I’m writing a piece on how politicians use rhetoric to win votes but ignore that rhetoric when they’re in office. Here’s a beauty, a quote from George Bush in a debate with Al Gore on October 3, 2000:
I would take the
use of force very seriously. I would be guarded in my approach. I
don’t think we can be all things to all people in the world. I think
we’ve got to be very careful when we commit our troops. The vice
president and I have a disagreement about the use of troops. He
believes in nation building. I would be very careful about using our
troops as nation builders. I believe the role of the military is to
fight and win war and therefore prevent war from happening in the
first place.
