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He didn't do any worse than anyone else, although I think he could have done better & was very disappointed. He didn't spend 8 Billion his first month though & he didn't have the most expensive inaguration in history. He didn't have half a dozen appointees drop out because they forgot to pay taxes either.
All in all I think its pretty obvious that while Bush's incompetency cost us alot, Obamas policies will dwarf his & deepen our debt by a long shot.
I'v never before heard of borrowing as responsible way to reduce debt, must be the new math.
I think he did a pretty poor job as president. Granted, not many presidents have to face stuff like 9/11 and Katrina, which were out of his personal control. Not to mention, I think some of the bashing he received was quite harsh and rather unfair. But.... he and the Republican controlled congress failed to stop this economic mess, haven't done a great job with Iraq, did relatively little to stop illegal immigration, and still have not caught Osama Bin Laden. On the plus side, he has done great things in Africa, and most of all (even though it is always overlooked), we were not attacked at home a second time in his presidency. So I guess if I had to give him a grade as a president, it would be about a 'C."
The events of 9/11 and Katrina were out of his control but his response to them was not.
For GW to have used the tragedy of 9/11 to avenge his father (Saddam) by waging an unjustifiable war and costing thousands of US and int'l solider's lives was unforgiveable.
The lack of response to the Katrina victims was also unforgiveable. The US got to Phuket Thailand faster than we reached New Orleans. How was that possible?
GW lacked the foresight and depth of intellect that is a base requirement of a US President. The Republican party stuck its head in the sand and pleaded blind allegiance. Then, without offering a viable successor, decide to insult, ridicule and attempt to teardown the leader that America has chosen to lead us out of the tragedy of the last 8 years. Pathetic.
The events of 9/11 and Katrina were out of his control but his response to them was not.
For GW to have used the tragedy of 9/11 to avenge his father (Saddam) by waging an unjustifiable war and costing thousands of US and int'l solider's lives was unforgiveable.
The lack of response to the Katrina victims was also unforgiveable. The US got to Phuket Thailand faster than we reached New Orleans. How was that possible?
GW lacked the foresight and depth of intellect that is a base requirement of a US President. The Republican party stuck its head in the sand and pleaded blind allegiance. Then, without offering a viable successor, decide to insult, ridicule and attempt to teardown the leader that America has chosen to lead us out of the tragedy of the last 8 years. Pathetic.
The events of 9/11 and Katrina were out of his control but his response to them was not.
For GW to have used the tragedy of 9/11 to avenge his father (Saddam) by waging an unjustifiable war and costing thousands of US and int'l solider's lives was unforgiveable.
The lack of response to the Katrina victims was also unforgiveable. The US got to Phuket Thailand faster than we reached New Orleans. How was that possible?
Why is everything his fault? Amazing in Katrina you over look the mayor of New Orleans or any other state official.
The Iraq war I pin on Rumsfield and Cheney pushing it and presenting certain info to the president. President Bush made poor choices in the people he put around him.
I know that there are alot of opinions on who is right. Now i'm seeing alot of Obama bashers after ONLY 30 days in office. Now considering all that has transpired in 8 years shouldn't we give this guy a fair chance? Lets hear from the conservatives/republicans what they thought about the previous president and specifically how you "HONESTLY" think he did.
Nothing is monolithic. GWB did some things well and some things not so well. He made some mistakes. No one ever said he was perfect, but he certainly wasn't anything close to the villain that he's portrayed as by partisan liberals.
It's 7.5 years since the 9/11/01 attacks and we have not been hit again on our soil. That's not a coincidence. It's taken the hard work of many people, but the leadership came from the President.
Spending was significantly increased under GWB and entitlements were expanded and not reduced, which has led us back in the wrong direction. Despite the incorrect characterization of liberals, the fiscal tax policy under GWB was actually quite helpful in restarting our economy after the dot com bust and the 9/11 attacks. The problem is that we increased spending at a much higher rate than necessary, and the war hasn't been cheap.
I do think that GWB was 100% correct to treat the 9/11 attacks as a war and not a civil police matter, and he made it clear via the Bush doctrine that we would not sit by while other countries threatened us or aided terrorists. I believe the strategy for the war on terror and the war in Iraq were correct, but the tactics were flawed. We should have gone in much stronger in Afghanistan (and Iraq) and not tried to outsource the job in Afghanistan to locals who let UBL get away. Had we had the 10th Mountain Div and Army Rangers in force at Tora Bora, I believe we would have killed or captured him. We tried to do the politically correct and sensitive thing and it backfired on us big time. The moral of the story is that you can't fight a politically correct war. We should have learned that from Vietnam.
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