Nope, that conservatives did not stand up and defend President over criticism for the lightest casualties in US war history is why we have President Obama. Many stood by idly, particularly in the conservative chattering class, apparently not understanding that, if they let the left smear Bush, the next GOP nominee would be both more liberal and damaged in the general election.
So instead of defending president Bush they sat on a couch with Nancy Pelosi or wanted to cut and run on a battle they earlier favored taking on. President Bush merely was president and made the kinds of tough decisions that not everyone liked.
As I have said here many times, I have been following politics since 1968 and President George W. Bush was the best president in my lifetime.
You wanted conservatives to defend Bush’s, “Compassionate wars” which lasted decades?
Are you high?