I may never get my thoughts straight about President Bush.
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The mark of a great man.
I love the man.
Do I have some criticisms? You bet. The border, too much spending, etc.
But, as for the war on terror, I have zero complaints. None. He was the right man for the time.
He didn’t meely mouth and throw diplomatic words of protest at the terrorists. He handed them their heads on a platter. The rest of the world took notice. Although the press will never admit it, I’ll bet he is almost considered a god in the Middle East.
He took over Afghanistan (remember how that was supposed to be impossible? The media relentlessly lectured us how in all the centuries since Alexander no one had been able to conquer Afghanistan bla bla bla) in a few weeks and practically exterminated the terrorists who had held that nation hostage for two decades.
Then Iraq. Saddam’s Iraq was by far the most powerful nation in the area. When he rattled his saber, all the other nations trembled. When Bush made noise about taking out Saddam, few in the Middle East thought it possible. Saddam was too powerful, they said.
How long did it take to take Baghdad? The rest of the Middle East nations couldn’t believe their eyes. Iraq was not only taken, but both of Saddam’s evil spawn, who seemed so strong and authoritative a month before, were dead. And Saddam himself was in a cage. You cannot imagine what that did to the Arab psyche. They are surely thinking “Gee whiz, is there anything this bada$$ CAN’T do?”
Oh, and NO, ZERO, NADA terrorist attacks on American shores since 9/11/01. When all the Muslim terrorist cells on the planet would have given everything they had just to kill more Americans in the U.S., Bush and co. kept us safe. That is huge.
Plus, he gave us two superb Supreme Court justices and much needed tax relief.
That doesn’t offset the border problem (which MUST be tackled by the next president before it is too late) or the ridiculous increase in federal spending. But, with Bush I can find much more positive than negative.
I have no doubt—NONE—that Bush will be remembered as a good, maybe even great, president. Might take 30+ years, but I am sure of it.
It’s just like a marriage.
Well, how do you feel about Tim Russert, or Scooter Libby, or Dan Rather?