If there were no war on terrorism...?

Question

would the libs still hate and badger Bush?

Answer 1

they hate and attack anything republican....yet they cant come up with any of their own ideas (oh except universal health care, tax increases, a global warming hoax, and a strategy for us to get defeated in Iraq)

Answer 2

If it were not for the events of 9/11 and the reactions since it is difficult to imagine what the world, let alone the state of politics in Washington would be like. But imagine these hypotheticals
1. Bush would not be in power. While there is much opposition to the war in Iraq now, the opposite was true in 2004. Despite sluggish GDP growth and zero jobs growth as a result of Bush's economic policy, Bush was re-elected, largely on the issue of security. Had it not been for that issue a lot more attention would have been focussed on the economy (including the massive deficits) and the Democrats may possibly have won the election (probably with a different candidate).
2. Bush' first term would have been different. With less focus on the energy sector and militarisation perhaps Bush would have paid more attention to the economic issues of the time. Investment in value added services to replace jobs lost to offshore outsourcing, less demand on the money supply due to lower government spending, and more government investment in education and health (not to mention not spending the nation's social security nest egg) the economy would have been thriving and Bush would be considered a marvel.
Bush has been divisive and given the Democrats basis to attack him - and that is politics - both sides head for the oppositions weakness like a pit bull to your jugular. But a lot of Bush's divisive language (you are either with us or against us) and policy (eg questionably illegal wire taps, billions spent on war) have been a direct result of the war on terror.
My guess is, if Bush had proven immensely popular, then no Democrats would not get the political ground from attacking him that they do now, or even did when he was popular with 60% of the country but very divisive, then no they would not be seen to be "anti Bush". (after all, directly after 9/11 there was a strong feeling of bi partisan support for the war on terror - it was the shifting of focus of that to Iraq, as well as the second round of tax cuts that created the issues for Bush).

Answer 3

If there were no war on terrorism, we'd all be dead!!! The terrorists would have come to our doors one-by-one and killed everyone in the United States!!!

Think about all of the terrorists attacks there have been on US soil since 9/11!!! In the last 6 years, there have been at least...

...oh wait...that's right. There were NONE!!!

This war on terrorism is a friggin' joke. First we KNEW it was Osama...but instead of catching him, we invade ANOTHER country and execute its president. NOW, they say a guy at Guantanamo has confessed to being "the real mastermind behind 9/11"!!! How convinient. YAY! We've won! Sorry Osama, we'll send you a gift basket to make up for the confusion. You can also start being treated at US Hospitals in Africa again...just like you did 2 weeks before 9/11, where government personel were seen visiting with you.

Do you all really think Bush is in control of everything? Our world is run by invisible kings that work at a level above "a political party" or even "a single government". These are world players, that create major events in history to shift the course of humanity in a manner they desire.

Answer 4

Probably!

The libs knew that he was a POS way before there was any such thing as a "War on Terrorism"!

And how do you fight a war against an ideology anyway?

Evidently Bush doesn't know either since we are losing the one in Iraq!

Answer 5

yep.

I'm a Democrat and am behind the war on terrorism.

The reason I hate him is the same reason we all should hate him. Remember when Mexico was a different country?

He is openly letting any corporation that will pay him, I mean donate to his campaign, crap all over everything.

America as a whole doesn't produce much and outsources everything.

Then when things couldn't get worse he rewards illegals for stealing jobs. It is the best of both nightmares. Either the job is sent away for cheep or the job is given to someone who contributes nothing to the country right out in the open in our back yards.

WTF!

There should be mas riots nation wide over this.

The list goes on forever.

He is just selling the whole country out including you.

You know what you are to him, excess population.

Answer 6

Take away the events of 9/11/01 and we'd have an unbelievably different world right now. No one particularly had any problems with Bush before that day and the events that followed....much of which would have never occured without that day as a catalist.

Answer 7

Depends on whether there was a 9/11. Assuming there was, then yes, because Bush and Rice deliberately ignored intelligence in August 01 entitled, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US". We despise him for that anyway.

And if there were NEVER a 9/11, Bush wouldn't have been reelected, perceived as he was on 9/10 to be not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Answer 8

probably...something like "he isn't doing anything".

I guess he couldn't win either way, because 9/11 happened. If there was no war on terrorism it would mean that he didn't respond to that.

Answer 9

Yes..they still have bad feeling about the 2000-2004 elections....and continually bring it up when they get the chance.

Answer 10

The consequence could be, there is not CIA the most important terrorist agency.