Wrong. Consider the following four 20th century Democrat Presidents
Woodrow Wilson - World War I - 126,000 American dead
Franklin D. Roosevelt - World War II - 407,000 American dead
Harry Truman - Korean War m- 54,000 American dead
John F. Kennedy - Viet Nam War - 58,000 American dead
2006-07-12 19:58:44
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answered by Rillifane 7
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Many US presidents (from both parties and others) do qualify for the title "warmonger", but overall the Republicans seem to have the edge over the Democrats, starting with one of the worst and most ruthless warmongers of all times: Abraham Lincoln, who was also the first ever Republican President. His decision to start the Civil War made him responsible for the largest amount of casualties Americans have ever suffered in a conflict, and the dead from both sides of the Civil War still outnumber all US dead in all other conflicts put together.
Theodore Roosevelt war another typical Republican warmonger, even though his Presidency was relatively peaceful. But he was a great saber rattler, established the global presence of the US Navy and was personally co-responsible for the American-Spanish War of 1898, years before he even entered the White House.
Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and both Bushs have followed in his footsteps, but have also outshon him in the fields of intrigue, political conspiracy, undercover operations, black operations and propaganda. And the current administration is undoubtedly the most criminal gang that ever had control of the White House.
There were also a few bad Democrats as well, and the 20th century saw three of the worst US warmongers: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson, who were all Democrats.
However, neither Woodrow Wilson nor John F. Kennedy fall into this category. Wilson entered WW I only very reluctantly, and after long sessions of persuasion by the British and French, and Kennedy was not responsible for Vietnam, since there had been US troops (mostly as advisers) in Vietnam since 1958 (when the Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was President), and there were also CIA and undercover special forces there since about 1950 (when Harry Truman was still in the White House).
2006-07-12 21:00:43
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answered by Magic Gatherer 4
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It depends on which kind of war is being waged and why.
A Democratic president declared war during WWII after being attacked. A Democratic president committed American troupes to South Korea to help stop the invading Communist North Korea from taking over. A Democratic president committed American troupes to fight the Communist invasion of South Viet Nam.
A Republican president sent American troupes into Iraq even though we were supposed to be finding and fighting and killing Osama and his terrorist followers (who weren't even in Iraq) and now much of the world questions our motives for being in Iraq.
2006-07-12 19:59:53
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answered by Doc Watson 7
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You are dead wrong and do not know history. Clinton invaded a sovereign nation.
Not to mention all of the other Democratic wartime presidents. See World War I and II, cold war era conflicts, and so forth.
Yes, the facts are out there. And you are ignorant of them.
2006-07-12 20:05:33
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answered by askthepizzaguy 4
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All the Democrats had declarations of war and followed the Geneva convention rules. Bush invaded two Countries like the Japanese and Hitler did during WW2. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.
2006-07-12 19:51:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Bush I and Bush II want to take over Middle Eastern oil
2006-07-13 07:33:42
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answered by Conservative 5
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It doesnt matter which political party is in power, America will always wage war somewhere in the world. Maybe there should be a Grandmothers knitting party, in power.
2006-07-12 19:50:47
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answered by TractorBoy 2
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the dems let things get out of hand and do nothing, could hurt polls you know, GOP has to fix things before your head is cut off by an IslamoFascist.
2006-07-12 19:54:36
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answered by Craig 2
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Bushes (both senior and junior) and not Republican are warmongers.Neocons have problems.
2006-07-12 20:10:47
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answered by khan a 4
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It's true what you say and also they are racist thugs
2006-07-12 21:12:29
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answered by Anonymous
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