if george bush senior was still president could he handle the situation in iraq better than his son?

Answer 1

hell yes

mickey mouse could do better

at least the mouse has big ears for listiening

Answer 2

If George Senior had been allowed to finish off Saddam back in 1991, we wouldn't have had to go back to Iraq. Period.

That said, let's look at what happened from the Iraqi point of view:

Saddam invades little old Kuwait in August 1990 and the entire world rears it's incredibly pissed off head to the Iraqis and their leader.

In January of 1991, the full force and wrath of the allied forces descend upon the Iraqi army. Of course the Iraqi soldiers don't want to be there anymore than they want the world taking aim at them. They're simply doing what Saddam tells them to do, because experience tells them that it's Saddam's way or certain death.

Video footage from the very early days of the ground war show Iraqi soldiers surrendering to US troops, with NO RESISTANCE. They've heard the rumors and they believe the Americans to be well armed, well stocked with food and water...and humane.

And they're right. The Iraqi soldiers/POWS are promptly treated to American hospitality in the form of food, water, medical treatment. They were, in effect, treated better by their captors than they were by their own leader.

Then, defeated, Saddam sets fire to Kuwaits oil fields and withdraws and the UN wagged it's collective finger at him and said "now be a good boy and never, ever do that again, and we'll leave you alone."

Then the POWS -- the same POWs who were featured everynight on the world news and on the covers of Time, Newsweek and US News and World Report CHEERFULLY SURRENDERING to the Americans-- were handed back over to the Iraqi army.

Where they were promptly and publicly executed for treason.

Why then, should the Iraqis be happy to see the Americans coming back in 2003? What reason could they possibly have to trust us after the way they were left hanging in '91? Saddam should never have been left to wreak his own particular brand of hell on his country, and George Senior knew this, but could do little once the UN handed down it's edict. Like many, I believe that this was why he was defeated by Clinton in the next election.

As much as this war continues to divide our own country, it's imperative now that we stay the course and not abandon the Iraqis. We cannot make that same mistake again, or we leave them vulnerable to some Saddam wanna-be, don't we?

Answer 3

at the very least, he would've taken some of the advice from the Iraq study group and used it, instead of ignoring their advice and the opinion of the american people.

After all, most of the members of the Iraq study group are close to Bush, sr. and/or members of his administration (James Baker). As a former CIA director, he had far more intelligence expertise and international dimplomacy than his son, who is running this war and this country with reckless abandon and no respect for the opinion of the american people.

Answer 4

George Bush senior knows what its like to actually be in the military, as opposed to having your daddy buy you into the National Guard during a time of war.

Answer 5

That would depend on the Congress he had. Remember he faced a Democrat Congress that suckered him into going back on his word about taxes. He had to fight Democrats the full four years he was in office. Something George2 didn't have to do. Personally I liked his Dad better.

Answer 6

Yes, but there probably wouldn't be one to handle. He's much smarter than the kid.

Answer 7

yes, he'd send in nornman schwartzkopf to end the mess.

Answer 8

you'll have to ask him

Answer 9

anybody could.