He has committed troops, treasure for nation-building, which he said he wouldn't do when running for the presidency - typical politician. We are not "nation building"...Far from it. We are changing the world while taking the fight to our enemies 24/7. And the United States and the world are safer because of it. If you can't see that....it's typical blinderism protectionist behavior / thinking.
The United States is safer because of our actions in the ME, SE Asia and the Horn of Africa over the past 5 years. No, GWB is far from your typical politician in terms of leading the world in this WOT. All the while taking arrows from an incredulously dishonest MSM and Democrat political party....while standing firm in his resolve.
That you so cavalierly call what we have accomplished and what we are now striving to accomplish in the ME "nation building"...speaks volumes to me.
Regards,
Of course we are being preemptive, and occupying the enemy's resources on his turf, not ours.
We are attempting to provide political democracy and economic opportunity for those who would otherwise have too much poor quality time to crystalize bitterness against us the Great Satan.
The best aspect may be the strategic: our positions in Iraq and Afghanistan flank Iran, putting us in position to move on the premier state sponsor of terrorism.
The major problem in Iraq has been the constriction of rules of engagement, the overzealousness of incompetent and arrogant NCIS investigators, the treason media, the treason party (e.g. Turban Durbin) joined on such nonissues as abu Ghraib by John Oh-the-torture McCain.
We are only now kicking ass wholesale, and may the success ramp up as the "insurgent" bodies pile up.
While Mark Steyn writes America Alone, it's good to know, "One riot, one Ranger."
I am convinced Tehran's Monkey Boy's term will be shorter than that of our 43d president.
