- He clears everyone except supporters from his public appearances and walls off protesters at remote sites
- He uses false security level threats at opportune times to try to turn elections
- His cabinet members leaned on the CIA to revise their assessments of Iraq until they produced some (discredited) evidence of a threat
2007-09-03 03:03:03 · 12 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No, but Iraq will be the anchor tied around his neck that drags his name down to the lowest levels of American history, especially since he ties his legacy to Iraq. The patriot act, warrant-less wiretaps won't help, his most secretive administration, the Katrina failure, his leaving the borders open while he fights his global war on terror and the huge deficits he leaves behind. I doubt very much history will be kind to President Bush.
2007-09-03 03:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think we know the legacy yet. His legacy will be the Middle East, but we won't know what that looks like for 20-30 years.
The legacy of Katrina should fall on the local governments (city and state).
2007-09-03 10:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
President Bush's legacy will be that of planting democracy in the Middle East. If the future shows more folks in that region embracing freedom, then President Bush's legacy will rise even higher.
2007-09-03 10:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think his legacy will be broader than that---he'll be remembered as a man who threw away tremendous opportunities for himself and his party and for his country.
Probably also remembered as a man who was way too small for a very big job.
Naturally the tragedy of Iraq will become eternally associated with his name, and will be the biggest thing to drag him down.
A classic textbook case of the mediocre son of an over-achieving father failing to live up to expectations. (look up Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus for historical precendence).
2007-09-03 10:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
NO
History will remember G.W. Bush as a great leader and the Democrats will be remembered as poor pathetic political opportunists.
Sorry if the truth hurts.......... but then the dems could never get elected on truth.
2007-09-03 10:15:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Bush himself is gonna be a sad history for U.S. Let's not talk abt him. He will be bye bye soon and meanwhile we have to make sure on the voting day we dun have too many drunk voters.
2007-09-03 10:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by pooranimator 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
His legacy will be Iraq, torture, the Katrina response, Gonzales, Rove and spying on Americans.
2007-09-03 10:07:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
What legacy? He does not deserve one.
2007-09-03 13:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by P P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. His legacy will be that he prevented all terrorist attacks on US soil after 9/11 despite the best effort of liberals and the media to undermine him.
2007-09-03 10:08:04 · answer #9 · answered by ozbe 3 · 2⤊ 5⤋
among other things
2007-09-03 10:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋