Afterall we had all these problems in charismatic Cliton's era too.
2006-12-23 16:52:15 · 13 answers · asked by ManhattanGirl 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Its important to recall that during the first 100 days of the Bush administration - Bush and his team managed to alienate most of the global community, including most of our allies. People rarely recall this, as the events of 9/11 pretty much erased Bush's behavior and record prior to that date.
And after 9/11 Bush happily squandered the enormous amount of global sympathy for the US...
Those behaviors have continued. Bush alters course to co-opt opinions and views, once its become so obvious that a two year old might question his statements and decision.
Ironically, few people point out that pattern of behavior. The neo-conservatives have done an outstanding job controlling spin and keeping this behavior out of the public view and mind.
There is also a concept called group think - in which a group of people making decisions will base their decisions on the appearance of consensus, where there is none, and should be none. Former Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara brought this up in discussing the decision to launch the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba during the Kennedy administration.
With Bush and his administration being so incredibly closed to outside input, there is no one to step in and say 'Stop! this is nonsense!'.
As a result we have the most deleterious administration in American history.
I hope to live long enough to see Bush shredded by historians, and officially acclaimed the worst president in American history.
Just my .25
-dh
2006-12-23 17:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to look beyond likes and dislikes to understand what's been going on. There's been a lot of dirty politics involved in getting the U.S. into Iraq. Backdoor deals involving oil and weapons. Also, there was, and still is a lot of political calculation going on.
I don't think Bush is even following an ideology at this point: He's just scrambling to save face politically in order to give the Republicans another shot at the White House in 2008. If he turned around now, that would be like admitting he had been wrong all along. As a politician, he can't do that. That's why he also tried to make everybody believe everything was going just fine for such a long time.
2006-12-24 01:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many presidents sit around waiting for bad people to do something before they get concerned I think Bush has the right idea get these freaking terrorist radicals to justice and imprisoned before they have a chance to show what they are capable of.Men and women have fought for the United states for many years so we could live free and you don't get to keep your freedom by backing down....i think people who lost their lives for this country would be pissed if we let everything they fought for be in vain.
2006-12-24 01:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by alecnaaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many times has he said it, and yet Liberals refuse to hear it. Our quarrel is not with the religion of Islam. It is with the terrorist fanatics who hijacked that religion.
It's funny. Clinton is always crying that he never had the chance to prove his international greatness. In fact, he IGNORED so many challenges that the terrorists honestly thought we would do nothing after 9/11.
2006-12-24 01:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush thinks he has a divine mandate and can do whatever he want. He said that after an election or at some point. I think he's on a power/ego trip and since his actions do not directly affect him, he has no reason to want to change what he's doing.
2006-12-24 01:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by michelle 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Doing the right thing is rarely popular in politics. Some people have more willpower than those who base their administrations on polls.
2006-12-24 01:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
4263... but the world wasnt as worst as its now. The world is insecure, including the identity of great Americans AFTER his moves.
2006-12-24 01:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by Purplish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is a loving person but for sure, he despised the 9/11 bombings and the persons behind it. agree?
2006-12-24 02:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he hates the Violence they cause .
What do people think he should do...........just sit back and forget what they cause?
They are Dangerous in their thinking and actions. (Speaking of the radical ones). But in their Koran it speaks of killing those that don't believe in their religion.
You can't reason with them (the radicals) as they are full of Hate for Christians and Americans.
2006-12-24 00:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by 4263 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
NO. He doesn't personally dislike Muslims. He's just a bumbling morron is all.
2006-12-24 01:00:35 · answer #10 · answered by joe_rocket_81 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋