The Bush legacy

[JRK]

Charles Krauthammer: The Bush legacy - The Washington Post
A great opinion wrote by CK of the post

Let me add not only was both wars a success, his tax rates created millions of jobs until the wealth boom caused by greed and not policy crashed in 08
To me GWB biggest failures were
Immigration reform
Not funding Medicare D
And no child left behind
in 2007 this country stood at the door step of a balanced budget, the last GOP budget
BHO and the dems added 700 billion to that base-line by 2009 and along with the press gave blame to W

A truly great president during 8 very difficult years

 

[Mac1958]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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[JRK]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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GWB did not kill ay of thoise kids, nor did mame the rest
with out terror these events never occur
you might want to blame those who actually did the harm

 

[Mac1958]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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GWB did not kill ay of thoise kids, nor did mame the rest
with out terror these events never occur
you might want to blame those who actually did the harm

Yes, the Commander in Chief who first put them in harm's way.

If they were not there in the first place, would they be dead/maimed?

Not expecting a straight answer.
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[TemplarKormac]

Any president who is doing nothing substantive to help our country... is a failure.

 

[rightwinger]

Unnecessary invasion of Iraq
Torture
Destroyed the world economy
Collapse of his post 9-11 approval rating
Abused his global support after 9-11
Katrina

 

[FJO]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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Gosh, the families of over 58,000 dead not-so-young any more American soldiers and multiple thousands not-so-young any more American soldiers - you know - victims of the Viet Nam war, still hold the philandering tomcat, JFK, who sent them there, in high regard.

Compared to JFK and especially to LBJ, GWB is a saint.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Charles Krauthammer: The Bush legacy - The Washington Post
A great opinion wrote by CK of the post

Let me add not only was both wars a success, his tax rates created millions of jobs until the wealth boom caused by greed and not policy crashed in 08
To me GWB biggest failures were
Immigration reform
Not funding Medicare D
And no child left behind
in 2007 this country stood at the door step of a balanced budget, the last GOP budget
BHO and the dems added 700 billion to that base-line by 2009 and along with the press gave blame to W

A truly great president during 8 very difficult years

A truly terrible president who crashed the economy and wrongfully waged preventive war against Iraq.

Those who support the war criminal are accessories to crimes against humanity.

 

[DiamondDave]

Unnecessary invasion of Iraq
Torture
Destroyed the world economy
Collapse of his post 9-11 approval rating
Abused his global support after 9-11
Katrina

1) Should have been finished the first time... was long overdue to be done.. terms of cease fire continually violated on a large scale
2) None
3) Flat out lie
4) I thought approval/disapproval meant nothing... oh, that only counts for Obamalama
5) WTF does this even mean? Abused support?? LMAO
6) Blame mostly goes on the local government and the dumb asses who did not listen to warnings.. not his greatest hour, but Bush II takes the brunt of crap for the mistakes of others on this

 

[FJO]

Unnecessary invasion of Iraq
Torture
Destroyed the world economy
Collapse of his post 9-11 approval rating
Abused his global support after 9-11
Katrina

The so-called "unnecessary invasion of Iraq" was approved and supported by Congress.

Torture was never practiced by President Bush's approval, though since it happened under his watch, he was man enough to take the blame.

Nobody in history ever had such a trifecta of economic destruction as the peanut farmer and mental ENGINEER OF THE WORST helicopter rescue effort, Jimmy Carter.

Presidential approval ratings come and go.

One one hand (like here) you claim that GWB had global support, then on the next breath you blame him to be unilateral.

You seem to be unaware of the facts regarding Katrina. You choose to put no bale on the Democratic mayor of New Orleans and the also Democratic Governor of Louisiana. You ignore the fact that hundreds of school buses sat idle, because racist "Chocolate City" mayor decided to throw his fellow blacks under the bus, rather than use those buses to rescue people.

In time, may be, you and your miserable ilk will realize that Obama's only claim to fame is that he is half black, and his contribution to the welfare of the country is, at best, a big fat zero.

Gloat while you may. If you think that 2010 was an unpleasant surprise for Democrats, - just like 2012 was for Republicans - wait till you see election day results in November, 2014.

 

[JakeStarkey]

OK, Bush and Congress waged unlawful war against Iraq.

And, yes, Bush's budget policies and refusal to rein in business led to an economic melt down.

 

[BlindBoo]

"With Bush’s legacy being reassessed as his presidential library opens in Dallas, it’s important to note that he did not just keep us safe. He created the entire anti-terror infrastructure that continues to keep us safe. "

Being reassessed? Ha, that's a joke right? You mean the revisionist are hard at work trying to redefine his horrid legacy. 3000+ killed in one day. After 9-11 he implemented nearly everything Clinton was denied.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The revisionist wonks at the GWB legacy are trying to rebuild his legacy.

They will fail in the end.

 

[rightwinger]

Unnecessary invasion of Iraq
Torture
Destroyed the world economy
Collapse of his post 9-11 approval rating
Abused his global support after 9-11
Katrina

The so-called "unnecessary invasion of Iraq" was approved and supported by Congress.

Torture was never practiced by President Bush's approval, though since it happened under his watch, he was man enough to take the blame.

Nobody in history ever had such a trifecta of economic destruction as the peanut farmer and mental ENGINEER OF THE WORST helicopter rescue effort, Jimmy Carter.

Presidential approval ratings come and go.

One one hand (like here) you claim that GWB had global support, then on the next breath you blame him to be unilateral.

You seem to be unaware of the facts regarding Katrina. You choose to put no bale on the Democratic mayor of New Orleans and the also Democratic Governor of Louisiana. You ignore the fact that hundreds of school buses sat idle, because racist "Chocolate City" mayor decided to throw his fellow blacks under the bus, rather than use those buses to rescue people.

In time, may be, you and your miserable ilk will realize that Obama's only claim to fame is that he is half black, and his contribution to the welfare of the country is, at best, a big fat zero.

Gloat while you may. If you think that 2010 was an unpleasant surprise for Democrats, - just like 2012 was for Republicans - wait till you see election day results in November, 2014.

As much as Republicans try to blame Democrats for the Invasion of Iraq....EVERY Republican voted for it and Bush alone pulled the trigger. Massive blunder by Bush. History will hold him accountable

Bush officially authorized torture and human rights violations. History will hold him accountable

Like Hoover, Bush stood by waiting for the economy to self correct. The result was a near depression. History will hold him accountable

Bush's non-reaction to Katrina and attempts to blame local officials for a disaster well beyond their capabilities to handle is a non-starter. History will hold him accountable

 

[Katzndogz]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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Under Bush there was 575 dead young Americans, the rest occurred and are still occurring under obama.


US Troop Deaths in Afghan War Under Obama Now Twice That Under Bush :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]
1728 US troops have died in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001, with 1153 of those deaths having occurred since President Obama's inauguration. 575 US troops died in Afghanistan during President Bush's term in office.

Does this number include obama's drone strikes? Does it include the innocent people murdered in obama's signature strikes.

Drone 'Signature Strike' Witness Responds To Obama Speech: 'I Don't Trust A Single Word'

The president said in his May speech that "before any strike is taken, there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured -- the highest standard we can set." Still, he added, "There is a wide gap between U.S. assessments of such casualties, and non-governmental reports."

That includes the strike at Datta Khel. The nonprofit United Kingdom-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which tracks drone deaths based on published news accounts, estimates that between 26 and 42 people were killed.

United States officials, meanwhile, had a completely different account of the meeting. Speaking under conditions of anonymity, one told The New York Times in August 2011 that "a large group of heavily armed men, some of whom were clearly connected to Al Qaeda and all of whom acted in a manner consistent with A.Q.-linked militants, were killed."

"A manner consistent with A.Q.-linked militants" is the most revealing phrase: the attack was a signature strike. As it later emerged, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter had tried to stop the attack, only to be outmaneuvered by the CIA in internal administration debates. Two years later, The New York Times reported in April, many officials within the government now believe the strike was "botched."

"When I was in Pakistan, the fury and rage of people about the CIA, about the killing of large numbers of tribal leaders, was profoundly troubling," Greenwald wrote in an email. "Imagine a town hall in the United States bombed, and all the councilmen/women of a city wiped out."

Khail does not have to imagine. Among the men killed at Datta Khel were four of his cousins: Muzammal Khan, Sher Hayat Khan, Nek Bahadur Khan, and Belal Khan.

In his speech, Obama acknowledged that "(a)ny U.S. military action in foreign lands risks creating more enemies, and impacts public opinion overseas." But he said strong oversight, and a high threshold for taking action, should allay concerns about drone strikes.

Khail has heard of the speech, and his concerns are not allayed.

"I do not trust him, I don't trust a single word from him," he said


The best thing to come out of all obama's carnage is that one statement "I do not trust him, I don't trust a single word from him".

Now Americans are starting not to trust him either.

 

[rightwinger]

Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that “a great man is one sentence.” Presidents, in particular. The most common “one sentence” for George W. Bush is: “He kept us safe.”

Using this sentence to describe the President during 9-11 is insulting

 

[JakeStarkey]

"Under Bush there was 575 dead young Americans, the rest occurred and are still occurring under obama."

That is a flat lie by Katz. For shame.

 

[Sallow]

Krauthammer?

That's all anyone needs to know.

He was writing speeches for Bush. He's hardly objective.

 

[Sallow]

Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that “a great man is one sentence.” Presidents, in particular. The most common “one sentence” for George W. Bush is: “He kept us safe.”

Using this sentence to describe the President during 9-11 is insulting

Amazing isn't it.

 

[Caroljo]

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Gosh, the families of 5,000 dead young American soldiers and multiple thousands more young maimed American soldiers may think something's missing from that list.

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GWB did not kill ay of thoise kids, nor did mame the rest
with out terror these events never occur
you might want to blame those who actually did the harm

Yes, the Commander in Chief who first put them in harm's way.

If they were not there in the first place, would they be dead/maimed?

Not expecting a straight answer.
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Along with the rest of the Republicans and the majority of democrats....and the OK from Congress. I just love how ALL the blame is put on Bush when you know that's not true. But yet all the crap going on in the Obama Admin is not Obama's fault at all, it's STILL Bush's.