Gee - Bush ReichMeister Sr. says Iraq war critics are?

Question

grossly unfair.
Wasting tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars on a pointless war started on LIES by HIS SON - and he's says were Unfair.
What a wacky world they must inhabit - don't you think?

Answer 1

George Sr. has been remarkedly quiet on the issue until recently. The silence said alot I think.

What can he do? He's the father. You're not going to criticize your son in public and to be fair I'm sure the criticism is hurtful to him. I wouldn't like it if my children were publicly criticized.

And many of Bush's cabinet are from his fathers presidency. Rumsfeld, Cheney, etc all advised him too.

I've always kinda had a soft spot for Bush Sr. I think he did a great job on the first Iraq war and it's too bad his son didn't take a lesson from the old man.

Which goes to show, it's not a good think to have the son follow the Dad. The son has something to prove and in GW's case, his arrogant swagger has gotten us in more trouble than we've been in since WW2 and then we had smart people running the country. Now we have a failed military and a failed government. Which spells continued disaster.

Bush Sr. may "feel" the remarks are unfair but they are on target.

Answer 2

That would be the International Corporate Fascist world.

In their world you steal the presidency at all costs. If that does not work, you assassinate the President.

HW was part of the coup of 1963 which preempted the simultaneous crackdowns on the CIA, crime syndicates and the Federal Reserve.

The result was an escalation of insurgencies and counterinsurgencies all over the globe, financed by the development of an international drug cartel, and the escalation of the Vietnam War for purely corporate reasons.

When it appeared that their secret society was once again threatened the assassination was carried out prior to the election in 1968.

When the World Order was threatened by a President who had the audacity to introduce a plan to end the USA reliance on foreign energy, George HW Bush and William Casey engineered the original arms for hostages deal to get a bad actor elected President.

When George HW Bush's assassination attempt on Reagan failed, he simply ruled from behind the scenes, under the nose of a naive frontman.

After engineering Saddam's attack on Kuwait by sending a diplomatic green light, HW came to the rescue of those poor Kuwaiti Fascists, establishing American bases in Saudi Arabia.

When it appeared GW was about to lose the 2000 Presidential election, Jeb Bush and HW's henchmen stole the election and got the Shrub appointed.

Then Shrub allowed Daddy's masterplan to come to fruition through 9/11 and the virtual suspension and/or circumvention of the Constitution.

The Iraq war is nothing more than another corporate Fascist business venture. The Afghan campaign's most notable result has been the resurgence of the opium and heroin epidemic.

These people and their collaborators are the dysentery of the human species. They need to be prosecuted for their crimes and thrown in a very deep hole for the durations of their miserable, cowardly lives.

Answer 3

It is not unusual for fathers to defend their sons, albeit unwisely. “Grossly unfair” however hardly applies to the criticism in this case.

I doubt that GHW Bush would have done anything quite so stupid as this invasion of Iraq. He and Brent Scowcroft did write about his decision not to depose Saddam that:

“Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.”

Answer 4

Gee you must have LOVED the Clintons ability to reorganize truth with the definition of "IS".

You also are of the opinion that the intelligent community deals only with HARD facts rather than best guess based on bits & pieces of data. The Left says the Bush administration failed to connect the DOTS. Why is it that the anti-Bush people don't look at the Intelligent community consistently the same way?

If the Left wants peice they need to sell the general Iraqi people that they need to invest in their country. For them to invest in their country they need to see a viable future there. They need to demand their streets are safe, but like in the US the police can't reclaim the area from gangs if the locals don't stand beside the police to rut them out.

Answer 5

First of all, it is the right and often the duty of the US citizen to question the government. Especially a president so eager for war and conflict.

The "unfair" argument cannot be applied with credibility. Bush did at a minimum use faulty intel to push this war in Iraq. And he had been pushing for war with Iraq long before 9/11.

Answer 6

Actually, Bush Sr. doesn't entirely agree with his son on many issues, and the war on Iraq is one of them. He has tried to counsel his son gently and privately with little effect. And he maintains that, despite his concerns, he doesn't interfere with the way his son runs this country. To outward appearances he completely supports his son and will continue to do so.

Not that I'm supporting the policies of either one, mind you.

Answer 7

Upside down world...

when Bill and Hillary permit the radical Islamists/communist KLA to run rampant over the Serbians.

Answer 8

No, actually, we are trying to stop a menace that is out to kill me and put some more clothes on you (based on your picture) You would either be wearing a scarf to hide your face, and many robes to cover you, or you migh not have ahead at all.
They are out to get us. If you don't believe me listen to them.
They are honest about their intentions to destroy us.

Answer 9

pretty much wacky

Answer 10

Right you are.
In the neocon world:
up is down
bad is good
incompetence is rewarded
etc.