No. But he shouldn't have shrugged it off as inconsequential. It was a deliberate serious insult.
“That’s right. .............................................. Iranian allies, this shoe thowing incedent undermines everything and the war is now officially lost.”
In the long run, shortly after we pull out, Iraq will once again degenerate into the kind of mindless violence and anarchy typical of Islamic nations unless another military dictator arises to command obedience. The “democracy” you are applauding is responsible for increased violence against Iraqi Christians such as never occurred under Saddam. “Democracies” don't drive thousands of their own citizens from their homes over religious matters.
“Other than having General Petreaus implement the brilliant counter-insurgency surge which led to the routing of the al-Qaeda and Iranina backed militias, Bush did nothing at all.”
Yeah. And it only took how many dollars, how many years and how many lives for him to figure out the obvious - the bigger the military presence the less effective the opposition. George Bush II - military expert.
“No you didn’t. You wrote in Ron Paul both times and became so infuriated that when Paul lost, you screamed at the top of your lungs and started thowing your shoes at your fellow Americans.”
Are you calling me a liar? I didn't vote for Ron Paul - he is a foreign policy idiot and an isolationist - check my posts. I know we are involved in a war for survival against Islam - something your military genius apparently hasn't the slightest understanding of.
“Actually, this statement is accurate. I took a scientific poll, and 10 out of 10 code pink memebers agreed with your statement.”
????? Harriet Miers, the Dubai Port Scam, Mexicans digging tunnels under our southern border to infiltrate illegal aliens and drugs in record numbers, Mexican military incursions across our own borders to threaten our security personnel with NO reaction from Bush? How about letting Mexican truckers deliver good across our highways? How about bailing out crooked finance companies and NOW the UAW in defiance of his own political party and the majority of Americans?????
Sure - he's a great president. Most real conservatives recognize the Bushes for what they really are - rank globalists who are more than willing to sell out America's military and economic autonomy to benefit special interest groups.
“No. But he shouldn’t have shrugged it off as inconsequential.”
Well, if he shouldn’t have thrown a temper tantrum, and he shouldn’t have shrugged it off, what exactly should he have done?
“It was a deliberate serious insult.”
A deliberate serious insult? By some Joe Shmoe reporter based in Egypt? I take it you never bothered to watch how the US msm treats him during the press conferences.
” Iraq will once again degenerate into the kind of mindless violence “
The nay-sayers claimed that effort to remove Saddam would fail. Then they said that the Iraqi elections would fail. Then they said the surge would fail. Then they said that the IA would fail. Then they said that Maliki’s war against the Sadrists would fail. Being wrong about everything, now they claim that ‘In the long run, Iraq will once again degenerate into the kind of mindless violence..yada yada yada..’ despite the fact that Iraq’s security forces and army are becoming increasing effective at rooting out violence.
“The “democracy” you are applauding..”
The nay-sayers have reached a state of denial as noted with your use of quotations for the word ‘democracy’. Iraq is internationally recognized as a federal, democratic, pluralistic, and unified state and has held free and fair elections that have exceeded the international standards. The P-5 unanimously concluded this via UNSC 1546 and UNSC 1723.