Bush and democracy?

Question

If he's really about democracy why is he using 911 to scale back our rights with random wiretaps on anyone they see fit and ignoring geneva conventions when it comes to how long he can hold prisoners without evidence and the treatment of them?

Why does he complain about Putin scaling back on democracy when he's doing the same?

If his agenda is spreading democracy in the middle east why does he call Pakistan (a dictatorship) his ally and why did he cry foul when the Palestinians voted in members of Hamas in free elections?

Seems to me his agenda is not democracy but rather having puppet governments all over the middle east who will kiss his butt regardless if its a government chosen by the people or a dictator.I think our foureign policy is going to be our downfall when the rest of the world community finally has had it with our meddling in everyones affairs.Any thoughts? (In polls world wide even ally countries call US the biggest threat to the world over terrorism).

I did give Bush the benefit of the doubt after 911,when he went to Afghanistan i said ok thats where Osama Bin laden is ,the taliban won't give him up,so it makes sense even though i don't like war,It seemed one of those times when its necessary.What i didn't like was him using hi war on terror to manipulate the public into invading Iraq to.There was no meeting between Al Queda and Iraq officials as they have since admitted was fabricated.There was no attempt to purchase uranium in Africa by Iraq as he claimed.There was no WMD as he claimed.I supported the war that was necessary,not the one for oil that he conned us into supporting and used the fake 911 connection to get our support.

Answer 1

Yes, it's a selective form of democracy--no doubt about it. We don't promote democracy in places such as Egypt or Saudi Arabia. This is why extremist groups are able to make inroads because often times they are the only real opposition in those countries since moderate, mainstream opposition groups are not allowed any say. We could do more here to encourage the growth of political parties, trade union and other more representative instituions. Otherwise, we'll be on the wrong side of history as we were in Iran in 1979 when they ended up trading one repressive mode of government for another. The US has a responsible role to play in helping to manage political change more effectively without necessarily dictating the rate of change.

It's amazing how conservatives support scaling back our rights and such Big Brother devices as the US Patriot Act. Conservatives use to rail against big government. Now, many of them are its biggest proponent. They certainly have continued to spend--even more than the Democrats.

Our foreign policy is in disarray because it's not based on a realistic assessment of our national interest. It is an ideologically-based almost Wilsonian attempt to forcibly promote democracy. Instead, we need to emphasize freedom and let other countries figure out the modalities of the governmental system themselves. Isn't it amazing that the countries in Eastern Europe in 1989 and 1990 didn't need 135,000 US troops to figure out that they wanted freedom and subsequently democracy? If the states in the Middle East have not figured this out yet, it ought not be the US responsibility to do it for them. We lack an adequate understanding of their culture and history and could not---indeed, our experience is showing we cannot--do it for them.

Answer 2

The Iraqi people just went to vote with very little problem. Last I checked this constitutes acceptance. Afghanistan has moved from a theocracy to a democracy. Half of the Palestinian people now live under an democracy even though we dislike them.

Answer 3

Words are putty in his mouth, I mean, in his hands, which are the devil's workshop, no, it's whatever he says it is, that is, a pack of wolves, er... lies.

His team got so overconfident from pulling the wool over the public's eyes, they didn't see that the wool was coming from Dubya's slacks - now he's standing naked before us, and trying to make sense of his words is... nonsensical.

Could be, if we all thought about it at the same time, maybe Bush would go away. We could make him disappear, using our thoughts! I think they stopped a clock in San Francisco once, using the same technique.

Answer 4

What rights have been scaled back? What were you able to do before 9/11 that you can't do now? Please, I'd really like to know this! I've heard you people talk like this for years, but I've never gotten an answer to that. NONE of my rights have been "scaled back." I can still do everything that I did before 9/11. Neither the President or anyone in the administration is reading emails or listening to phone conversations or I would have already been invited to the White House.

You people are amazing to me! How you absolutely refuse to support your government in anyway, especially after 9/11 is shocking!

Answer 5

We would all be better off if BUSH had DIED in his Sleep of natural causes Ten (10*) years ago.....

Answer 6

You are abundantly clear that you will accept NO answers but those in line with your thinking! And I, for one, think your examples are ludicrous!

Answer 7

JFK airport just this morning