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Originally posted by: JediSage
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
In starting a war I should have been more specific. Of course Bush didn't start the original war in 2001. He started the 2003 Iraqi invasion. That was all Bush!

You know, I've made a real effor to keep my mouth shut about politics, but I just can't this time: It seems like the only war the left has ever agreed with in the past 100 years was a war that in their view was to save Stalin.

But, back on topic: RIP.

That was the past, and a different group of us. I fully supported W's retaliation efforts on Afghanistan. But four years later, and no Osma, the rel mastermind of the terrorism, I just can't support GWB's efforts. IMHO, Iraq was a diversion of sorts, to distract the general, unthinking public from the truth. Bush never fulfilled his promise of finding Bin Laden, and instead went after Saddam, calling him a terrorist to this country, when Osama was the man actually responsible. Bush had my full support, until he turned his back on all the victims and families of the 9/11 attacks. Yes, Saddam is evil, yes he tortured and killed many, yes he was a dictator. But there are many like him. Why not Cuba for instance? Well, they have ties with Russia. Hmm, can't mess with Cuba or we'll have Russia on our backs, and that can't be good. That would lead to a large world-war type conflict. He had to go with Saddam, in order to take care of his dad's unfinished business, and make a profit off of it while he's at it. Now, Bush has other countries against the US due to his actions. It seems that his spreading of Nationalism has led to all of his followers, and his re-election. And, now, the ones who claim that their opinion of him has changed are only saying that due to rising gas prices, not because they truly disagree with him. All he needs is a little trip to New Orleans to get his ratings back up. Right in the knick of time, the hurricane came to rescue him from his lowered ratings. Because of his "caring" attitude, he now seems like such a great man to so many, many people, it sickens me. Another reason he won the election is that he so skillfully (with a LOT of help from his friends) played on the beliefs of the voters to make small issues outweigh the large, more important issues. To the average american, as long as he shows himself to be a good, (cringe) moral person, then he can be president any day.