Bush defends his record of using military might

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smithinjapan at 02:53 PM JST - 13th December

zucronium: While I am not one to discount the mighty failure bush is and has been, I think it only fair to point out that he has played a pretty vital role in the increase in funding for AIDS research, etc. in Africa. That pales very greatly in comparison to his failures, but it's SOMEthing.

I can't believe I'm even recognizing something he helped do well.
zurcronium at 04:02 PM JST - 13th December

smithinjapan,

the whole africa campaign has been wrapped in a christian fantasy about a just say no sex policy. Bush does not support condom use due to his christian winger chorus. So while the effort to do something about AIDS is positive, the way it was carried out was not. And he never met his original pledge in terms of funding for Africa from several years ago.

So, no, this also was not a success. Wait till Obama takes over and addresses Africa. It will be like night and day from bush to obama.

Note that there is nothing once again from sarge or any of the bush is great crowd. They know just how bad bush has been but will never admit it on this site. Its a part of the bush worship they have been touting for 8 years of abject failure.

Moderator: Readers, AIDS is not relevant to this discussion. Back on topic please.
Wottock_Hunt at 09:37 PM JST - 13th December

Anybody else remember the two stated aims of Bin Laden?

1) The removal of non-muslim armies from the holy sites of Mecca and Medina (Accomplished, coincidentally, the day before the infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech);

2) Destruction of the USA, not by military might (he realised that was impossible), but by causing its bankruptcy. Read the news lately?

On top of this, Bush's pre-emptive war "principle" has proven to be the single greatest factor in the radicalisation of countless young muslim men. Bin Laden himself couldn't have chosen a better recruitment campaign.

Utter disaster. I hope against hope that Bush will be held accountable for his actions. He makes Mugabe look like an amateur.
Wottock_Hunt at 09:40 PM JST - 13th December

“The day will come—the day will come—when they receive the justice they deserve.”

If there's any truth in the Christianity Bush espouses when it suits him (although he tends to skip the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" bit), the day will come when he receives the justice he deserves. And there's going to be a spot of brimstone and teeth-gnashing about.
zurcronium at 05:57 PM JST - 14th December

not that anyone needs more evidence of the massive failure that is the bush administration but in todays news, there is more. After the boy blunderer is out of office I am sure there will be a cascade of additional documention of the worse president in our times.

BAGHDAD — An unpublished 513-page federal history of the American-led reconstruction of Iraq depicts an effort crippled before the invasion by Pentagon planners who were hostile to the idea of rebuilding a foreign country, and then molded into a $100 billion failure by bureaucratic turf wars, spiraling violence and ignorance of the basic elements of Iraqi society and infrastructure.
TooFarGone at 07:25 PM JST - 14th December

Funny. The best 'defense' of Bush's use of military might comes from Obama, who has retained Robert M Gates as Sec of Defense.

Liken' that change, suckers?
jeancolmar at 07:33 AM JST - 15th December

What can you say when confronting this vile man justifying his vile? Except that this criminal is a liar to the bitter end. In a just society he would be in prison.
USAFdude at 08:45 AM JST - 15th December

Liken' that change, suckers?

You bet! Gates, for the first time in his career as SecDef, finally has a competent CnC! Sweet!
zurcronium at 02:56 PM JST - 15th December

Obama is using Gates as the puppet to get the US out of Iraq. Its obvious.
Crucades at 07:45 PM JST - 15th December

The president declared that today’s military is “stronger, more agile and better prepared” than the one he inherited in 2001.

It has to be if your going to illegal invade a foreign state, but try telling that to the thousands of US soldiers that died for nothing.

As somebody put it a few comments up, Bush is an utter failure.
EurajReturns at 02:38 AM JST - 16th December

There hasn't been a terrorist attack carried out on American soil since 9/11. That's the only positive thing I can see being warped into his history in the future that I can think of at the moment.
bdiego at 04:20 PM JST - 16th December

Actually there have been plenty of terrorist attacks since 911 (Anthrax, the sniper,etc..), just not foreign ones. On both counts (foreign and domestic) we're actually par for course either way. It's easy to forget that 911 was the second attack to the World Trade Tower, and that happened on Bush's watch. Not that it really has much to do with counter-terrorism efforts - it has more to do with Al Qaeda's current goals of sending a message.

Bin Ladin actually got what he wanted. We got the message and left Saudi Arabia, and our nation is going bankrupt. Not that both wouldn't have happened eventually no matter what happened. We should never have stayed in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War - the House of Saud is a dictator surrounded by an angry mob, of course it's a losing proposition for us.

On the other hand, even experts at the White House acknowledge that Al Qaeda is stronger today than when we invaded Iraq. I don't completely blame Bush, but the problem for me is he just has his fingers in his ears and eyes closed for the last 7 years.
zurcronium at 11:54 PM JST - 16th December

Hey, Bush let 9-11 happen. He did not even bother to read intelligence reports warning of an OBL attack using planes. He did nothing and 3000 people died. And they he invaded Iraq and a million people died.

Bush is up there with the major leaders who have killed millions, right up there with Stalin and Mao. Saddam-Bush, no difference really. Just that Bush had more firepower and Saddam only had WMDs that did not exist.
adaydream at 12:07 AM JST - 17th December

george bush is a damned liar. he defends his record of lieing to the American people.

But, I'm the leftist who for no good reason at all shows his contempt for a murderer. What a crock. < :-)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2005/1122nj1.htm
adaydream at 12:14 AM JST - 17th December

zurcronium, george bush knew of a possible attack by planes and never released the information. The attacks on the WTC was assisted by george bush's silence. But he got his war in Iraq.

Don't lose this link. < :-)

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=August6%2C2001%2CPresident'sDailyBriefingMemo