[Cronos]

I supported W - I've been on FR since 2001 and you can trace my posts.

My tag-line for all of 2003-2004 was W2K4

here's my opinion of him in hindsight:

1. He was the right choice for President in 2000 and in 2004 -- the alternatives were miserable
2. He reacted well to 9/11 - the reason it happened was not his fault, but the fault likes with Bush senior and with Clinton
   • Bush senior went into a needless war with Iraq - if we hadn't done that, there would be no Al Qaead, ISIS, Iran threat, 9/11 etc. etc
   • Bush senior and Clinton spent the 90s humiliating Russia instead of turning it into an ally - yes that was possible
3. I fully, 100% supported and support what Dubya did in Afghanistan - that cleared out the Taliban and was overall a good thing
4. I fully was against the 2003 invasion of Iraq - I publicly said that on FR and still stand by it that it was a mistake. It was pushed by Gulf War 1, but was still a mistake
5. Economically I feel he did good

So overall I supported Dubya but not on Iraq - on every other point I did. And I think that he was a good President - the gulf War 2 removed him from being among the best, but he was still a good President.

[rlmorel]

I took extreme exception with his chumming up with Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton. The whole “No Child Left Behind” endeavor, his refusal to stick up for Scooter Libby, his stance on immigration, and his persistent refusal to stand up for himself and let himself be a passive punching bag for the left were things that infuriated me.

I supported military action in the Middle East when it happened, and I still do in the context of when it happened and why, and I understand and respect people who feel differently about it than I do.

In retrospect, I would not support it. But for me, that is in retrospect.