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This is an actual quote from an official statement issued by President George W. Bush in 2001:
"The transfer of Milosevic to the Hague is an unequivocal message to those persons who brought such tragedy and brutality to the Balkans that they will be held accountable for their crimes. Milosevic’s transfer further signals the commitment of the new leadership in Belgrade to turn Yugoslavia away from its tragic past and toward a brighter future as a full member of the community of European democracies."
This is part of what Glenn linked to in his first update here, but I just had to re-print this. Maybe Obama could write this on Bush's forehead with a Sharpie and deliver him to The Hague on January 21? Can somebody work this quote into the Inaugural Address?
This quote reminds me of nothing more than the classic Far Side cartoon of two cavemen holding bows and standing by a dead mammoth that has a teeny tiny arrow sticking out of its side, and one caveman says to the other "maybe we should write that spot down".
There are things that are too important to ignore. And if "letting bygones be bygones" was a morally acceptable basis for ignoring major, intentional, planned, systematic criminal activity, why bother even having laws? Those who glibly are asserting, accepting or expecting that the illegal actions of the Bush Administration are going to be ignored as "old news" deserve themselves to be subjected to the kinds of things the Bush Administration has been doing "in our name".
And when it suggested that it's fine to "move along" and ignore Bush's depravity, could somebody PLEASE quote Bush back in their faces? Could somebody PLEASE confront Bush with this quote at a press conference before he leaves office? Confront Dana Perino with it? Get it on the nightly news for America to see and hear?
