Do Democrats really know how stupid they look blaming Bush for this war???

Question

You sure as hell aren't going to believe me on this "FACT" so I challenge you to tell me which US President committed the biggest blunder in history and is solely responsible for Islam's hatred towards America. He also is responsible for Bin Laden's declaring a holy war against America He also teamed up with another US President to commit the second biggest blunder ever made by a US President .OK If you say Bush then you are a Idiot! I know this is asking a lot .Heaven forbid you actually take the time to do 10 min.worth of research to find out the truth.You do want the truth don't you ?Also NO Spinning the Facts and be able to back up what you say!!!! I will show you at the end of the question

WOW 1 right answer in the first 25 replys ! Unbelieable My God people READ a History book.

World peas Your book selection is great if you want to remain a misinformed Liberal this being one of the problems .I could fire out Conservative titles as well but you miss the point of separating opinion and hard Facts of history Hard Facts that would be impossible to dispute let alone misinterpret altho I'm sure you will try.That said it was a bold shot at bipartisan but you fell short

IT SHOULD BE NOTED I am a Republican I do not support Bush do to his week policy's on securing are boarders and teaming up with Ted K on the amnesty is where he lost my support however my opinion on this shouldn't influence your answer

Coragraph Not a bad reply . Your last paragraph Laughable to solely pin responsibility on one man .Indicates a closed mind before you even know the answer However I did think maybe I could have worded that a little better .But He really did start this whole mess

Answer 1

It is frustrating as hell, I know. Don't worry though. A dem will get elected to the White House in '08. The the radical Muslim's will launch terror attacks much like they have done to Britan and Spain. Spain buckled and pulled their troops out of Iraq soon after. The British are not far behind. A dem will pull us out of Iraq following a terror attack which will only embolden the radical Muslim's throughout the globe. Once this happens American will realize what a mistake it was to elect a dem and that party will begin to split apart and then crumble into history.

Answer 2

Oh great, another case of "I'm right, you're wrong" "us vs. them" mentality. Its no wonder we're such an internationally hated nation and can't get our act together. Too busy accusing the other side of stupidity or wrongdoing. Since when was political affiliation related to intelligence?

Such a huge generalization to say any president is solely responsible for "Islam's hatred of America." I don't think Bush is solely to blame for the hostility. He just happened to be in office during a crucial period and helped exacerbated hostility. For instance, using the word "crusade" to describe his actions against terrorism which got misinterpreted and translated as "jihad" against Muslim. Per the quran, jihad is offensive and defensive, this speech put many on the offense. Bush's insensitivity towards Muslim values & his ignorance on Iraq society before invading definitely increased hostility. Because of short-war planning, the disastrous first months of the invasion is the clincher that increased hatred against America (not enough Arab translators to talk to locals, dismantling the Iraq army and leaving these young men armed and unemployed, no immediate improvements in electricity, no immediate interim govt in place, etc,).

Thus, I would say his biggest blunder lies in the rushed planning of the invasion which exacerbated hostilities towards U.S. The chaos that ensued during the occupation pushed many civilians into the side of the insurgency. As president, Bush took the job in representing America and should be the only person to blame for any action American takes.

Answer 3

No. i think of it quite is humorous that Republican conservatives blame Obama for an economic cave in that befell 2 months in the previous he replaced into even elected president. i think of it quite is humorous that Republican conservatives blame Democrats in Congress on the time for that cave in whilst claiming the obstructionism of abode Republicans now has no bearing on the economic device. Obama did no longer fail u.s.. Bush failed u.s., and abode Republicans refuse to enable Obama prevail for u.s.. They hate to work out the rustic prosper on a Democrat president's watch; it makes them look undesirable. If i'm incorrect, call a single Obama coverage that abode Republicans surpassed interior the final year and a half.

Answer 4

I am confused on how you can deny bush jr is not to blame for the war when he was the commander in chief that asked for war powers to go to war against iraq .
no one president is responsible for some arabs dislike of the united states and the greater west.
The real villain was britain. britain after the end of ww1 had all of the ottoman empire and broke it up into these parts we now today. like everywhere they used cultural differences to wedge people and it grew animosities but then a greater problem arose. from the end of ww2 till today america and the "west" (united states, russia, france, britain) has supported governments that have been bad representatives of what it means to be a friend to the united states. this is in parallel to many governments in africa, asia, and latin america.
Bush jr with the second gulf war and its aftermath nor Bush sr with the first gulf war and its aftermath are to blame for the arab worlds anger and resentment of the "west" but they are to blame for the wars that they asked congress for war powers for.

Answer 5

Not exactly something you can look up... searching for "biggest blunder in U.S. history" is likely to turn up a huge number of things.

By this war, I'm assuming you're referring to the War in Iraq. I do blame Bush for it. His administration lied. He said Saddam Husein had WMDs. For this reason, congress decided to declare war. Makes sense right? Someone is aspiring to make weapons that could be used to attack you, and are apparently hiding them from you, so disarming them seems to be the safest thing.

But Saddam Husein did not have any WMDs. However, the administration insisted continuously insisted that he did. Thus I do blame Bush for the War in Iraq.

If you are instead referring to the more general "War on Terror" you cannot blame the Bush Administration for it. Though it has been mishandled, it is necessary for the United States to fight terrorists. I support fighting terrorists, but Iraq is(and was) clearly not the battleground on which to fight it.

I am going to address one other part of your question:

"which US President committed the biggest blunder in history and is solely responsible for Islam's hatred towards America."

It was not any one president or even the whole lot of them combined who caused some Islamics to hate Americans. Islamic tensions involving the U.S. have existed for decades, waning in waxing in intensity the whole time. Perhaps the best case would be against Harry S. Truman, who angered Palestinian Islamics by recognizing the state of Israel. To this day, the United States has often(some say unfairly) sided with Israel on a number of issues. This is far from the whole of it, however.

Other reasons have to do with American culture clashing with that of many Islamic states. Most Islamic state's governments are based on Islamic religion, and many practices that are common in the Americas are considered sinful. However, the U.S. , due to its large population and global influence, influences the peoples of these countries causing some to stray from traditional beliefs, adopting trends that their families and fellow citizens consider to be acts against god. Thus they hate us for, in indirect ways, trying to shape their countries in our own image, through mediums such as television and the internet.

Though there are other reasons for many Muslims( not all) hatred of America, I'm trying to explain that they cannot be tied to any one person, group, or even any one country(the U.S. just tends to be the most prominent).

I could argue up and down with you, but I'll leave it at this.

Answer 6

Are you talking about Bill Clinton? For Pete sakes - if he pissed off Bin Laden, that doesn't START a war. What starts a war is a President ordering troops to invade and destroy.

Not to mention, he sent over troops without first having a clear goal. Without that - we have a war that none of the politician's kids are fighting in, with no clear end in sight.

If we REQUIRED our politicians to send their kids to America's public schools AND enlist in active duty, then we might see some positive changes in our country and in our foreign policy.

Answer 7

No, they don't realize how stupid they look blaming Bush for the war. And by "they" I mean mainly the elected party leadership, not the general population who votes for them.

If they were smart, they'd be going after the issues that are less emotional -- but have much stronger legal teeth.

And the idea that ANY one person is "solely responsible for Islam's hatred against America" is so laughable ridiculous that it just makes your claim look spurious.

Answer 8

It is difficult for most liberal Democrats to see how they look with theads so far up where the sun don't shine.

Answer 9

Which war are you ranting about? The war on terror or the Iraq war? And if you say they are the same, then you are the idiot. If we are fighting a war on terror, what happened to the speech after 9\11 that said. We will go after any country that supports or harbors terrorists? Have went attacked Iran? Syria? Pakistan? No. And all of them were known to harbor terrorists. So take your damn rant somewhere else.

Answer 10

Well, I'm going with Truman and the establishment of the Jewish State in 1948.

By the way, I'm the most REPUBLICAN guy I know; me and 2/3 of all Republicans think this Bush guy is totally screwed up.