Posted on 05/20/2022 12:12:45 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
And I am practicing that now
Illegal aliens pose the greatest threat to this country. And Bush’s administration actually went after border guards who did their job. This was widely discussed here on FR.
What I do know is this; 1) the Bush invasion resulted in the wipeout of the Iraqi Christian population, which had been there for 2000 years; 2) when we invaded, a poll showed we had the support of 35 percent of Iraqis, if Saddam was so horrible why wasn’t this much higher, like over 90 percent? 3) a poll a year into the Occupation found we had the support of 2 percent of the population, or 1 in 50 Iraqis; 4) Iran was placed in a much stronger position than with Saddam who was their mortal enemy; 5) Colin Powell came to realize that what he was told to say at the UN was a pack of lies and he never got over it; 6) we lost far too many of our best young men and women, led by a VP, Cheney who would not serve in the military during VN (he had five marriage and educaiton deferments and said service “wasn’t for him”) and a President, GW Bush, who somehow got into the Alabama National Guard and reportedly wouldn’t even show up for monthly meetings.
So nobody saw them and we guess they must have been moved somewhere but we're not sure where. We assume that because we know for sure that they existed because Bush told us that that the intelligence people swore to it but we weren't allowed to see any evidence of it.
The same intelligence people that swore that the Steel Dossier was real and the Hunter Biden laptop was fake? I guess if you like and want war you're willing to suspend disbelief. I used to trust the intel and the government in general but I no longer trust anything they say or have said in the last 25 years without them sharing proof. Their word .. and Bush's ... are not good enough. Not Trump's either, he'd have to show me the evidence had he wanted to go to war.
But you do you.
The exit polls showed that second choice for President in 92 for Perot voters was slightly in favor of Clinton, not Bush.
Your vote pattern closely mirrors my own, but I voted for Nixon. He was clearly the better choice. The fact that he was taken out by what was a “nothingburger” in terms of what kind of shenanigans went on over nearly every campaign.
Perot was superior to both candidates, from his defeat we got Trump though. In hindsight, Clinton was a better President than Bush was. Remember HE gave us the assault weapons ban.
Your POV is the most common among voters. I just think of it as a false dichotomy. If there are more than 2 choices, of course it takes votes away for them for a third person to be in the race. Since when is it written that we get only one choice? A or B?
I never thought I'd see the day when the treasonous lies of the America hating left would not only be tolerated on Free Republic, but embraced. We're definitely not in Kansas anymore. But that's what populism gets you. Lowest common denominator politics where principles and truth don't matter. Screw conservatism, am I right?
You are correct, next to the Kenyanesian Usurper, the Bushes were the worst thing to happen to this country.
And he was the least corrupt of all the bushes. Even his sainted mom wrote an alibi for her husband the day of the Kennedy assassination.
I don't think wanting to get revenge for Saddam trying to kill his father was a significant factor in his decision to invade Iraq. Any serious President (that is, excluding people like Clinton, Obama or Biden) weighs seriously the consequences of sending troops into harm's way.
Unfortunately I don't think GWB will get over Trump humiliating his brother in 2016, but he has zero political power and virtually no political influence at this point, so it doesn't really matter (other than hurting his nephew's political fortunes).
Have you forgotten Bill and Hillary Clinton? Not to mention the incumbent usurper.
Clinton had eight years, the Bushes had twelve and the illegal alien inundation got much worse when W was in office.
Clinton actually enforced the law more than either Bush.
You mean Bush’s “brother” Bill Clinton?
Where do you noob idiots come from? Are you farmed somewhere like mushrooms?
“Where do you noob idiots come from?”
There are at least three noobs that have popped up in the last couple of weeks — spewing some weird nonsense.
Dear Troll,
This tread and my posts are about Bush, not Trump. Stay on topic or stop posting to me. Thanks.
The case for going to war was regularly posted here, and it was overwhelming. Saddam broke the cease fire. We were absolutely justified in defending ourselves. We couldn't just ignore him.
Roberts is interesting. When all else is equal he is definitely a conservative justice. Unfortunately, he seems to have a strong aversion to using the court to overturn the status quo. That's why he was on the right side of Obergefell but the wrong side of the Obamacare decision. I don't agree with him, and it's disappointing.
Put yourself in Bush's shoes. You see a guy who was a Democrat during your presidency, who you know was lying about you and trying to undermine our war efforts. A guy who praised Pelosi and wanted you impeached. Now you see him switch parties to run for president. He gets on the primary stage and he's attacking you, still spewing lies about you, and using those lies to attack your brother. Hell, he even said you allowed 9/11 to happen. Then you watch as your party nominates the liar. Wouldn't you feel like the voters of your own party had stabbed you in the back? I would. Is he supposed to kiss Trump's ass or something? If it happened to Trump, he'd be openly supporting the Democrats, there's no doubt about it. Especially since he's a political carpetbagger.
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