By JP Briggs II, Ph.D., and Thomas D. Williams
President Bush has become dangerously steeped in ideas of Armageddon, the Apocalypse, an imminent war with Satanic forces in the Middle East, and an urgency to construct an American theocracy to fulfill God's end-of-days plan, according to close observers.
Historians and investigative journalists following the "end-time Christian" movement have grown alarmed at the impact it may be having on Bush's Middle East policies, including the current war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, strife in Lebanon and attempts to find a cause for war against Iran.
Many people are aware that Bush is "the most aggressively religious president in American History," as eminent historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. described him, (Schlesinger, "War and the Presidency," 143).
Army Lt. General William "Jerry" Boykin made headlines in 2003 when he said he believed America was engaged in a holy war as a "Christian nation" battling Satan. Adversaries can be defeated, he said, "only if we come against them in the name of Jesus." Despite his highly publicized rhetoric, Boykin remains Bush's deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
2007-07-02 16:15:20 · 24 answers · asked by Habitus 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Of course it is selfish...Bush's own ideals rule this country. They shouldn't, but they do. It really doesn't matter what the other republicans or democrats think. In the end If Bush doesn't like it he'll do away with it no matter what even if all the Republicans were for it and vice versa.
But the majority of people did vote for him. And now he won't fork over subpoenaed documents cause there's lots he's hiding. So until the people wise up and really do their homework (if they are going to vote), we'll continue to end with more like Bush deciding our fate and it's not going to be pretty.
2007-07-02 16:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by drwannabe 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
What I find amazing is the fact that Bush is not the first President to have such ideas regarding our Middle Eastern policy. This dates back to the late 18th century. If you ever have the time, you should read, Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present, by Michael B. Oren. It is a great time-line of the U.S. in that part of the world.
As far as Bush being selfish, I think he is no more selfish than any past President who has tried to do the same, and that is most of them.
2007-07-02 16:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God, that's another big thing wrong with the Iraq war, contractors doing work that would be done by military enlisted in previous wars at a much higher cost. That the work is done badly is all the worse.
2016-05-17 05:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ph. D. doesn't mean truth teller.
Carter was just as religious. In fact that is why he prefered the Ayatollah to the Shah. He thought that the Ayatollah would be a kinder leader because he was a religious man and Carter forced the Shah's hand in forcing him to let the Ayatollah back into Iran. The rest is history!
2007-07-02 16:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
>>Not any more crazy than Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanting to bring about the same thing! Anyhow, America will never be a theocracy and Bush does not have that kind of power to do that. By advising Israel to give away the land that God gave them, Bush (America) is doing the exact opposite of what we are to be doing. What caught my eye with your question "Don't you find it selfish that Bush and his cronies think they should decide our fate for us", is that yes, that is what we "hired" him to do. Same with the crazy Senator Kennedy.
2007-07-02 16:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by Yahoogirl 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋
At least you believe in Satan, atheists believe in nothing......
Good for you, keep believing in something, whether its satan or not.....God is for us children, yes??? and should be taken out of the school and governmental systems??
And now your question is what? I think you should look about 30 to 40 years ago when they took God out of the school systems to figure out why America is not doing so great now.
2007-07-02 16:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by kaliroadrager 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
that's what happens when you press the little button and the light comes on (or turn the lever and the X appears in Mississippi)
2007-07-02 16:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by LGscience 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's what they were elected to do: decide
Bush is the Decider-in-Chief
If you disagree with our political system, find another nation more to your liking
2007-07-02 16:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's pretty scary that he's got his finger on "the button"! It's also hilarious that all of the neo-cons figure he's some sort of prophet, sent to smite America's enemies, like Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon before him.
2007-07-02 16:20:13 · answer #9 · answered by neil k 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
No, I don't find it selfish at all. President Bush was chosen by the American People to lead the country. In a way we chose them to decide our fate.
2007-07-02 16:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋