistake in the entire history of the United States" and "worse than a civil war," former Vice President Gore urged President Bush to find a way to get U.S. troops out of Iraq "as quickly as possible without making the situation worse" while appearing this morning on NBC's "Today."

"I would urge the President to try to separate out the personal issues of being blamed in history for his mistake and instead recognizing that it is not about him. It’s about our country," Gore said in an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer.

When asked if he would pull U.S. troops out of Iraq even it was seen as a defeat for the U.S., Gore dodged the question, saying if he were president, he would have "the full flow of information" and he would be able to test these ideas.

On the question of whether he would run for president in 2008, Gore once again said he is involved in a different kind of campaign – to educate people about climate change – and that he isn’t planning to do so but he hasn’t completely ruled it out.

When asked if Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is the man to beat on the Democratic side in 2008, Gore said once again, "I think it’s too early to evaluate the candidates who look like they are planning to run." Gore gave a similar answer about Obama when he was interviewed last month by ABC Radio's David Blaustein.

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Al Gore was the worst mistake in the history of his parents!

Posted by: Mike | Dec 6, 2006 1:18:36 PM

Gore is such a joke. "All about him" is Gore to a tee. Mr I Invented the Internet and Love Canal is about Me should let the informed adults run the country. We saw how he and Pres Clinton did by cutting the intelligence budget to the bone, and then the consequences of that decision.

Posted by: Chris | Dec 6, 2006 1:21:12 PM

Only history will show whether it is the worst strategic mistake. Meanwhile, the Democrats are trying their best to make the second worst mistake (behind the failure to abolish slavery back in 1783) in American history by promoting the amnesty and mass increases in mass immigration they need to grow their numbers. This after twenty years of promoting illegal immigration.

Posted by: James | Dec 6, 2006 1:26:46 PM

Even worse than Seward's Folly?

Posted by: Torque | Dec 6, 2006 1:33:11 PM

So we were to ignore the 17 resolutions the UN refused to enforce while thousands of people were being murdered. Ignoring the rape rooms, the activities that Sadam and his sons were caring on, ignoring the way women were treated, crimes against humanity! Gore was the worst VP ever, did nothing and still is an embarassment. He should go back to his fathers property and live off their oil royalties and coal mine. Gore is a two faced idiot!!!

Posted by: Mike Collom | Dec 6, 2006 1:34:09 PM

Extravagantly embellished statements like these, and one wonders why Gore's political career isn't worth spit anymore. It only helps impeach his global warming arguments.

Posted by: Hairy Bear | Dec 6, 2006 1:37:34 PM

Simply put, if Gore were president we would not be in this mess, and the world would be much better off.

Posted by: Elchin | Dec 6, 2006 1:37:47 PM

The worst mistake in US History was Al Gore's mom not following his ideology and having an abortion when she was carrying him...or wait, maybe she did have an abortion and is Al the result? Hmmm. This one is just too close to call. The boy aint right.

Posted by: Jim | Dec 6, 2006 1:38:02 PM

If Teddy Davis was doing the interview, he didn't do me no favors. A real interviewer would've brought up, say, Seward's Folly, the biggest mistake of its day, yet it didn't turn out so bad. Then, I'm sure Gore has the answer, quickly implementable simply on the returns of an election.
Like Chris Reeves getting to walk again if we'd only elect Democrats.

Posted by: Torque | Dec 6, 2006 1:40:50 PM

Is this a joke? It has to be. Maybe Gore's history book fell out of his backpack on the way to the 2nd grade. Try the Civil War, Captain Hyperbole.

Posted by: Jason | Dec 6, 2006 1:43:49 PM

Wait, I didn't realize that I'd clicked on the Fox News Channel.

Maybe if you bobbleheads would take one minute to focus your anti-Dem myopia on, I don't know, the CURRENT leadership of this country, you might take stock of what the real problems are and why such problems developed.

Ok...back to Hannity for you....

Posted by: Iron Knee | Dec 6, 2006 1:45:52 PM

I like to think the Al Gore conception...

Posted by: InternetGod | Dec 6, 2006 1:46:04 PM

who voted for this guy bush? At least Al Gore makes sense...oh wait we went into IRAQ without any premise or with a purpose...you people bashing him..please apologise for voting for this "war" with a country that had NOTHING to do with 911. Americans...yeah..you got it..what a shame!!

Posted by: scott | Dec 6, 2006 1:52:28 PM

Ahhh, I see...Gore's been promoted to "Captain Hyperbole" for his Iraq war criticisms by the majority on this Board.

Would then W be fairly labeled "Five Star General Hyperbole" for his laughable premises that seduced this country into falling for the Iraq experiment? I'd guess so.

Posted by: B. Real | Dec 6, 2006 1:56:31 PM

To Jason:

Our Civil War was very bloody and thousands and thousands of Americans lost their lives. But in the end, the United States was saved.

So I don't call fighting that war a mistake, do you?

But Iraq.. again, WHAT do you think we are we going to get out of this that is worth fighting for?

Posted by: JR | Dec 6, 2006 1:57:16 PM

Al Gore or George Bush, it really does not matter! The president is but a hood ornament. The illuminati are the deciders.

Posted by: ziggy stardust | Dec 6, 2006 1:59:00 PM

Scott, Iron

You two are kidding right? You must be. IRaq is not the worst mistake made. This Iraq MESS as you call it is Bush trying to clean up Gore and Clinton's laziness.

I'd think slavery was a mistake.
I'd think letting the Civil War occur without hearing the South out was a mistake.
I think not fully supporting our forces in Vietnam was a mistake.
I think sitting on our butts and letting Bin Laden plan 911 for 8 years (who was in office again?) a mistake.

In this context, trying to oust a cruel dictator that was obviously against America and funding terrorism (anyone who denies this is delusional) seems like a step in the right direction for once.

Posted by: Jason | Dec 6, 2006 1:59:02 PM

Gore is not content to be president. The failed divinity student sees himself as a priest, in charge of sacrifices to the sun-god.

Posted by: Humbert Humbert | Dec 6, 2006 1:59:39 PM

I am a high school history teacher, and reading the comments yahoo users have made about Al Gore prove only one point, THAT AMERICA IS THE MOST RACIST NATION IN THE WORLD TODAY. Or maybe its just that the most racist of Americans have the most to say. I dont see how one could defend President BUSH's policies. HE has made many,many mistakes, and yet people still try and praise him. Al Gore has done nothing but good, and yet people still talk about his personality. The environment is a major concern to the future. Al Gore knows this, I would much rather have a President with simpathy for all living things rather than the narrow mined Bush.

Posted by: Johnny Culver | Dec 6, 2006 2:00:46 PM

Worse than slavery? Worse than the civil war? Worse than the internments? If you were on the fence about this guy being a joke, these comments should seal the deal. And for the people defending him still, where were you when this war started? I wrote to my rep telling him my thoughts about it being wrong. Very few listened, including many democrats who are now against the war, which is even worse than being still for the completion of the war.

Posted by: steve | Dec 6, 2006 2:01:20 PM

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