Why do Bush haters always talk about how?

Question

President Bush single-handedly took this country to war? Last time I checked, it was voted on BY BOTH PARTIES. Is it like one-track-mind syndrome?

Answer 1

You are correct. Congress approved the invasion and occupation of Iraq. There was nothing illegal about it.

Bush may be culpable for other actions, but in that instance at worst he failed to provide sufficient proof of his opinions. And that's not illegal, nor was the deployment ultimately his decision.

Answer 2

Not a hater (or a liker)....but I don't think Bush single-handedly did anything. I do think that this president's lack of leadership has caused mishandling many of the situations affecting the world while in office. Yes, both parties agree on an international strategy, but the tactics being employed to achieve those means are unpopular and suspect.

Answer 3

I for one do not hate Pres. Bush. I also do not believe he single handedly took us to war in Iraq.

Pres. Bush was following a plan formed in 1997 by the Project for the New American Century. You can read their mission statements at the website. (source-1)
You can see by the signatories on the letter to Bill Clinton that this plan was ready to go as soon as President Bush took Office. (source-2)

The intelligence given to Congress and released to the US public has been shown to be inaccurate and not truthful. This is what happens when you cherry-pick and alter information to fit a certain agenda. It becomes rather useless.

Answer 4

Both parties were told lies to get them to vote to go to war. There were no weapons of mass destruction as declared by Bush and his administration. Why do Bush lovers find it so hard to admit that he was wrong when he sent our soldiers over there on false pretense?

I think the one-track-mind syndrome belongs to the Bush lovers that are afraid to admit that a Bush could never do anything wrong!

Answer 5

And why should that stop people from hating Bush? Who says that all of the people who hate Bush, due to this war, are Democrats? This is a very childish argument. So you believe that people should forgive Bush, because the Democrats let him do it? If your 6 year old sets the house on fire and tells you that your 8 year old said it was ok, are you gonna say, oh well that makes it ok? I don't think so. Many Democrats need to be held responsible for their votes, but that does not excuse Bush at all.

Answer 6

There was a blatant deception of Congress by the Dumbya Coup about WMD's in Iraq. AND the CONDITIONS of the resolution, only the FIRST passed of the REQUIRED TWO by Congress, the so-called AUMF, were NOT fulfilled by the Dumbya Coup. Then the UN never got the chance to act on THEIR required second resolution. Thus the initiation of the invasion is in itself a war crime. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!

Answer 7

Clearly, both parties are complicit. They both represent the interests of the wealthy elite who have determined that the oil reserves of the Middle East are a key to global hegemony. Bush is observed as the instigator and the leader of that charge, even as he is merely a representative pawn himself. The tepid response of the Democrats to the public's demand to end the war is proof that had Bush never found his way into office, the war would have happened anyway.

Answer 8

Most Democrats in Congress voted against the Iraq War Resolution – in the House 126 voted against it and 81 voted for it; in the Senate 29 voted for it and 21 voted against it. I won’t defend the Democrats who voted for it because despite their disclaimers and varied reasons they should have known that Bush would misuse the authorization. Bush pushed incessantly and they caved. Bush was determined to go to war. Hillary Clinton said, for instance, that, “I will take the President at his word that he will try hard to pass a UN resolution and will seek to avoid war, if at all possible.” If she really thought that, then it was a serious misjudgment on her part to take Bush “at his word.”

Answer 9

They voted on giving the power to Bush to make these decisions, and most of them powerfully regret it now. Last time I checked, Bush was The Decider. This is, without a doubt, Bush's War. He has made it very clear to all of us that he is the primary decision maker when it comes to Iraq. He cannot change his mind now and blame his failures on those who handed him the keys to the kingdom, and neither can you. He wanted this power, he revels in this power, he informs us regularly that this ball game is his and no one else's, and as a result he not only owns any successes, but the failures as well. Sorry, but he can't have it both ways.

Answer 10

no hate here for Bush, I don't hate people,, only right wing, born-again Christians,, have hate for others,, but,, I hate the fact that he lies,, and his VP and cabinet members lie,,, he recently sent millions to Musharraf and the Pakistani Government to help them with their education needs,,, how much of that money goes to retraining the Taliban,,, Osama bin Laden the mastermind of 9-11,, while Bush was asleep at the switch of US national security,, has basically gotten a get-out-of-jail-free-card,, from the Bush Administration,, they looked the other way out of cowardice,, took US troops to invade Iraq,, which had nothing to do with 9-11,, nor did the evil dictator Saddam,, the Bush team have finally admitted as much,,,,,,, what I hate is the incompetence of Bush and his administration,, and the majority of America agrees with me,, that is why,, Republicans no longer have control of the House or the Senate,,, the GOP is all but dead,, thank God.

Answer 11

The Bush administration pushed, and pushed hard for it. It is public knowledge that the bullying that took place on the hill was, like just about everything that has happened since November of 2000, was UNPRECEDENTED- it was the Bush regime's idea, their failed plan from top to bottom, and in the end it was HIS signature on the bottom line of the executive edict to invade