Bush's incompetence is absolutely breathtaking, isn't it?

Question

Simply amazing. It's hard to imagine someone doing worse even if he tried.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_insider_s_account

Iraqi insider details U.S. mismanagement

NEW YORK - In a rueful reflection on what might have been, an Iraqi government insider details in 500 pages the U.S. occupation's "shocking" mismanagement of his country — a performance so bad, he writes, that by 2007 Iraqis had "turned their backs on their would-be liberators."

"The corroded and corrupt state of Saddam was replaced by the corroded, inefficient, incompetent and corrupt state of the new order," Ali A. Allawi concludes in "The Occupation of
Iraq," newly published by Yale University Press.

Answer 1

I just read that too...the Bush Admin is good only at one thing, and that is keeping to their lies. this info has been common knowledge for a couple years, but it is coalescing into what their real problem is...they are incompetent

Answer 2

True he isn't perfect but who would you rather have run the war in Iraq? Our last president? Mr Clinton? Lets look at his military record shall we, He dodged the draft by leaving the country and organizing demonstrations against his government while in England. An offense our founding fathers considered Treason in their day, but we are more enlightened. His big military accomplishments while in office; There was the ever popular push for gays in the military, which he couldn't win so we got "don't ask, don't tell". Then there was Haiti, the big bad Haitian military and government that was almost as corrupt and ineffective as Mr Clinton. In response to refugees showing up on our shores we sent an occupation force there for 5 years, when they left, the people were still in terrible poverty, and the government we left behind is as corrupt as ever. Then there was Kosovo, and Bosnia. Both countries should have been European problems, but due to Mr Clinton's intern problems he needed a wag the dog to help his poll numbers, we are still in both countries and no sight of an end to our military there. How about Jimmy Carter, he did serve in the Navy.

Answer 3

One does not need to be a "Bush hater" to see that he has lost control of the situation in Iraq and that the rest of his world is rapidly crumbling. There must a point when people must take off the blinders and look around at what is happening. He is bleeding the military white, destroying the credability of the USA and cynically calling it all patriotism. His administration will be one for the history books, as the worst in history.

Answer 4

Written by this gentleman. You might want to educate yourself about the author before you spread this around too much. Could be embarressing once the rest of the facts come out.

"During the summer of 2004, Allawi made several controversial decisions. Most notably, his decision to support the invasions of both Najaf and Falluja made him extremely unpopular amongst Iraq's Shia and Sunni populations. He also announced the creation of General Security Directorate, a domestic spy agency, whose main role is to counteract terrorist groups and the Iraqi insurgency. He recruited some former agents of Saddam Hussein's secret police to form the General Security Directorate. He gave himself the powers to declare martial law.[17] He closed the Iraqi office of al Jazeera and nominated Ibrahim Janabi, a former Ba'athist and Mukhabarat officer, to head the newly created media regulator. He also made moves to eliminate Muqtada al-Sadr from the scene.[18]
Allawi led the Iraqi National Accord during the January 2005 Iraqi election. His campaign was mainly characterised by his attempt to improve his image, which had been seriously damaged as a result of his many unpopular decisions. His campaign reached a low point when he visited the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf on December 4, 2004, where a group of angry shia worshipers hurled their shoes at him. Later on, in a face saving statement, Allawi claimed that it was an assassination attempt, a claim that brought him much ridicule from Iraqis.[19]
The INA polled a distant third, with 14% of the vote, suggesting a lack of domestic support for Allawi's rule. This was probably due to, among other factors, his past membership in the baath party, numerous allegations of corruption and of financial fraud when he was prime minister (arrest warrants have been issued for ministers in his administration), and a real perception among Iraqis, both Shia and Sunni, that he has a somewhat thuggish character, reminiscent of Saddam Hussain. While he tried to give his bloc influence in the new assembly, at times courting mavericks and independents for support, the INA had almost no impact on subsequent political developments in the country.
In preparation for the next parliamentary elections that took place in Iraq in December 2005, Allawi formed an alliance between many groups, including secular Sunni and Shia groups and the Iraqi communist party under one electoral list, which was referred to as the Iraqi national list. However, despite a slick advertising campaign, and despite high expectations, this list performed extremely poorly in the polls. It only managed to secure 25 seats in the national assembly, a net loss of 15 seats since the January 2005 elections."

Answer 5

I can think of nothing Bush has done that isn't evidence of his incompetence as a President. #1 is the endless parade of cronie hacks but into positions of imporatance way over their heads.

Actually, the scope o f his incompetence is not limited to his presidency but marks all his previous experience, also.

Answer 6

It's not just Bush. It's a total breakdown of the government.

Answer 7

I believe that your incompetence is utterly incomprehensible. Then again it's people like you who thought of the idea of a monstrous bunny giving out eggs on the day the Jesus ressurected. You are another liberal wacko.

Answer 8

I thought the horrific examples of Nixon and Reagan would be enough to preclude Americans ever voting for a conservative Republican again.

Apparently, the gullibility of the American voter knows no bounds.

Answer 9

When one takes into account the utter lack of understanding of 4th generation war when they invaded Iraq, and the poor financial records shown by this president, yes!

Answer 10

Well,seeing how the Coalition Authority was loaded down with Fundies and party hacks who had no idea what they were doing,it's not surprising.

Answer 11

Sounds like Breemer is the one who screwed up. But your blind hate for Bush is duly noted.