I'm not a fan of Bush, but I'm just curious.
2006-10-13 18:14:24 · 14 answers · asked by Jay S 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Read some of Lincoln's hate mail, it is way out there.
I don't think any wartime president has escaped criticism, but Bush is a special case. The "war" was his creation, his baby. The entire world now thinks we are insane. Our response to that is to give them the finger, which pretty much proves the point.
The America I grew up in is dead. All the hope and potential is shouted down by propaganda. No other president has done so much to destroy this country. I hate Bush. I would pray for him to die, but it doesn't quite work that way. So I pray for endurance.
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response to PupetyDog, below:
Bush invaded Iraq for no good reason. First, there were the WMDs, which were not there. Then it was retaliation for 9/11, although Iraq wasn't associated with 9/11 at all. Then it was trying to free the poor Iraqis from their dictator, which might have been a good cause if we hadn't previously been lied to.
We had so much international goodwill after 9/11, and Bush threw it away.
Our sons are dying in Iraq. BRING THEM HOME.
2006-10-13 18:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by KALEL 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I suppose the murder and torturing of millions of innocent people at the hand of Saddam is Bush's fault as well. All these liberals complain about people dying because of this war, but I didn't hear them complaining about all the people Saddam was killing. Only now it's convienient for you to flap your gums because you have an excuse to make it Bush's fault. You have to remember the state of mind Bush and the rest of the American people were in at the start of this war. We had just had a MAJOR terrorist attack on our country, we are all paranoid and doing whatever we can to make sure it doesn't happen again. Then there's Saddam, refusing to let the UN inspect. What was Bush supposed to think? If he didn't have weapons, then why wouldn't he let the UN look? Must have something to hide, right? Isn't that what any logical person would think, especially right after September 11th? It's not like we're dealing with Mother Theresa here, this is a ruler who murders and tortures his OWN people. I'm sure it crossed Bush's mind, what if we sit back and do nothing, and this guy attacks us, we have another Sept. 11th...it will be my fault. The guy is damned if he does, damned if doesn't. I'd personally rather be safe than sorry. Besides, the guy needed to be taken out. There are some Americans who are always going to blame the President for everything. I think nowadays, it is worse though. Back in the day people actually had respect for Presidents. War is a horrible thing and yes, innocent people die, but sometimes it's the only way to try and make things better in the long run.
2006-10-13 19:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by PuppetyDog 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You must not remember 1862 when President Lincoln Had the Army gun down 35.000 Anti Civil War protesters in New York City.
2006-10-13 18:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Skull&Bones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All presidents at one time or another talked smack. No one has done with quite as much gusto as Bush. The difference now is its all caught live and posted on the net and tv for replay after replay. 100 years ago you would read about it days after the fact...but think how boring that would be not to be able sound off like we can in yahoo.
2006-10-13 18:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has always been disagreement in wartime but we are in a situation unique in our history.
We are in a war that we now know was fabricated by the president for his own ends.
We have a president that has been caught in myriad lies and deceptions.
we have a president actively trying to subvert the Constitution.
We have an administration that has out spent all previous administrations combined. That covers two world wars, and numerous smaller wars, the Civil War and the War of 1812. It also includes the Reagan administration which managed to outspend all administrations previous to it. And we have less than nothing to show for it.
No, there has never been a president who has given the people so much cause to be against him.
2006-10-13 18:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
During the Viet Nam War President Johnson, a democrat from Texas,watched war related protest and civil unrest spill American blood. After his first full term in office he didn't even seek a reelection.
2006-10-13 18:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think the liberals were more honest during the Vietnam War, when they tended to bash the US generally...
I also think that US soldiers had to wait until they got home to experience the contempt, unlike now, when there is so much media availability...
2006-10-13 19:20:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush loves to refer to himself as a "war president", yet he has never commanded as much as a platoon nor fought in a war.
2006-10-13 18:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is an elective war, so he deserves and gets way more criticism than the other presidents who we gave $hit to.
2006-10-13 18:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
save the oil, Go Bush
2006-10-13 18:18:55 · answer #10 · answered by blue_eyed_southernman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋