What is your view on  war and  Pres. Bush?
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HE'S A COLOSSAL FAILURE.  HE HAS 33% APPROVAL RATINGS FOR A REASON.
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Bush has done a remarkable job of standing up to a biased media.  He hasn't waivered or "played politics" with American lives on the line.  He has shown nothing but integrity in the face of  constant abuse.\n\nWho here has heard even one story positively written about Iraq?  Are you so naive as to believe that there are none? \nNONE!?\n\nTHE TRUTH IS:\n\nIraq is relatively stable, the "civil war" is the presses way of saying that the Iraqi forces are taking on the responsibility of dealing with the insurgents, relieving our troops to start pulling out.\n\nWater and electricity are flowing.\n\nSchools are being repaired and going up anew.\n\nElections went well.\n\nSaran Gas is a WMD.  (Don't care if they didn't find nukes.  Clinton said they were there, so did the UN.)\n\nNo terrorist attacks on US soil.\n\nGW said it would take a long time and would suck.  It does.\n\nSo does your lack of support.  You abuse the President, terrorists cheer, our troops die.  Be roud that you're part of the problem.\n\nFINALLY:\n\nI don't agree with everything Bush has done, but he is the one that has to do it.  \n\nI support that.
1130526
no, it is not. \n\nthe congress did not declare war just the president, so not it is not an actual war...\n\nI hate Bush!
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Mr. Bush !\n\nI wish some one sees it and conveys it to you.\nThat is how your people think about legality of this war.
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Hate Bush? Maybe lots of people do, but I reserve that kind of strong emotion for the occasional tyrant, pedophile and such. And in all honesty it's hard to believe Dubya is much more than the front-man for what we've come to call the "current administration." There is no secret about who the folks are who set strategy and propose policy - and ain't a one of 'em called Bush. (Now those fellas do sometime stick in my craw because they call the shots and answer to no one.) \n\nIn short, there's just not enough substance to the man himself to get all that worked up about. \n\nIt really is a shame what our choices have been for some many years now: smiley peanut-farmers with no plans, grade-b actors with aggravated ADD,  self-aggrandizing pols with the morality of randy goats, and swaggering "warriors" who assiduously avoided fighting when it was their turn.\n\nI'm not hateful. I'm sad.
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Intelligence and restraint.\n\nFather Bush led the First Gulf War to free Kuwait. He did not go alone but sought the help of allies from all over the world.  Once the war was concluded, we left.  Our economy was intact. No priceless Iraqui treasures were looted. They didn't hate us for invading their country. The conduct of this war shows leadership, with intelligence and restraint. \n\nNow, George W. has us in a non-winnable war.  There is no end in sight. We spend billions which is destroying our economy, not to mention wasting the lives of our men and women and those of Iraqi civilians. Iraqis and the world hate us.  This is the legacy of George W. Bush -- poverty, hatred and death. \n\nThat's the difference.
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That's tough, because while I do support the idea this country is based on, I see how farther and farther we are drifting from that ideal.\n\nBut as far as this war?? It's been known from the beginning, whether people want to admit it or not (due to blind following) that this war was started with word games. There were no WMD and they knew that because their top spy there told them so. And then they conveniently brought him up on charges when he came public with that information. Was Bin Laden in Iraq, yes. But he left long before we got there. The administration in power (and I'm not saying Bush was the mastermind) wanted to ease the peoples minds by starting a war, any war. This also brought the country together while dividing it at the same time.\n\nBut this quote could be taken out of context. We really should hear the whole quote before making a decision about it.
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Some interesting answers so far. It's obvious that feelings toward Bush are either extremely pro or extremely con. I don't find that surprising considering who he replaced. The country was extreme in its feelings towards Clinton too.\n\nObviously, it will be years before historians can judge him objectively, but I personally believe that Bush will be listed among the very good presidents in history.\n\nWe are going through a very difficult time in our country's history. The consequences of mishandling our enemies are huge. I believe he's handled them fairly well. I also believe that those who disagree underestimate the hatred our enemies have for us. And those who blame that hatred on Bush simply don't know history. The attacks started decades ago.
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Okay let me make this straight up as I can. I am a moderate Democrat (i.e. Conservatives will say I am too liberal and Liberals will say I am too conservative) I also do not like our current president never have voted for the other guy in both elections. However I do like Tony Blair and the Labor party (I almost always have the BBC on so I can get some real news) with that you know where I stand.\n\nThis is a very complex question with a lot of history to consider. I can tell you what this war is not. First it is not part of the war on terror. President Hussein had nothing to do with 9-11 and frankly for the victims of that hideous act I think it is a great dishonor to say that Iraq is one and the same war. It’s not about oil. Americans think that we pay too much for oil, compared to Europe we pay half as much per a gallon. That’s due to the different driving practices and the better mass transit in Europe.  This war isn’t about WMDs even though that was the purposed reason to rally public support for the war. It’s not about Halliburton getting kickbacks from having a close relationship with the President that is just the icing on the cake. I can not tell you really what it is about its too complex for me to go into here and I would need hours and hours to explain it. \n\nHere we are a few years later. Do I think we should pull out our troops? No basically we broke the country we should fix it. Is there any good of this invasion? Yes, Saddam was not a good leader of his country he committed the most unforgivable sins; Genocide. If Bush said I don’t think the no fly zones aren’t working I don’t think the sanctions are working we need to go in and get this bastard. I would have said hell yes lets roll. Thing is he didn’t do that he didn’t make it about crimes against humanity. Our reason for the war was WMDs. How could Iraq having WMDs threaten the United States? Only one way and that is Terrorism. The only way Iraq could have used them is by deploying one of its Intel officers in a covert attack on our country. It couldn’t have been done by Al Qaeda. Why? Well Al Qaeda thinks that Saddam is the enemy because he exploits Islam for his own needs. Al Qaeda wanted to over throw leaders like Saddam all thro out the Middle East and put in governments like the Taliban in Afghanistan. Problem is people don’t look at history when they look at the middle east they don’t see the events before oil from there became a life blood or after the crusades. There is this dark period where it greatly shaped the Middle East that we know nothing about as westerners. Hence why it is complex.
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Dislike intensely. I do not think he is trustworthy at all. I think he has lined the pockets of his friends (Halliburton!) at the expense of the middle-class. I think he is a big international bully; if other countries did some of the things Bush as ordered done, like invade another country without the support of the UN, Bush would have invaded them, too.  I also find it offensive how Bush and the rest of the Administration think the public are a bunch of sheep--- really, a $100 gas check, but I have to say it is OK to drill in the Alaskan Wildlife Preserve? What kind of deal is that? And how dumb do you think I am, if you think I would accept that?\n\n I think we need to break the Republican stranglehold on power in the upcoming elections.  And I voted, like I always do.  So I am allowed to complain!
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he's the president but whatever he decides has to be passed by congress. like him declaring war had to be passed by congress.  \n\ni do not believe in this war with iraq but i suport the soldiers there.
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Yes I do, President Bush is an excellent president, who confronts difficult problems instead of ignoring them.  He does the right thing even when it would be easier for him to do the wrong thing.  He is largly responsible for removing the Taliban and Saddam Hussein from power.
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wait a minute.  who are these "Libs so gung ho for War?"  i'm certainly no liberal, but i know, and tolerate, somewhat, a number of self-proclaimed liberals.  by the same token, i know and tolerate, somewhat, a number of conservatives (who are mostly embarrassed these days).  all these folks, which i regard as friends and associates have one thing in common.  they are against the war.  they mostly feel they've been lied to by a government they want so much to support.  now personally i knew bush was lieing when i saw his lips moving.  now of course i've been prooven correct.  that doesn't make me feel any better.  this war is a tragedy.  \n\nas for your commentary on main stream media, you describe it as "their MSM media."  i take it you see the media as liberal?  where have you been?  main stream media is anything but liberal. when was it?  sure there have been a few liberal types who had columns, perhaps a few television talking heads, but media is big business, and in so many cases is unabashed state propaganda.  you should thank your god that there are liberals in the media.
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I think you'd call him (Bush!) a "terrorist"!!! I think he should be impeached. This whole ambiguous war was wrong from the start.  How do you stop people from hating you by waging war against them?  What do you get when you fight fire with fire, except MORE FIRE? \nI think we should SEND BUSH TO IRAQ- and he should stay there himself until he thinks the war "should end".  (Bet it would be over by tomorrow!)\n\n                                    -Tera\n                                    (time4u420@yahoo)
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I don't like what Bush has done to this country.  I have no idea what is behind the war in Iraq.  No one does.  every reason he put forth has been proved to be bogus.  When the wmd's turned out not to be there, he had another reason.  and when that wasn't right, he had another reason, and so on.  We have a right to know.
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Don't stone me: Cause I am very inclined to admit that I am not thrilled with Bush (anymore). \n\nOn that note: I said it then and I will tell you now, if the democrats were not so inclined to shove gay marriage and abortion rights down my throat, I would have been happy to give them a shot in 2004. \n\nThose were my deciding factors. Perhaps they were not well thought out. I don't know anymore. Because now that we have so many dead soldiers and their grieving families on our hands... I really am trying to figure out which was the worse compromise;\n\nThe institution of marriage being lowered to that of the 'animal kingdom'.\n\nAbortion being to the scale of sacraficial offerings in the days of "Molech."\n\nor\n\nThousands of dead American men and women (Not to mention Iraqi civilian's blood on our American hands and all their grieving families....\n\nalong with the fact that just about everyone that was inclined to hate us before the war, sure ashell hates us now.
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First, I don't ever completely agree with any president and doubt that anyone does. But I do respect the Office of the President of the United States. To answer your question, I think it is because most people are against war and I can empathize. With the world being as it is today war seems to be the only language that our enemies respond to. I read posts here about Bush this, Bush that, when will he get blamed for someones hangover? It's absolutely astonishing to see how people think that he has to make perfect decisions like it is a perfect world. Too many think that he is to blame for things that are out of his control. I don't care about his family history, or what our alliance was to the Afghans in the 80's, I care about what he is doing TODAY with things as they are TODAY, with what he has TODAY. I'd rather be fighting the war on terrorism on some other country's turf instead of here. The people that accuse Mr. Bush are malcontented liberal idiots who won't be happy until our country gets ruined.