namkcuR said:
Convenient how you ignore all the other points I made. You said nothing about aid to third world countries or full funding for stem cell research or national healthcare reform or anything else I said. You took one item and wrote five paragraphs about it. Could that possibly be because you know you can't say anything positive about Bush in those other areas?
The military is already getting more money than it needs to adequetly protect us. There is excess money being spent on it that could better be used on other things. The 'Star Wars' thing, that needs to be cut. Military spending just needs to be cut, the Bush administration is putting far too much importance on the military, so much so that it makes it clear to anyone with a two-digit IQ that Bush either doesn't like or isn't good at diplomacy, and either way, that doesn't sit well with me.
And your comment about Bush doing more to fight terrorism than any other president in history is blatantly ignorant. Would you consider the Nazis to be terrorists? I certainly do. They tried to kill an entire race off for no good reason other than that they were brainwashed by a dictator who was probably worse than Saddam ever was. As tragic as the 3000 death toll from 9/11 and the 1000 death toll from the war are, they pale in comparison to the amount of Jews that were killed during the Holocast. Now, who was the president at the time? FDR. And he had a significant part in the events that led to Hitler's death and the collapse of Nazi Germany. And that's just one easy arguement against yours that Bush has done the more than any other president against terrorism.
As for the current election, polls show that the majority of other countries would like to see Kerry elected. Do you understand the implication of that? It means that outside of America, most developed countries feel like Kerry would be better for the entire WORLD than Bush would be. I for one agree. Look what's happened in Bush's term:
The biggest surplus in history was transformed into the biggest deficit in history.
Healthcare rates skyrocketed to the point where our healthcare premiums are by far the highest in the world, and to the point where literally tens of thousands of people travel to other countries, especially Canada, on a regular basis to get their healthcare drugs.
$300 Billion and 1000+ young lives were wasted on an immoral, baseless, pointless, unwinnable war that was presented to the American public under false pretenses, which is just a generous way of saying Bush lied his ass off to the entire country, and as a result the world is now a more dangerous place.
The commander-in-chief actually wanted to amend the constitution to outlaw gay marriage.
The commander-in-chief absolutely murdered, destroyed, decimated, the English language on a near daily basis, and proved that he is one of the worst, dare I say possibly the worst, public speaker in the history of politics.
The commander-in-chief has proven himself to be of less than the average intelligence usually desired in a president.
Unprecedent world support for America on 9/11 has disappeared, thanks to GWB, and we are now damn-near hated in the international community, and if that doesn't bother you, you're a fool.
The wealthiest of the wealthy were given the biggest tax cuts.
I could go on and on.
And please, please, stop complaining about Kerry being a flip-flopper. They're all guilty of it, even your guy Bush. When running in 2000, Bush said he'd renew the Assault Weapon Ban. Well, it's expiring, and though it hasn't reached his desk yet, it's a fact that if it did, he'd let it expire, just for the sake of getting the NRA's endorsement and more votes. You don't have a leg to stand on to be talking about Kerry's flip-flopping.
I believe that Bush is a danger to the world and to this country. I don't think Kerry will be great but I do think he'll be 1000 times better than Bush could ever hope to be.
I didn't ignore the other points, I just mentioned the one that was most important. Bush is spending more money in the third world than any other US President has in decades. Billions are being spent every year to help Iraq and Afghanistan develop into modern, stable, democracies. Bush is the first president to have and Aids effort for Africa of its size and scope. EVEN BONO SAYS BUSH HAS DONE WELL ON THIS!
If you think the military is getting more money than it needs to adequetly protect us, please be more specific! What weapon systems would you cut? Which military family and personal pay and benefits would you cut? Who's training would you cut? Do you understand where the money that is spent on the military goes to? What weapon systems that US troops are currently using in Iraq do you NOT want them to have? Are you going to cut back on vital training needed for troops to help them survive on the battlefield?
I find it amazing that you simply say that military spending just needs to be cut, but provide no specifics as to why it needs to be cut, what you would cut and why! You mention "The Star Wars Thing" yet do you realize the investment in that has massively improved Ballistic missile protection for our military personal in the field? Several ballistic missiles in the recent war were shot down by improved Patriot Missiles. The Ballistic Missiles that Iraq fired into Kuwait were aimed at Kuwait City and the US & Coalition command center there. I have friends that could have been killed or injured if the Patriot Missile had not been there! Do you realize that the technology used in the Patriot Missile comes from the research and investment in the "Star Wars" missile defense system? Even if you were to cut it, it is actually only a tiny fraction of the defense budget.
This is precisely my point about liberals simply raiding the defense budget for money with absolutely no thought as to what they would be cutting and how it would impact us and international security, and as a result how it would cost us in lives and standard of living as a result of the global mess that would be created by the US and coalition being incapable of successfully defending the vital regions of the world.
If your going to take this broad view of terrorism than yes, I'll concede there have been larger efforts than Bush's war on terrorism. But if your simply looking at action being taken against non-state terrorism, Bush has done more to roll back that type of terrorism than any President in history.
The United States has dozens of countries that are supporting US efforts in Iraq. This idea that no one outside the United States supports Bush is simply false!
The biggest surplus in history did not become the biggest deficit in history. Adjusted for inflation, there have been many deficits from the past that are larger than the current one. Economic recession starting from the Clinton adminstration as well as a war brought on by others made maintaining a surplus impossible! In both cases, it is not Bush's fault that the surplus disapeared, but rather international events, and the previous adminisration that had the economy heading toward recession when it passed the torch to Bush.
Healthcare is a problem, but it was a problem prior to the Bush Adminisration coming to office.
Bush has NEVER lied about anything in his administration! He effectively responded to the attack on the United States by liberating Afghanistan from the Taliban and Killing and capturing thousands of terrorist in the process! He then responded to the grave threat Saddam's failure to disarm posed to the world and in the process liberated 25 million people and made the energy supply of the Persian Gulf more safe and secure than it has ever been in decades.
A presidents public speaking abilities are irrelevant to the office. I don't want a news anchor or simply an actor for president. I want someone who knows what are the best policies for America to pursue given the realities we face today.
This "less than average intelligence president" trained and learned how to fly fighter Jets and is fluent in Spanish. I would not be so hasty to declare another person as being stupid or of below average intelligence.
The United States has over 40 nations helping with the rebuilding and reconstruction of Iraq. 16 of the 26 NATO allies are involved. Just because Germany and France are not involved does not mean, the world is not allied and supportive of US efforts. Even with Germany and France, they have troops on the ground in Afghanistan, supporting Bush's plans for that country!
Kerry has a life time of flip flopping, Bush has a few things he has changed his mind on since becoming President. That is a huge difference.
Bush has helped remove more non-state terrorism from the world than any other President in history. His actions have removed one of the worlds worst dictators who threatened the worlds energy supply and people with WMD and other weapons. In the process, two countries have been liberated and 50 million people have the chance for a bright future. A President that would be a danger to the world would be one who would cut the military budget there by hurting US security as well as withdrawing from the accomplishments of the first Bush administration. There are many things that indicate that Kerry would be that type of a President. That is one of the reasons why it is important that Bush be re-elected!
but Bin Laden is still a free man
to the United Nations, I would like to see a world where globalist instituations worked for mankind rather than working for evil.
