In the critical field of war and foreign policy, there are quite a few things for which President-elect Obama can thank George Bush.
First and foremost, Saddam Hussein-a state sponsor of terrorism, a producer of weapons of mass destruction, a warmonger, and a genocidal maniac-is gone. The threat he posed was a nagging concern to Bill Clinton, but Clinton, lacking the political will or perhaps a good excuse, was content to consider Saddam trapped in a box. George W. Bush didn’t have that luxury. After the September 11 attacks the stakes were raised and Bush understood the world could not tolerate the presence of someone like Saddam, who defied all international challenges and was actively subverting the
restraints upon him.
Good to see that Jules is still gargling the Bushbot Kool-Aid.
First and foremost, Saddam Hussein-a state sponsor of terrorism, a producer of weapons of mass destruction, a warmonger, and a genocidal maniac-is gone.
Leaving only Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Pakistan, North Korea and other state sponsors of terrorism, producers of weapons of mass destruction, warmongering, and genocidal mania in place, untouched, and probably stronger than they were before George W. Bush wasted thousands of American lives and hundreds of billions of American dollars in “establishing” a democracy that looks a lot like a mob-mediated religious theocracy in Iraq, thus poisoning the well for a generation in terms of doing anything robust about far more dangerous enemies than Saddam - not to mention destroying his own mandate for a war on Islamofascist terror, his party’s power base and control of congress, and his own administration.
But hey, Jules, as long as you’re rewriting reality to suit your own purposes, why don’t you write John McCain into the White House while you’re at it?
I mean, after all, it is your hallucination. You might as well make the most of it before the real world intrudes again.
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Bill Quick, September 1945:
“Sure, the Fascists are defeated, but what about the Communists? They’re still there, and probably stronger than they were before. Besides, the Germans will never go for democracy. We should have attacked Hitler and Stalin at the same time! Isn’t that obvious??”
“Bill Quick, September 1945:”
Actually, I think that was George Patton …
Bob Speirs (AKA “Dumbass”):
BS (apt, that): 1943: “Well, we’ve managed to defeat Italy, and depose Mussolini, leaving only Nazi Germany next door to Italy and in control of the rest of mainland Europe, and Fascist Japan in control of the Pacific. Time to end the war and build a democratic regime in Italy. No need or reason to continue to attack Japan or Germany or any of their remaining allies.”
And that, basically, is about as accurate a description of the actual Bush “strategy” and anybody can come up with. Except Bushbots like Spier, who are desperate to justify to themselves their horrible choices in supporting Bush right down the rathole.
To Will Slow From AKA Bushbot Dumbass:
The rathole being, presumably, victory? And gas prices back to 1950 levels in constant dollars? And the nuclear programs of Iraq, Libya and who knows who else stillborn or evaporated? And the prestige of the United States - no, the fear of the United States - reinstated in the hearts of thinking autocrats everywhere? November 22 was VI day. How did you celebrate, Slow? What would the world look like if our heroes in uniform had not been willing to sacrifice their lives to defend their country? The only thing Bush did wrong in the foreign policy sphere was to take the world’s whiners into account. But there wasn’t much he could have done to satisfy some people.
Ohhh, Robbie (aka Bushbot Dumbass) - such a smack you’re gonna get (which is only what a smack-talkin’ fool deserves, of course) - it’s gonna leave a mark, I’m tellin’ ya…
Wow. I apologize. You’re not a dumbass, you’re completely insane. Who is whispering all this in your ear in the world you live in? Alice? The Dog?
Get help, Spiers. There is only so much a blogger can do for you. And trying to mend your psychotic break with reality is beyond even my abilities.
In the meantime, I note you dodged my analogy as hard and fast as you could. The truth is, all of the whining is being done by Bushbots like yourself, who simply can’t admit your little tin chimp-god has been the disaster he has been. Autocratic fear of the US? I’ll bet that as easy as it has been to play Stumbletongue, even Libya is back in the nuke game - having seen just how hapless, feckless, and meaningless Bush threats were, and especially now, are. As long as any cheap tyrant refrains from trying to off Bush’s daddy, or manages to avoid goading the Saudis into ordering their buttboy to attack them, they’re home free.
You’re irrelevant, dude. Creep back into your corner and chew the cud of your failed Bush-worship. It doesn’t matter. Thank god he’ll be gone in a few more months. Him and his legacy of stupidity, cowardice, utter lack of leadership, and failure. And the best thing? I won’t have to listen to morons like you whining about what a great president he’s been.
“Will Slow?”
Heh. Brilliant.