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Comment on: Re: What is the legacy of George W. Bush?

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:36:14 +0100

He is proud of secret prisons? He is proud of torture? He is proud that W. spent all of our resources on a stupid war in Iraq and forgot about Osama bin Laden? This is why the republicans are going to get destroyed next year. Why not admit that W. is the only president worse than Carter. The job of the president is to protect the constitution first, then the people!!!!

Comment on: Re: What is the legacy of George W. Bush?

Bigthink — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:52:47 +0100

Didn't respond to the bombing of the U.S. embassies or the USS Cole? Those who died of preventable disease after the bombing of a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant might beg to differ. The Iraqis who died for want of clean water after repeated bombings of infrastructure and on-going sanctions maintained by Democratic presidents might beg to differ. They might beg to differ, if they weren't dead.

Attacks on the U.S. did not occur in a vacuum. To understand context is not to excuse and the context of these attacks is an American foreign policy that believes itself immune from international law and international norms.

The unfortunate part of Bush's legacy may be that people forget the war crimes of the presidents who preceded him because his own were so massive and apparent. Hopefully, part of the legacy will be a war crimes trial that proves even U.S. presidents are not above global justice.

Comment on: Re: What is the legacy of George W. Bush?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:16:29 +0100

George Bush's legacy?

The Iraq war, that's turned what was one of the most secular countries in the mid-east into a hotbed of militias and radical groups.

He will be remembered for being thoughtless and inarticulate. His Bushisms, comments reflecting his lack of intellect and rational process, will be remembered as evidence of all he lacked in when it came to brains.

He will be remembered for holding hands with Saudi Princes, and sharing with the Saudis shows of affection that even his wife would envy.

And yes, he will be remembered as the poster boy of America's lost moral backbone. The acceptance of torture as a means of collecting information, even when at the cost of torturing the wrong people occasionally. He will be remembered for authorizing Guantanamo Bay. Wiretaps. For the decline of the US economy after the Democrats left us with a surplus and a decent GDP growth rate.

God forbid Romney wins the primaries...But if he does win the Republican candidacy, I hope the Dems remember to point out that he's pretty much intending to walk in the same shoes Bush wore.

Comment on: Re: What is the legacy of George W. Bush?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:07:09 +0100

Romney, what a bush toady! Bush will be remembered as the president that began the stripping of our civil rights and liberties and killed privacy. The Christian crusader who tried to cleanse the world of "evil doers" but only managed to created 10 times more enemies in the process. The president who tarnished the good name of America, the only person who took the support of the whole world after 9/11 and turned that into disgust and shame. He will be remembered as the worst president in history and it will take the work of many good men in the future to undo what he has done. He has set us back nearly a generation. He is more than a failure.

Warrantless wiretaps
Imprisonment without evidence or trial
Torture
Rendition
Exposing CIA operatives
Falsifying intelligence reports
billions of dollars in no bid contracts
hundreds of billions for cost of war
3,926 dead US soldiers all for lies
Katrina (need i say more there)
the list goes on and on..