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The USA Freedom Corps is not an accomplishment. Bush also did not gut the AIDS office, and he did not stop abortions on military bases, either. I don't know where you're coming up with all this.

I don't know where you're coming up with all this.

The purpose of this thread is to encourage discussion. I am not infallible and as I stated:

I have made every attempt to list as many items as I could recall....or find by perusing MANY threads. I am sure I have missed some items.
Obviously, some of you will think some items on each list are not correct, that they should either NOT be listed, or are listed on the wrong list. Either way, it IS a start.

he did not stop abortions on military bases

Actually, according to the info I have read, since 1979, "abortion is not provided by U.S. military hospitals except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life of the woman". The Senate tried to add amendments to the 2003 Defense spending bill that would have allowed abortions on overseas bases. Sen. Patty Murray's (D-WA) amendment would have also repealed the ban on abortion in military hospitals in the United States. These amendments were eventually removed under a Bush veto threat. So while he did not ban it, he threatened to veto the repeals of these bans. All of his campaign literature stated that he supported the ban. Maybe we should revise the statement rather than eliminating it...such as "supporteed and upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals".