I considered George Bush one of the greatest Presidents we ever had on September 11th, 2001. He remained calm when he was told about it, he made an awesome speech that rallied the nation that night, and for once in our history, almost every country on the globe was our friend. I was never prouder to be American on 9/11/2001. But, Bush blew it on March 20th, 2003 when US troops invaded Iraq. He changed his story many times about why we were over there, like how Saddam aided al-Qaeda, Saddam had WMDs, etc. The world grew angry with the US and is still angry with us to this day because we are in a war that should not have even happened, or if it did, our troops should have been out years ago. Had Bush never lied about Iraq and had he never invaded, he might have been one of the best Presidents in history when he left office and left a great legacy. Instead, he leaves with a legacy that surrounds the Iraq War.
2007-07-11 04:23:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Bush had the chance to be a great president, but blew it ON SEPT 11. He sat motionless in the children's story hour for 20 minutes when the country was being attacked. A real pleader would have taken charge the minute he heard about it. It took him days to respond and visit the ground zero site. He blew the good will the world had for us and has screwed up everything since. While you may have considered him great, he had you fooled. I'm grateful you see the light now.
2007-07-11 04:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
After 911 any president could have come out of this with the support of all Americans and the world!
Too bad we had a dyslexic one who didn't know the difference between Iraq and Iran.
He blew the greatest opportunity to unite the world. He could have done soooo much for world peace.
2007-07-11 04:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're merely packed with fake information, are not you? on the time, and it is what concerns, the data confirmed a clean link. clean sufficient for congress to ok the plan. to assert that we've killed extra Iraqi electorate than Saddam is thoroughly erroneous. what share hundred thousand Kurds did he kill? remember that Kurds stay in Iraq and are Iraqi electorate. this is the fault of all media that spin this conflict to make usa look like the undesirable guy. They finished sympathize with people who decapitate newshounds, yet won't see that we are justly protecting ourselves against an enemy that doesn't fee human existence in the slightest degree.
2016-10-01 09:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by delilah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much as I refer to him as our Idiot King, I must agree with your assessment. I think, as a nation, we had enormous potential to exact justice and do so with the backing of most world powers.
I do subscribe to the "Bush lied" charge, but only insofar as he was deceived and/or pushed himself by 5-D Cheney, Feith, Libby, Rumsfeld, Ahmed Chalabi and others. He and they in turn further deceived good and trusting Americans.
He *could have been* a force of major change for our country, at one of its most pivotal moments in history. Unfortunately, I think he will be regarded as a man who squandered America's potential, rather than capitalizing on it.
2007-07-11 04:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush's intolerance to terror and its participants is something that has blessed the nation; even those who are ungrateful for it will still benefit from this. I for one am thankful that he sends the message to those who wish us harm that the U.S. is not to be messed with.
It is also admire that he is a man of faith and is true to his convictions and principles. Even if one disagrees with any or all of his policies, he is still simply a nice man, a good man. I can say that I agreed with President Clinton about very little, but I never thought he was a bad man by any means. Like all of us, he is imperfect, which does not equal bad or evil.
2007-07-11 04:29:00 · answer #5 · answered by PRGfUSMC 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I never like the little twit. The odds of him ever being a "great" president are slim to none.
2007-07-11 04:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, he listened to the wrong people, fell into their traps and shouldered all the blame. It's his own fault. He did not stand up to the backstabbers.
2007-07-11 04:34:14 · answer #7 · answered by Truth B. Told ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He didn't lie. And all his reasons have remained the same. Here they are:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec02/joint_resolution_10-11-02.html
Here's a good excerpt:
Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of United States citizens;
Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;
2007-07-11 04:27:07 · answer #8 · answered by Philip McCrevice 7 · 2⤊ 6⤋
in about 20 years, tune in to history channel, and you he would be among the top 10.
he stands his ground, even if 3/4 of the whole earth opposes him.
2007-07-11 04:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
keep on preaching the truth! Are you up for election in '08, by chance?
2007-07-11 04:29:51 · answer #10 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋