I didn't say that it was Governments job to rescue people from their own sins. But when Government sets itself up as the deliverer then they need to be effective at it. FEMA is a complete disaster.
Yes W should of managed major moves by all Departments in HIS Administration - that is called leadership. Gonzales, Chertoff, Casey, Rummy, Brown, Fleischer, Meirs - a world class set of clowns. When you pick managers their faults are your faults. He continues to ignore his one Constitutional duty in this mess and that is to secure the borders. In addition, he is actively giving away our sovereignty to the NAU.
You may not realize it yet but we are screwed. The WOT will go on for years with lawyers running it to only small results. Name me one solid example of where winning hearts and minds has been successful. For the most part Muslims and Arabs only respond to power. It is no sin to lie to an infidel they do it daily - everywhere. Our strategic approach, run by Bush, in Iraq is painful evidence that he doesn't understand that. His alcoholic Christan guilt controls his actions more than anything.
One last word on Reagan. He never insulted or fractured the base - even when he was a Democrat.
He never had a base so quick to judge, so childish with differing segments of one-issue voters, And a public at large so spolied to think the Gov't had to save them from storms, etc, etc.....ala, perhaps he didn't have to?
I didn't say that it was Governments job to rescue people from their own sins. But when Government sets itself up as the deliverer then they need to be effective at it. FEMA is a complete disaster.
So the INHERINT efficcency of Gov't is now GWB fault! Incredible! FEMA was NEVER set-up as a first responder. That is not its role or job. That (correctly so) is to begin at the local and State level.
I do not dispute progress has been made. But to sum it up in one sentence - Too little too late.
History will laugh at you - Furthermore this nation as well as the World is safer because we have removed two brutal regimes, killed over 3/4 of AQ original leadership....and chased AQ and its mimics throughout the ME, SE Asia and the Horn of Africa.....You don't have a clue (it seems) how many truly evil, truly dangerous and EXPERIENCED bad guys we've killed or captured.
Too little to late my as$. You can only say such because those out there kicking in doors and risking it all 24/7 give you the luxury of security to spout off such BS.
Name me one solid example of where winning hearts and minds has been successful.
Full free true elections for the first in the heart of the ME (Iraq) and in Stan. With an incredibly high voter turnout in both countries.....where that turnout has only increased with each election.
As I said, you live in your own world....The best to you but I don't have time for it any longer. History will judge and those spouting off like you will be laughed at, at best.