The nice thing is we don’t have to struggle in this faux debate you and I are having.
We could examine a world wherein the United States withdraws from Iraq and adopts a conciliatory apologetic stance and studiously avoided war— especially occupying wars.
That is called the Obama administration
It is in fact: a disaster.
It is not utopia. It is not peace or joy or any wonderful thing that the anti-thesis of George W. Bush wold be.
The anti Bush has made the world far more dangerous than ever and has increased terrorism here and abroad.
So feel free to wake up from your 2009 fantasy. Its 2016 and your thesis is in ruins. Let’s call them Syria.
Consider another forgotten case. At the same time we “failed in Iraq” we invaded another country named Liberia. Yes, while we were mere months into Iraq and Afghanistan, we invaded Liberia. We deposed Charles Taylor and installed the first democratically elected woman on the continent of Africa.
Consequent to our action as the “world’s policeman” acting imperially. We were able to respond to the Ebola outbreak by sending troops to our allied nation called liberia. That allowed us to contain a global pandemic.
The thesis you and other anti-warriors offer is easy to test. We won wars until Korea when we took a half measure. Since Vietnam, we allow the defeatist at home to dictate foreign policy.
But what is Japan?
What is Europe?
They are allies. They are on our side. Letting the nations you conquer revert to enemy status so you can feel more culturally benevolent is stupid and catastrophic.
The only thing that has slowed Russia’s advance and Iran’s advance are the lingering realities of Bush’s hard power.
Your friend and intellectual ally— Barack Obama has failed to accomplish your international fantasy.
No amount of prostration and apology will end the Islamosupremacism that will continue to find Americans at home.
We will fight them and we will defeat them.
Unfortunately, we will have to wait until your thesis has been shockingly disproven with the deaths of thousands of Americans in more terror attacks.
That genuinely makes me sad. The neo-isolationist fantasy has never been true for even one hour. I wish innocent people did not have to die in order for us to celebrate our military.
George W. Bush served this nation well. Its fine to want someone even more conservative. That is why I like Ted Cruz.
But the hatred people have for George W. Bush is pathological. It has killed tens of thousands of people and it will kill thousands more.
Someday, fools will not rule and we will celebrate the right and good actions of a man of great character.
I will not have to gnash my teeth as yet another Free Republic poster prattles on as if Barack Obama is some sort of foreign policy pro American genius.
Obama embodies one simple straightforward political principal: Bush was Wrong.
That makes him your guy.
Have him
I won’t.
I provided facts, you reply with opinion and conjecture, don’t waste my time...is that you Willie Kristol?
Telling facts about Bush and Iraq doesn’t make anyone in agreement with the cowardly fool puke in chief in the WH now.
As for what you have said and misrepresented about me in regards to Obama... PM me your address and I will come and stand on your doorstep where you can say it to my face, asshat!