The cringing detour through the UN prior to the liberation of Iraq was a catastrophe. The Bush administration's feel good definition of our war aim in Iraq — to bring freedom and democracy to our Arab brothers — was embarrassing naive. The less said about all that “religion of peace” blather the better.
Our failure to proclaim, before sundown on 9/11, that we were at war with every state sponsor of Islamic terror was the root of all the political problems GWB has had since. Arabia attacked us and we desperately needed to teach Arabia (and Persia) the bitter lesson that messing with the Eagle gets your eyes clawed out. We failed. W failed.
Now with the advent of the Obamanation, we have shown our enemies that even President Bush is tougher than the nation he has led. All our rivals are sharpening their knives and sizing us up. Our leadership has served us very poorly and this problem is not confined to Democrats.
This is a bitter truth, but denial gets you nowhere.
“The Bush administration’s feel good definition of our war aim in Iraq — to bring freedom and democracy to our Arab brothers — was embarrassing naive. The less said about all that “religion of peace” blather the better.”
Yeah that will never happen. You will never see an Nation in the heart of the Arab World actually adopt a constitution and Democratically Elected, Civilian led Government with rights and liberties.
Oh wait...
Helperin is correct in his assessemnt of the american public and congress. But to title the article and attack Bush is incorrect. It is more of “ Its Bush’ fault” and Helperin never gets close to attacking congress and the euroweenies and the MSM and the fifth column in this country.
To blame Bush is the ultimate childish denial ( in the belief that ‘Daddy” could make it all right on his own cause he is the big, strong Daddy)... to fearfully think that one man can not turn around all those forces....and the littany he goes on” if only, if only Bush had spoken out more, if only he had taken out Iraq, afghanistan, Iran in one fell swoop, if only he had told off congress ...”
Well, we don’t have a dictator, we have one lone man who
stood courageoulsy against Islamofascism...against all odds!
I admire and am grateful to Bush...let the Bush bashers see how it will feel with Obozo.