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The Funny Side of Imperialism
October 4, 2006
New York, NY
Describing meetings with Iraqis, [retired three-star general and first head of the "Iraq Postwar Planning Office" Jay] Garner painted a positive picture....
"Oh, that's good," Bush said.
On the way out, Bush slapped Garner on the back. "Hey Jay, you want to do Iran?"
"Sir, the boys and I talked about that and we want to hold out for Cuba. We think the rum and the cigars are a little better ... The women are prettier."
Bush laughed. "You got it. You got Cuba."
— A June 2003 White House meeting as recounted in Bob Woodward's State of Denial as excerpted in Newsweek, October 9, 2006, page 35.
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