In what ways has George Bush united America?

Question

Or is the U.S. weaker as a society, and more divided than ever?

Democrats want to kill terrorists. Republicans want to kill Iraqis.

You're flat out wrong. Democrats want those responsible for 9/11 to pay the price for their actions. Republicans, on the other hand, seem to agree with Bush; they're not concerned about Bin Laden, or those others responsible. Instead, they're keyed on killing people who had nothing to do with it.

And yes, there is a time for building bridges. In terms of domestic problems, you need to address issues long before putting people in jail. The USA has 1/3 of the world's prison population because it puts so little emphasis on the welfare of it's people.

Other modern societies learned that lesson long ago.

Answer 1

I don't think Bush united America. The attacks on 9/11 united America, and would have done so no matter WHO we had in the White House. But in the time that has passed since then, Bush has managed to turn that surge of united patriotism into a growing concern with how badly our administration is mismanaging our troops, a growing divide between a partisan Congress and the unchecked power of the White House, and a growing disgust of the Americans for BOTH of them.

Not all Republicans "want to kill Iraqis," thank heavens--the extremists who can't differentiate between Iraqis and terrorists are just the loudest. But those extremists (and again, they exist on both sides) sure aren't helping matters, and Bush is doing nothing to try to calm that divide.

Answer 2

in truth he took us to conflict with a rustic (Iraq) as a exchange of looking the corporate (Al Qaeda) that attacked us... and that they weren't even in that united states! Then they got here up with the entire WMD ********... became obtainable became no longer something there... aaaaand, we stayed there the the remainder of his term spending one thousand billion funds and hundreds of troop lives for no reason in any admire... and Obama isn't doing **** to get us out the two even however he suggested he could. greater techniques than that too, there is likewise Katrina and the tax cuts to the rich... i'm sorry however the entire retarded "trickle down" effect republicans communicate approximately does not ******* paintings. you have been deceived, or you're rich and you recognize you're ******* undesirable human beings over, and are high-quality with that.

Answer 3

Correction, Dems want to give terrorists rights, Republicans want to kill terrorists.

It is not the job of the president to unite the nation otherwsie Lincoln wouldn't have gone to war, Wilson wouldn't have entered WWI etc. The US as a society needs to wake up and accept the fact the world has changed and we need to as well. War is always dividing, accept that, this war is no different.

Answer 4

He may not have "united" so much as "polarized" the nation. Those who support him believe the overall goals are sound, if not the method(s). The liberals have rounded up their number, and gotten more strident in their opposition to him. So if anything, he's created a more combative atmosphere politically. Only time will tell if he's right or not.
- The Gremlin Guy -

Answer 5

he has united some against religious control and intolerance but in many ways we are more divided than ever

Answer 6

Hatred has divided America. The left has hated Bush from the moment the first election was decided. The left is dividing America.

Answer 7

He's united over 70% of the country against him.

Answer 8

He's united us by having like 70% of us disapproving of the job he's done.

Answer 9

There are no ways that he united this country! He has come very close to destroying this country! *sm*

Answer 10

He united us against terrorism, until the left divided us. And you're wrong. Republicans want to kill terrorist too, regardless of their nationalities, or where they operate from.