Jun - 7th
Can we ever like George W. Bush regular citizen?
Posted at 4:16 pm | Filed Under The War in Iraq, George W. Bush
In not the so distant future President Bush will become an ex-President and will begin the fade into history. Its a fact that after a President leaves office they tend to be better liked. Will George W. Bush receive the same respect as say a George H. Bush? What really will be his legacy? Can we ever like George W. Bush regular citizen?
George W seems to be heading down a road that no other ex-President has ever been in (not to this extent), he is a US president who is leaving a country in worse shape than what he received. We live in a society where our rights, security, and constitutional freedoms have actually diminished on his watch. High Levels of corruption. We have lost giant chunks of major cities such as New York and New Orleans. Lost one space shuttle. Our economy is struggling with huge energy costs and job uncertainty. A out of control deficit. We are also in a quagmire with the Iraq occupation (let’s face it no longer a war).
Jun - 6th
Mission Accomplished, so go home now.
Posted at 9:11 pm | Filed Under Republicans, The War in Iraq
Remember this picture? You should, this is after the war was won, however we haven’t left just yet. The rhetoric of the Republican party right now is one that states, “if we are defeated in Iraq they will follow us home”. The problem is not only are we not defeated we have already accomplished our mission, so why are we there? The Republicans have backed themselves into a box with the withdrawal equals defeat issue. If they simply would have said “we win” and went home they could have celebrated their “war on terror” as a victory. Instead we are stuck in Iraq with no real realistic benchmark for when the war is won. Surely the war needs to be won or lost at some point right? That whole model of a war on terrorism means we fight until there are no terrorists. Okay then what is a terrorist and how exactly do we know that they are no longer a threat? The same grey area that let the Bush administration go to war at will keeps them embattled in a battle they no longer want.” Mission Accomplished” indeed.
