Do Conservatives understand the damage being done to America by the Bush/Cheney administration?

Question

For a view on what is occuring today, I urge those with a Conservative perception to read Paul Craig Roberts. If Conservatives would like to find out what's going on, one of the best sources is the Conservative columnist Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of State under Reagan, and member of both the Hover and Cato Institute. His take on the damage to America and the Republican Party by Bush and Cheney will open a lot of eyes to the truth. This is an individual whose roots are deep in the Republican Party, so you are not going to be reading a Democratic spin on the issues. Check out Mr. Roberts for the true Conservative view of this administration.
http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts02062006.html
http://www.vdare.com/roberts/070111_bush.htm

Answer 1

Bravo!! Now let's see how many C A N read in the first place.

Answer 2

Roberts has a very interesting view on what he sees happening within our Government. I am, however, deeply troubled by his assertions that Dubya is setting up for a war with Iran and Syria based on out-and-out lies. His comments detail what political "games" may be going on with neoconservatives, but he completely overlooks one very important factor that is central to our situation in the Middle East -- the religion of Islam.

He doesn't ask the obvious questions, such as: "If the traditional Muslims believe that terrorist groups like al-Qaeda have somehow perverted the true Islam faith, then why aren't the prominent Muslim leaders around the world denouncing these terrorists with a voice loud enough for the entire world to hear?" or "Why aren't these other Muslim nations, who are supposedly appalled by terrorist actions committed in the name of Allah, helping the U.S. track down and find these terrorists?"

See, the truth is Islam is NOT the religion of peace the mainstream media would have you believe. Under Islam, women are no more than property and basically have no rights, so their men can pretty much do whatever they want with them. Also, if a Muslim woman is raped, SHE is the one who is put on trial and punished. And Allah forbid that a woman so much as talk back to her man -- THAT infraction earns her death by stoning.

Wait, it gets worse: During a Jihad (Holy war) every Muslim has a "sacred" duty to convert infidels (non-believers) to Islam, and if an infidel will not convert then he/she must be killed according to the Koran. Not even the Imams and Koran scholars here in the U.S. can debate this.

You may be asking yourself "Why is this a problem?" Well, the number of Muslims is growing every day, and it won't be long before the believers in Islam outnumber the believers in Christianity, which is right now the world's largest religion. So what happens if the day comes when Muslims outnumber Christians 2 to 1 and the Muslim leaders declare a Jihad? We already know that the nations of the Middle East have been arming themselves, not to mention the fact that they have been emigrating to countless NATO countries. We also know that Muslims believe they will be rewarded in Heaven by Allah if they martyr themselves and kill at least one infidel in the process. That's a recipe for disaster.

Don't believe what the media tells you about Muslims. They would have you believe the most violent members of the fringe terrorist groups are discontented have-nots with little to nothing in the way of education or property. Nothing could be further from the truth. The four men who piloted the planes on 9/11 were all members of the upper class, they were all college graduates, and they had all traveled extensively. And they STILL willfully gave their lives in the name of Islam. To listen to the liberals who say building bridges with Muslims through economic opportunities and understanding between our respective cultures is to hand Islamic nations a knife and stick out our throats. There is no way Islam and Christianity can peacefully co-exist anymore. I take that back -- there is no way Islam and the U.S. can peacefully co-exist anymore.

Make no mistake: These people, many of whom live among us and enjoy the same freedoms we do, look upon us as their enemies and are simply waiting for the right time to wipe us off the face of the Earth. But hey, don't take MY word for it. Read the Koran for yourself. See what it really has to say. Listen to the Islamic leaders in Iran, Syria, Lebannon, the West Bank, etc., and hear the hatred they are preaching against Israel (for no other reason than the fact that they are Jews) and against the U.S. (because we support Israel and we are largely non-Muslim). More importantly, listen to what Muslims themselves are saying, especially those who believe The Pope should be killed for speaking out against Islam. Religion of peace?!?!!

Answer 3

I guess the answer must be "no". I think that the Bush administration has done a world of good for America.

1. No terror attacks on US soil since September 11th.
2. We are killing and capturing terrorists that would otherwise be free to plot and attack absent Bush/Cheney's leadership and conviction.
3. Unprecidented economic and job growth.
4. We can now say "Merry Christmas" without getting mean stares.
Shall I go on...my list is well over 100

On the contrary I would like to pose the question to Democrats: do you understand the damage the Clintons did

Answer 4

Unfortunately, the uneducated think Bush is a conservative, and that population is large. Others are deceived by liberals attempting to portray Bush as a conservative, when even they know that is not the case either.

Answer 5

Well I think its all in your viewpoint, afterall we said the same things about Clinton the scandals, impeachments, attacks on our buildings and bases which were minor when you consider 9/11. He stood there and did the grin and did nothing. The harm he began made those creatures think we would do nothing while they blew up our buildings. If Clinton was in office he would have looked at the buildings said 'aw shucks that is too bad ' and gone back to his business of the day. He did his damage to the Democrats or the present adminstration never would have been in 2 terms. History is all in perspective.

Answer 6

i think of that the two sides would p.c. to steer the blame to the different. yet i think of the certainty of that's, its no longer the politicians who ruined the country, yet greater so people who positioned money into them. How do they pay for Billion dollar campaigns? they have a job, yet they are additionally inspired via money. They stick to the final grasping financial plan. I do have self belief that they are all basically puppets to those that fund them. via fact who prints the money? the Federal Reserve financial enterprise, who isn't even a company of the government. So I do have self belief that Democrat or Republican we would have issues of the comparable degree. we p.c. a 1party equipment.

Answer 7

They are not interested in the truth.They are blinded by partisanship.If Clinton would have drug us into this mess they would have villified him.To them support of this president is more important than the wellbeing of our country.Plus they don't want to accept they are wrong.Its a shame since so many lives are being lost.

Answer 8

I do not believe Bush is a true Consevative. But he is more a Conservative than Kerry.

Answer 9

If not now, it will be soon. It saddens me that a fool can destroy an entire school of thought.

Answer 10

IGNORANCE and GREED blinded them!