they can't actually believe this, can they?

Bolton: ‘In 100 years people aren’t going to remember Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib.’

With President Bush’s time in office rapidly coming to an end, his loyal supporters are working overtime to spin his legacy positively. In an interview with the Telegraph, Bush’s former UN ambassador, John Bolton, claims that “in 100 years,” people won’t remember two of the biggest stains on Bush’s record, Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib:

“In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, he was strong and decisive and that was critical for both the country and for the Western world,” believes John Bolton. “In 100 years people aren’t going to remember Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib, they’re going to remember 9/11 and Bush’s reaction to it.”

Bolton’s claim that history will forget Bush’s human rights abuses is similar to State Department spokesman Sean McCormack’s claim that in 50 years no one will remember the shoe-hurling Iraqi journalist.

(Think Progress)
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So, according to Bolton, no one will remember bush's failure to prevent 9/11 or his reaction to 9/11 (Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, along with the other loses of civil rights around the world) but will remember his reaction to it (meaning what, who knows - invading Iraq?).

Do these people even think about what they're saying?