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Maybe the title should have been:
Are You There, God? It's Me, Dubya
Are You There, God? It's Me, Dubya
Carrie Gordon Earll, from now on, if you're anti-gay, you're a self-loathing homosexual until proven otherwise.
GRAND RAPIDS -- Former President George W. Bush was by turns affable, relaxed -- and deadly serious in his local appearance Wednesday.
"Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," Bush said of the terrorist who master-minded the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. He said that event shaped his presidency and convinced him the nation was in a war against terror.
"I'd do it again to save lives."
"I'd do it again to save lives."
Good for you W. The majority of Americans support your actions. You acted appropriately and don't let the cheesewienies or Bushhaters convince you otherwise.
Good for you W. The majority of Americans support your actions. You acted appropriately and don't let the cheesewienies or Bushhaters convince you otherwise.
I assume you are happy that the perpatrator of the worst attacks on the US is still alive and hasn't been brought to justice? Your good with that right?
We did attack Iraq though and proved:
1>. Saddam had WMD's
2>. Saddam was in cahoots with bin LAden
3>. We were going to reap the benifits of all that Iraqi Oil.
4>. The American army was going to be cheered for as Liberator's.
5>. The Iraqi war was going to be a "one and done" we would be out of there with little casualties.
6>. Halliburton could make a boatload of money if we attacked Iraq.
Yup your right great job W. and a little insight, I'm not a cheesewienie, I was a "well informed Conservative" as you seem to be. Let me guess, you are a Dittohead, a Sarah Palin fan and a Teabagger
For your information, Al Quada is not a ONE man organization. More Terrorist were caught or killed while Bush was in office than under any other US Presidential administration in US history. When it comes to killing and Capturing Terrorist, Bush is at the top of the list compared to other Presidents.
Yes, the United States did invade Iraq and remove one of worst dictators in history from power who had successfully got out from under the stiff sanctions and weapons embargo regime he had been put in at the end of the 1991 Gulf War. The removal of Saddam secured one of the worlds most vital sources of energy and prevented more of the destruction and chaos that had been caused by Saddam in his 24 years as leader of Iraq. Saddam used WMD more times than any other leader in history, on both his own people and foreign soldiers. The world no longer faces the serious threat that Saddam posed to the persian gulf.
Iraqi oil industry is still being developed and in the coming years will have a major impact on global energy prices helping to keep them lower than they would normally be do to rapidly increasing demand.
The American Army were often cheered as liberators and even the Sunni's who initially did not feel that way back then, have today formed deep partnerships ties with the US military and many would be happy for a US military presence in Iraq beyond 2011.
The actual removal of Saddam from power was low in terms of casualties. The nation building phase of the operation after the removal of Saddam was always going to prove more costly. Still, in terms of past US wars in history, especially long term nation building/counter insurgency operations, the building of Iraq has proven to be relatively low in casualties and cost compared with similar previous conflicts that the USA has been in.
Business's from around the world are now going into Iraq as the security situation continues to improve and the economy continues to rapidly grow. Iraq currently has one of the fastest growing economies on the planet.
All in all, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State James Baker, Kenneth Pollack, Michael O'Halon all agree that the removal of Saddam was a necessity and the region and world will be more secure in the future with Saddam gone.
The number of people who continue to defend the idea that the region and world would be more secure and better off with Saddam in power gets smaller every day!
The removal of Saddam is without a doubt that best thing that Bush did while President.
For your information, Al Quada is not a ONE man organization. More Terrorist were caught or killed while Bush was in office than under any other US Presidential administration in US history. When it comes to killing and Capturing Terrorist, Bush is at the top of the list compared to other Presidents.
Who killed and captured the most Nazis?
so you are good with OBL still out there?
Nice spin...
Who killed and captured the most Nazis?
Who recruited the most terrorists?
No and I never said that either. The fact remains that Al Quada is not a one man organization and the Bush administration has done more than any other administration in history in rolling back Al Quada.
Lets not forget that Bin Ladin was a threat well before 9/11 and that the Clinton administration failed to capture or kill Bin Ladin either. The Bush administration did multiple things such as destroying Al Quada's bases in Afghannistan and removing the Taliban from power that the Clinton administration did not do.
Lets not forget that Bin Ladin was a threat well before 9/11 and that the Clinton administration failed to capture or kill Bin Ladin either. The Bush administration did multiple things such as destroying Al Quada's bases in Afghannistan and removing the Taliban from power that the Clinton administration did not do.
The Soviets.
You bring up a great point that Bin Laden was a threat before 9/11, in fact so much of a threat that a couple of weeks before 9/11 W was breifed that there was actionable evidence that OBL would attack using planes as weapons but this was discounted and wasn't taken seriously.
I'm not sure of your age but the last best president that we had not named Bush or Clinton would probably levelled the mountains of Tora Bora so please don't bring up Clinton and his "shot" at Bin Laden, this happened on the country's worst most inept Administration's watch.
EPIC FAILURE
AND who helped him get into power?
FAIL
We were talking about US presidents and how ridiculous your statement was..
So why didn't Bush, when he came into power, heed the warning and catch Bin Laden and his crew ahead of time? Think about it. He could've stopped 9/11 from happening! He could've been the hero he wanted to be-he was able to do what Clinton never was able to do! And if he wasn't able to stop the tragic event, why didn't he get him right afterward? Catch the guy right away, get him his trial and punishment, he nabbed the head evil guy of 9/11, again, still a hero to the nation. He'd at least have that shining moment people could point to: "Well, I'm no fan of the Bush administration, but at least he did catch Bin Laden".
Angela
Clinton had 8 years to deal with Al Quada and Bin Ladin. Two US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were blown up by Bin Ladin in August 1998 killing hundreds of people. Al Quada attacked the USS Cohl in October 2000 killing dozens of sailors. That Bin Ladin and Al Quada were determined to attack US citizens and interest worldwide including in the United States was NOTHING new! The hijacking and use of a large jet airliner was also not new as it was attempted by terrorist in France in 1994.
But admittedly this attack did happen with Bush in office, right?
Any informed and objective person, should recognize the multiple accomplishments of the Bush administration on US and international security.
Stronbow, I would be seen as objective as anyone especially before the 8 year abortion that was Bush's administration I would be more inclined to be right of center but there are so many failures from this Administration that even the staunchest of Republicans have to admit that this was absolutely the worst Administration ever in fact this country will be hard pressed to get back on it's feet from this for decades to come
The US was actively trying to catch Bin Ladin the day Bush came into office. Yes, Bush and US security at the time failed to stop 9/11 from happening, but Bill Clinton had far more opportunities during his time in office to prevent 9/11 than Bush did.
But Bush did invade Afghanistan and remove the Taliban from power as well as killing and capturing more Al Quada terrorist than any other President in history. Bush also removed Saddam from power ending the serious threat he posed to the Persian Gulf.
So in respect to national and international security, Bush has been far more active and successful in securing and protecting the USA and USA interest worldwide than the previous administration.
Any informed and objective person, should recognize the multiple accomplishments of the Bush administration on US and international security.
Unfortunately, especially in FYM, ideology prevents that.
Any informed and objective person, should recognize the multiple accomplishments of the Bush administration on US and international security.
Stronbow, I would be seen as objective as anyone especially before the 8 year abortion that was Bush's administration I would be more inclined to be right of center but there are so many failures from this Administration that even the staunchest of Republicans have to admit that this was absolutely the worst Administration ever in fact this country will be hard pressed to get back on it's feet from this for decades to come
I can list the accomplishments of every US presidential administration. Individuals unwillingness to aknowledge the accomplishments of the Bush administration is proof positive of their lack of objectivity and unfortunately, possibly a sign of ignorance as well.
I can list the accomplishments of every US presidential administration. Individuals unwillingness to aknowledge the accomplishments of the Bush administration is proof positive of their lack of objectivity and unfortunately, possibly a sign of ignorance as well.
Could be best post ever!!