What specifically has President Bush done that upsets people so much?

Question

What do you disagree with most from his administation, talking about facts here not just name calling like: that he is stupid? In addition how would you suggest doing it better or what would be your proposed resolution?

Answer 1

Well, some might say he's eroded civil liberties (phone taps, police don't have to announce themselves to come into your home, etc.), he has the U.S. involved in a war that some feel is unjust and unnecessary and cause the pointless death of thousands, he's inflicted religion into the political policy, violating the seperation of church and state, he's rewarded the rich (again)...

that's what some people would say.

Answer 2

I personnaly do not trust the christian agenda that is backing his presidency. I believe the country is losing the race for the Stem Cell Research market. I disagree with how the administration has manged the war on Iraq and the war on terror. I believe the insurgancy was predictable and the Russian Afghan war should have been a lesson. I am upset about his proposal for Social Security. The Middle Class cannot afford his option. I cannot cover the youths personal security program, fund the current seniors program and have any money left for my own program. Finally, the credit reform was to one sided. There was no punishment for credit agencies that pray on high risk low income families with credit they know they cant pay off, for putting American College kids a quarter of million in debt before they ever graduate or for assisting families who have had a true tragedy. Howevr, I do agree Bancruptcy had gotten out of control and needed to be addressed.

So no I do not like President Bush

Answer 3

Bush has put our troops in harm's way for no good reason. He used WMDs as an excuse. All he wanted to do was finish what his father started: oust Hussein. Except his father was smart enough not to go there. The intelligence in his father's day was the same as it is now. It was a no-win situation. The Muslim's have always had their view of the Western world ever since the Crusades. They have a completely different outlook and respect for life than we do. They have always had extremists. Do you know why the Sunnis and the Shiites hate each other? Because way back when the prophet Mohammed died, they couldn't agree on his successor. So they split into two opposing groups who have waged war on each other every since. That's about as rediculous as Protestants killing Catholics and vice versa.

Here's a couple of interesting links on the subject, but keep in mind these are simplistic explanations at best.

http://www.rim.org/muslim/shiite.htm
http://hnn.us/articles/934.html

We're stuck in a damned-if-we-do, damned-if-we-don't quagmire in Iraq. We can leave Iraq like we did in Vietnam: with our tail between our legs. The void we leave behind would be filled with sectarian violence, mostly generated by non-Iraqi's (aka al-Qaeda, etc.) Or we can redefine our mission in Iraq. I just read an article on the Internet that offered an interesting theory. It stated that we should remove our troops from the population centers and let the fledgling Iraqi government control their own lives. Then we should set up our troops as a quick-strike force, able to mobilize on a moment's notice to address any large-scale violence. This would reduce our troop numbers dramatically, give them more control over their own securtiy, and put in place a specialized urban-warfare contingent, with the auspices of supporting recognized Iraqi troops. I like it.

Answer 4

1. Start a war with an already struggling third war country...Iraq, when the people responsible for 9/11 are from Saudia Arabia, which is also a country that hordes and controls a large percentage of the Western oil supply. Really backwards logic for starting a war...
(note if he attacked saudia arabia there would have been mass financial reprucussions since they have 100's of billions of dollars invested into our economy)

2. Even if he didn't want to attack Suadia Arabia, he could've at least attacked a country that actually had weapons of mass destruction like North Korea (but they probably would have nuked us)

3. He cheated his way into the white house.


All in all Bush was in a Catch 22...if he attacked Saudia Arabia or North Korea we would have all hell to pay, but atleast we would respect him and by attacking Iraq on a faulty charge he would lose respect of the American public not to mention he has a terrible command of the English language.

the poor man...

Answer 5

ok so this is what I have been seeing with all these answers why people hate Bush:

Most popular:
He lied to get us into a war with Iraq....
Counter point:
The whole world identified Iraq as a threat with WMDs The UN identified him as a threat. Both parties in the US labeled Iraq as a threat. Congress authorized the war.. Bush didnt do it on his own.... So there goes that point....

Another popular answer:
The war on terrorism: he took his focus off Bin Ladin.
Counteroint:
If the US were to have killed Osama, would there still be terrorists in the world wanting to kill Americans? The answer is yes. If we killed osama would we have automatically one the war on terror? No... So why is the capturing or killing of one man, and focusing all of our military on finding one man so important?
Yes I know and I agree that we need to get osama and kill him, but that does not mean the war on terror is done.

Popular point 3:
He stole the election
Counter point.
Its not his fault people in Fla couldnt follow instructions to vote for the person they wanted. Both Dems and Republicans approved the butterfly ballot. There were no problems with it pre-election. However when the vote didnt go their way.. all of a sudden there is a problem. How is that Bush's fault.

last point:
He's an idiot, or he can't speak well.
Counter point:
Wow how open minded all the liberals are. They are the party that doesn't judge anyone, But if a republican can't speak well pubically then he is branded as stupid. Are the liberals saying that everyone who can't speak well are dumb? Wow does that affect anyone from their base? how many in here who blast Bush are perfect at public speaking... because if you aren't you are dumb.

Answer 6

As a European, here´s what I make of his presidency...
He invades Afghanistan and Iraq for no good reason and against the express will of the international community
He then has the gal to ask other countries to help shoulder the burden of the messy aftermath
He runs the US debt up to astronomical proportions to fund his BS war
He appoints an open adversary of the UN as ambassador to the UN
He pisses on the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
He pisses on the Kyoto protocol
He pisses on human rights - Guantanamo, secret prisoner flights and prisons elsewhere, wire tapping on US citizens without warrants, etc.
He sets up an expensive Emergency Management Agency that can´t do jack to even mitigate the New Orleans disaster - which was predicted with almost certainty a day in advance
He even fails to gain the support of his own citizens

Answer 7

Well, let's see. If your time in office starts off with you winning a national election because you somehow managed to questionably carry the state your brother governs.....

If you lecture the populace on wise use of petroleum products, but you have a history of being involved in that industry and your home state has a great deal to lose if the country stops using petroleum based products.....

If I had won an election, strike that, two elections by such a close margin then I would be spending my time in office trying to appease both sides. Obviously owning my allegiance to 51% of the country means I wouldn't be representing the other 49%. Public officials need to start representing all their constituents. Not just the ones of their party. I'd love to see legislation passed which holds a candidate legally responsible for their campaign lies (oops, promises). I would also love to see legislation that says if a politician wants military action, then his offspring are the first ones on the military transport plane to that area.

Answer 8

positions past and present were influenced by his familys name .
he has led our nation into a long and calamitous battle over the control and distribution of the middle easts resources many people are dying DAILY , all in the name of control , money and power, if you had watched michael moores documentary the president with his own mouth calls his people the moores and the have mores and america is all about having more. i know you ased for facts but this is my fact my opinion, why do you think america got attacked ? do you think those people just did it to be evil?
they did it for a reason .
and we still dont know who it was that attacked us for sure.
the men that control america did something really wrong that caused them to attack us , and now we have this .,what would i have done differently i would never have messed with those people,their land and their resources.
further more the president lied about the middle east having weapons of mass destruction and used that as a ploy to invade . where are the weapons of mass destruction? there arent any anywhere because there is none.
and if you really want good information about the president and his poilicies go to the office of the americas , and get your own info on bush and his polocies towards iraq and the middle east .

Answer 9

Below is my answer to another question about the US in general but refers specifically to the Bush administration:

1. They now talk about solving the problems of the Middle East after voting in a president who initially said the rest of the world didn't matter to Americans (and wanted to pull out of the Palestinian/Israeli peace process- the Palestinian situation being a prime recruiting sergeant for terrorists)

2. They ignored the rest of the world who warned that they should take stock and plan before invading Iraq (and many of these supported eventual military action.

3. They said they don't believe in Global Warming (the fact that they would ignore their own Academy of Science shows how anti-intellectual they are).

Answer 10

... I mean it's not so much one thing with me... but it's the constant lack of paying attention to what he's doing...

From No Child Left Behind, Medicaid prescription program, Harriet Meyers, ports, brownie and Katrina, not making Osama a priority, big tax cuts to both the rich and oil companies (at a time of record profits), the CIA leak, warrant less spying and much more...

I didn't even talk about Iraq, for which he seems to have no plan or strategy for...

it's not just one thing... it's all the things combined... it's the constant screw-ups... you may say "he's not making these laws" for some of the issues, but he is signing them... so that is also his responsibility...

And I have a big problem with the Republican majority congress too, for making and passing much of this... but that's another question..

Answer 11

One thing he has done that specifically upsets me is get into the white house by electoral fraud. Another thing that upsets me is that he went against the world court and invaded a country on false pretenses. A third thing he did that upset me was to protect his bf Karl Rove...the list is near endless..he upset me before he first crawled into the Oval Office by his spotty military record and attempts to prove Kerry wasn't patriotic. He just upsets me. One fortunate note is that he can only personally be in power for 2 more years...that gives me hope that the majority of Americans will be able to see beyond the veil for 2008. Of course the majority of US voters did in fact vote for Al Gore in 2000 so I'm not betting that the math has improved south of the 49th.