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Originally Posted by bigwonderfulwyoming
It is way to early to judge the Bush presidency in historical terms, but since everyone seems to want to weigh in on the present, here goes:
At least he isn't chasing floozies and using cigars on the interns... And the rest of the world clearly understands where he stands on terrorism and regimes that openly promote them. (anyone else notice how subdued Iran's mental-case president has been for the last couple of years , trading empty rhetoric for the usual military action) Everyone forgets about the millions in US cash that we uncovered in Iraq that was financing terrorism in the Middle East and beyond. Someone had to go into that god-forsaken desert, overthrow Saddam and plant the seeds of democracy; if Bush hadn't have the moral courage to do the right thing, we would be facing another 9-11 here every other month. Suicide bombings are way down in Israel, Afghanistan is on the track to a successful democracy, and Iraq is finally beginning to settle down. Bush didn't get us into this position- Clinton sent a message to the Islamic extremists that we were distracted, militarily weak, and morally corrupt. Whether you like him or not, I feel strongly that Bush has worked very hard keeping 300 million of us us safe here in the US during his terms in office-remember, the 9-11 plot was planned and assets positioned and trained on Clinton's watch. That plot was years in the making- the actual attack was deliberately executed early in Bush's presidency as payback for Desert Storm.
As for the economy, everything was humming along nicely until 2006-until we elected a Democratic Congress.... who proceeded to sow the seeds of discontent, fear, and uncertainty.
Unfortunately the media thinks the Presidency is a popularity contest- it isn't- it is a tough job that requires making tough and sometimes unpopular decisions. Personally, I am glad we had someone with the strength of character to do it instead of capitulating to the UN or the media every time a major decision has to be made.
Count me strongly in the 28%.
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I think this is saying more about you than anything else.
28% in U.S. Maybe 5% tops in the rest of the world.
Canadians overwhelmingly think Bush is the worst President in your History.
What rock have you been hiding under?
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