What is the worst decision a U.S. President as ever made ?

Answer 1

It is a toss up between dismantling the military, or giving away the Panama canal, no it was giving our guidance system away to china

Answer 2

U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of course, he wasn't privy to much of the decision making within the Roosevelt Administration and he probably had to make these decisions without all the facts. The fact remains that these two bombs ended World War II, but ushered in a 45 year Cold War, a world with nuclear weapons and many nations either having them or wanting to get them, and a bankrupt nation (former Soviet Union) and a economically damaged U.S. (we spend over $500 billion a year on military expenditures, more than the rest of the world combined. )Nukes have played a big part in that military buildup.

Answer 3

Lincoln, the 16th president, when he ordered that the ship to resupply Fort Sumter, SC to induce the South to open fire as he knew SC had all ready succeeded from the union, thus starting the civil war, where more Americans died killing each other than any other war or conflict. The results were devastation to the South's economy and northern carpet baggers robbing the property for pennies on the dollar. The racial issue that freed the slaves kept wages down in the south and southern states having to care for the welfare of blacks from that day on. The civil rights movements in the south in particular and reversed racial discrimination. This is not a statement against blacks but as I see it was the worse event in American history, the civil war could have been avoided or at least more time to allow things to change. Lincoln had not been in office that long before this event and most knew in electing him, he was in favor of war. In a deal for their support, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania in particular were allowed to keep their slaves long after the war ended and emancipation was given by Lincoln and ratified.

Answer 4

Do you realize JFK was supposedly in an armor car when he was shot in Dallas? He didn't want the top on so that people could see him.

Also JFK forced the military to use the new M16 rifle in Vietnam. He ended up killing thousands of our troops just because he wanted this new rifle. Of course for the first 5+ years our soldiers were dying over there since their weapons did not work properly. Eventually, they were able to work out all the bugs, however, they could have been using the perfectly good rifles they were using prior to the Kennedy administration.

Answer 5

I would say when we all lived on the EAST coast, and our President (back in the 1800's), wanted for us to OWN the WEST COAST too, so he, and further Presidents to come, spent the next 30 years killing American Natives, just so we could pas thru THEIR land anytime we wanted to. I read that our government did not even WANT the land between the East and West coast, especially the desert lands, they just wanted to go thru anywhere, any time. Of course the people already living there did not like this idea. I feel that we could have made agreements and compromises with American Natives where it was a win-win for everyone. Unfortunately our government did not (and still does not!). WE have the bigger weapons, we are coming thru!!!

Sounds like Iraq...

Answer 6

Well, the US is still here and the most powerful nation on Earth, so I guess there never was a worst decision.

Answer 7

Must be the 14th amendment in 1913.

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

What were they thinking?

Answer 8

Internment for American citizens of Japanese descent, at the start of World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Feb. 1942.

Other decisions are more controversial, such as US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Sometimes lack of decision is also bad. It's time to define doable goals for the Iraq war, and GW Bush isn't doing it.

Answer 9

When FDR gave all that land to the communists.

When Clinton decided to run for President, And when her husband DID run for president.

You all are to young to remember the REAL idiots. GW is nothing compared to FDR. He was the worst thing that ever happened to America, as far as presidents go.

Answer 10

Harry Truman ordering the atomic bombs to be dropped on Hirshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese were about to surrender any way, and since we didn't notify the Soviet Union in advance, the cold war began.

I don't know if it's the worse, but I think it was a bad decision.