[LarryM]

I don't buy this line. On April 8, Bush stood atop the world as a victor in two wars. As the victor it was up to him to impose terms on our enemies.

Instead, he went on an appeasement drive to appease virtually every bad guy in the ME. He acted as Arafat's protector and negotiated with Hamas through Egypt.

In a few months, he has gone from victor to loser due to his innate weakness. Bush is not Reagan; he does not stand up for his principles come hell or high water; he tries to appease his enemies thinking he can outsmart them. The end result is that he ends up looking like a fool.

Many of the Bushbots on this board tell me to go back to DU; my critique of Bush comes from the right. It just shows how stupid they are.

[tcostell]

I'm not accusing you of being from DU but I am accusing you of offering no substantive arguments at all (which is kind of the calling card of a liberal). You paint this colorful imagery of Bush going from "Glorious victor" to "bumbling appeaser" but you don't talk about any facts. The change you describe happened only in your mind.