Why do Americans believe that their leaders are infallible?

Question

george bush still has supports who refuse to look objectively at what he has done to the nation. Any critical analysis of the bush administration is mocked as “terrorism” or “helping the enemy”. Is the President of the United States unable to be questioned by the people?

The term "Americans" isn't qualified to be all inclusive, otherwise I would have specified "all Americans."

Answer 1

We don't. For instance, 70% of us believe our main leader is a complete and utter moron.

Answer 2

Pakistan's top spy, Mahmood Ahmad, visited Washington for a week [in 2001], taking meetings with top State Department people like Tenet and Mark Grossman, under secretary of state for political affairs. The Pakistani press reported, "ISI Chief Lt-Gen Mahmood's weeklong presence in Washington has triggered speculation about the agenda of his mysterious meetings at the Pentagon and National Security Council." Did they know that Ahmad had wired over $100,000 to Mohamed Atta, through U.K. national Saeed Sheikh in the summer of 2001? (Facts all confirmed, quietly, by the FBI investigation in Pakistan, and, partially, in the Wall Street Journal.)

That means that our top people at the State Department enjoyed only a few degrees of separation from 9/11's lead hijacker, Mohamed Atta. Here's the real kicker: As this story first broke in the Times of India, in October 2001, instead of retaliating, the United States gave Pakistan $3 billion in U.S. aid. Ahmad was allowed to quietly resign.

Bob Graham, D-Fla., who sat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, would later tell PBS's Gwen Ifill: "I think there is very compelling evidence that at least some of the terrorists were assisted not just in financing -- although that was part of it -- by a sovereign foreign government and that we have been derelict in our duty to track that down, make the further case, or find the evidence that would indicate that that is not true."

Answer 3

George Bush is an idiot. He started a war and still knows nothing about that war.

Asked by an ABC reporter whether he thought Iraq was roiled by civil war, Bush said, "It's hard for me living in this beautiful White House to give you an assessment, a first hand assessment. I haven't been there. You have, I haven't."

Answer 4

Questioning can be appropriate IF AND ONLY IF the questioner first informed oneself as best one is able, THEN applies all the information without bias or fallacy.

Parrots can also soil their own feet and bedding.

Answer 5

another broad generalization of all Americans...if you have kept up with the real news not fox news you would know that an overwhelming majority of Americans do not support bush....enough said next question

Answer 6

We don't. We knew Billery Clintion, and Lyndon B. Johnson were losers.

Answer 7

With our George Bush debacle, I'm am going to have to agree with you and I'm an American.

Answer 8

I voted for him, but am now pretty upset over how some things (not all) have been handled. no one is infallible

Answer 9

I don't where you've been getting your information but you might want to read this section a little closer.

Answer 10

Hey Kid, this would have been a great question if you had selected examples from BOTH sides of the isle, as they both have their "holier than thou" members. As it is, you have just made yourself another "Bush Hater" and your credibility has been lost.