[faithhopecharity]

indeed

i did not consider Bush the worst President (Carter far ahead in that department).... but Bush did screw up on foreign policy...protecting the Saudi 9/11 attacks on USA....and then not phasing down our presence in Iraq after successfully getting rid of the dictator there...a couple of good defense bases there to protect our regional interests yes.........but trying to make Iraq into a western=style parliamentary democracy....ridiculous. Probably impossible. That can only be done by the people themselves over many years or even centuries of sociological and cultural development, it cannot be imposed at least not on a Moslem country of all places!

[ek_hornbeck]

Worst President in the last half-century? No. Obama and Carter have him beat. Worst Republican President? Most likely yes.

[The Westerner]

One decision Bush made after 9/11 stands out to me: backing off his promise to go after those who did it, which turned out to be state sponsors of terror Iran and Saudi Arabia. He started the language of "Islam is a religion of peace", and he refused to attack Iran which would have been the most important signal of resolve we could send to barbarians everywhere. Trump does not retreat from plain speaking as Bush did. Do you remember Laura telling her husband to tone it down after his impromptu speech via megaphone in the rubble of our skyscrapers? That was inspiring, but his advisers and his own nature backed it down. I was for the war on Iraq as a beginning to finish off Iran. Which now can only be accomplished by Israel, if it is even possible.