“Did his administration’s policies lead to the dangerous destabilization of the Middle East that we are experiencing now on steroids..?”
No, Bush policies did NOT destabilize Egypt or Syria or Libya.
As for Iraq, it was Obama’s exit approach that resulted in the instability there.
I’ve got my tin foil ready.....Who is calling these crazy shots?
Bush took us into Iraq and Afghanistan, and he didn’t fight either war to WIN, which means crushing the enemy so badly, including the civilians, that they know better than to mess with you for a very long time. In my book this means there never was any intention of winning in the first place, just dehumanizing our troops by evil ROE that don’t allow victory through intractable conflicts with no real end in sight.
There is no way to leave either country now and expect that all our “good deeds” will be maintained in kumbaya fashion by the Natives. Ask the Russians how well that worked out for them, and they were way less kind than American troops are.
If Bush could have had a 3rd term, I believe we would be in the same place we are with Soeotoro, who also doesn’t believe in fighting to win - Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria all down the hatch...Jordan soon to follow. Our Govt. is aiding and abetting the CHAOS. Why?
What our Govt. didn’t count on was the rise of the people in Egypt to expose our collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood/Saudi kings to the detriment of our own country. The Bushes, Clintons, Soeotoro are all tools and I am suprised that you can’t see that. Tools of whom? You don’t need a tinfoil hat to answer that one. Follow the money and look for those with power & cash and no allegiance to any Nation State (crony corporatists, international banksters, and treasonous politicians who have sold us out in spades).