When he had so much support bilateral support at home and huge support abroad... to waste that chance and lose that support seems to me one of the biggest mistakes of this administration (and there have been a few)
2006-07-25 20:07:05 · 6 answers · asked by shazam 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well more of an opportunity than you even know or are saying. On Sept 18 and 19th, 2001, the Taliban offerred to hand over B.Laden with 2 stipulations: he be given to a nuetral country for a fair trial and they be given international recognition.
Bush said and I quote, "No negotiations. Hand him over or else." Bush then proceeded to invade Afghanistan then later that Spring, Iraq. He wanted the wars.
Bush passed up an enormous opportunity for world peace and chose instead to have a war on terror.
If he has accepted that offer, we would not only not be in Iraq or Afghanistan but the UN would be able to have authority over the Taliban.
2006-07-25 20:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes that is very true.
But that's after some very hard and tough choices were made, that lost his popularity at home and abroad, most leaders don't have to go through what he did, and we as well as a nation.
Its easy being the popular president and everyone loves you, Remember Clinton signed the Abortion deal so that the Dems couldn't talk smack about the homosexual right to marriage. A very shrewd , but easy move.
If you are a very moral person who can see where things are going, not just the now, and take certain steps that are unpopular but necessary, of course you're going to lose support.
2006-07-26 03:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the world turned its back and rejoiced, he missed NO opportunity. If clinton had taken care of business, Bush would not have had an opportunity to go to war... you can blame Islamo-facists for the war, not bush, not clinton, not Reagan.... yet if Reagan had taken harsh, very harsh retaliation for the 1983 Beruit barracks bombing murders of US Marines by islamofacist pigs, maybe that would have prevented 9-11 WTC attack by the Arab terrorists. But then, the Arab world could have prevented the past 50 or so years of Islamo-facists terrorism by cleaning their own unclean house at the onset. Instead, they allowed the cancer to fester and grow, they bred, fed, housed, and supported the unclean cancer as it matured.
The "opportunity" was missed long ago, Bush was only a child when this crap started.
2006-07-26 03:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an AWESOME observational question. But let's not forget, he created the opportunity and he did bring the world together. Everyone hates him now. Well, everyone with their eyes even half open.
2006-07-26 03:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way I know how to answer this question is to agree with you! Peace out.
2006-07-26 03:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by Cub6265 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sadly, he's no bill clinton. bush 2 is the president of war, not peace.
2006-07-26 03:15:57 · answer #6 · answered by magginine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋