Is it fair to criticize Bush for all wrongdoings of the US?

Question

At the time of the invasion of Iraq a great percentage of americans approved of his actions. Once american soldiers started dying and arriving back in bodybags in an increasing way the american public opinion turned their backs to the president. That shows that everything is ok if we kill others as long as the others do not kill us. That also shows the insensitivity of the american public at large and the readiness to abandon your president just to save your pride and the pride of the nation when things take a turn for the worse. Cowardice and treachery are two words that describe your attitude towards your president.

Answer 1

Yeah, I'm sure a lot of people were cheering at the screen when pictures of tanks racing accross the desert towards Bagdad were shown on tv. But when the enemy started to fight back it was like" Oh, this a war. I didn't want war, I just wanted a victory". People like cheering for a winning team. When that team starts loosing a few they stop supporting them.

Answer 2

Well, not the ones done before he became President, but it's fair to criticize Bush for everything HE's done wrong.

Before we invaded Iraq, even though most Americans believed all the lies BushCo had been spewing for months (with little examination from Congress or the media), more Americans did NOT think we should invade than did.

48% of Americans thought we shouldn't attack; 42% did.

Once Bush started bombing, many Americans felt an obligation to "support the President in a time of war" -- and believed what the administration had said about most Iraqi's "welcoming us as liberators" (which many did, before Bush completely screwed up by doing every possible thing wrong).

To me, it isn't only the American deaths that have made this wrong (and I was against from the start -- from when I first heard this was what Bush was planning), but ALL of the deaths, including the million Iraqis. Not to mention the thousands we've tortured and raped, the entire cities we've destroyed, the millions we've made homeless, and the general destruction of the infrastructure and the country itself.

I'm not insensitive; Bush is. His utter indiffence to human suffering has been clear in every decision he's made. He has no more heart than he has brain (and he doesn't have 2 brain-cells to rub together).

It's not about pride -- Bush pretty much destroyed that, too.

Treachery described Bush, not me. I haven't done anything to destroy this country: Bush has done nothing but.

It is the obligation of every patriot to speak out against their country's doing wrong.

It's treachery to applaud decisions that destroy one's own country. It's treachery to turn your back on every principle this country was founded on, and every notion of human decency.

Answer 3

Not ALL of them. Just the ones that happened on his watch.
And by all means we MUST hold him accountable.
For your information, a great number also did not support this Bush or Bush's war. And given that he had to steal his first election....its hard to call him " my " president.
If he supported the Constitution and the rule of law I might have had more repect for him. But he did neither.
Are we supposed to feel sympathy for Bush now that his sand box war is going badly? The war he lied to the American people to justify and the war he outed a CIA officer to defend ? Abandon Bush ? I was never there to begin with. There used to be a time when we ELECTED presidents, not crowned them king in the Supreme Court.

Answer 4

The right to dissent is one of the most fundamental freedoms in any country that calls itself a democracy. In Germany, the people who opposed Hitler, an elected leader, are considered brave patriots. That Americans supported Bush in his war against Iraq is more a sign of the gullibility of the American people. "A video-game 'shock and awe' war where no Americans get hurt? Sounds kewl! Let's invade!"

Answer 5

No. FDR had a total news blackout during WWII because he new how bad war was/is. If people had seen what was going on then they would have protested too. War is not a good thing to watch or to be in. Starting with Vietnam we began showing the horrors of war and people objected. DePalma would have been put in jail by FDR for his recent film. Mistakes have been made in every war and Iraq is no different. It's the nature of war and is not GWB's fault. He is the commander and chief so it does fall on him. Hazards of the job. Peace

Answer 6

Yes it is fair to criticize President Bush, as long as the rest of the Congress are criticized too. No one is above criticism. However, people seem to forget that an overwhelming majority of Congress decided to go to war too along with the President. Placing all the blame on President Bush is most certainly not fair and it is also stupid because as I said it was a joint decision between President Bush and the Congress to go to war. Actually, I do not criticize Pres. Bush for going to war, rather, I criticize him for the mismanagement of the war. More specifically, the way I see it, the former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld should have been relieved of his position. Mr. Rumsfeld did not have the abilities and attitude to conduct the Iraq War or any war, but President Bush appeared to have let him completely managed the war. My own belief is that our President placed loyalty to his friends like Mr. Rumsfeld, first and foremost, above the interest of our country. It is in my view, most unfair, that Pres. Bush is portrayed as the only one who should be blamed or criticized for this war. It is stupid and unthinkable why people, especially the Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress are now bitterly placing all the criticism on the President when in fact the overwhelming majority of both parties supported this war at the outset. That shows that they are hypocrites! THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SELF-SERVING AGENDA ALONG WITH THEIR SUPPORTERS. IN FACT ALL POLITICIANS AROUND THE WORLD CANNOT BE TRUSTED. However, our politicians here in the U.S.A. are SAINTS compared with most other countries.

Answer 7

Thank you, no I believe it is not. We live in a democracy not dictatorship. The man had help and that is how our Constitution requires it. Any other country would jail some of these folks who speak so loudly.Some who never voted in the first place.

It is beyond sad to divide a nation during a war that gives us those very freedoms to speak our minds. Given that it is a forced upon US early election season... consider we are sandwiched also between two eager beaver Clinton's? Bush is not even running but you bash him you deflate trust in the party, confuse people. Add propaganda and voila Communism! No longer will we see just simple TV ads
degrading another candidate. This one is subliminal and down dirty. The Clinton's set the bar here for sure.

I appreciate your time. TY.

Answer 8

of course its fair.

we are in Iraq for american presence in the middle east.

regardless of what you believe , the troops are all dying in vain.

now thats a hard pill to swallow but go check out the biggest embassy ever to be constructed and you will get the picture.

you talk about pride and that is the very reason why people are patriotic, and believe in a government that doesn't believe in us.

if you ask me you are more of a coward if you don't speak up against lies and deception regardless of how much it may hurt.
are you really buying this get the terrorists before they get us crap.
I sure as hell am not.

democracy is just a word that exists in theory, cuz we sure as hell aren't living in one.
oh, and by the way why don't us voters get to vote for going to war ? after all who do you think pays for wars ?
we the people who have no say in going to war to begin with.

bush is a wolf in sheeps clothing.

and he sure as hell don't talk to Jesus or represent his peaceful fundamentals.

the scarry part is bush still has almost a full year to mess **** up even worse .

Iran is the real threat and I cant wait to see how these Idiots handle this problem.

Answer 9

No, it is not fair to blame all abd things on Bush. He does have the position wherer the buck stops and he does take responsibility for doing what he believes to be right. There are many who dissagree with him and who dissagreed when the war in Iraq started. Some did slowly turn against him and his policies as they seemed to be not working. As far as blame is concerned though, he put himself in the position, as do all presidents. There is not cowardice or trachery at work here though. It is frustration.

Answer 10

Yes you're right....and your should go join the army and support your country....and by the way I already did my duty I'm a vietnam vet.