Why is Bush engaging in Nation Building when he said he wouldn't?
813991
IMHO, That was always the plan. The US would LOVE to have a stable base in the middle east to secure their oil supply, the silk road, (imports from China), and the drug trade. Opium has to be grown somewhere, and Big international companies need it to make legitimate pain medications.
620781
where have you been the last 5 years? remember the date 9/11? do you really beilieve planned attack? the why didn't President Bush do another attack when his poll numbers fell.mean his poll numbers were highest after the first attack. if he was willing to do it once then why not again.
923445
President Bush wanted to invade Iraq since before he became President. When he decided to run he made it clear to his staff that one of his main objectives as President would be to invade Iraq and oust Saddam Hussein. When we were attacked on September 11th President Bush saw his opportunity to accomplish what he had been dreaming about. He used the fear the American people had of another Terrorist Attack and said and found anyone who would say Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction, no matter how shaky or non-existent their evidence was. He than told the American people over and over again that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction and was working with Al Qaeda. Well everyone in America was so terrified of the prospect of Saddam Hussein giving a WMD to Terrorists that have already attacked us once that most supported the invasion. President Bush new he needed alot of troops to invade Iraq, so he sent the bare minimum to Afghanistan relying on international support to fight that war and sent 150,000 troops to Iraq. If you send 150,000 troops to one war and 2,000 to another, which do you think is going to work faster? President Bush clearly doesn't care about our National Security or punishing those that are responsible for killing 3,000 Americans. He is only concerned with getting revenge on Saddam Hussein and winning elections.
751136
If he is truly the great leader that a lot of republicans apparently think he is, he learn to be bipartisan.  He's not the first president to have to work with a congress controlled by another party and this isn't the first such situation to happen during a war.  He can learn a few things from his daddy in that regard.
300518
he probably figures that he can make allies, b/c china & other nations r so powerful that if we can get some allies then we may survive against the next world war (yes there will be another world war and most likely it will b in the next 50 years, and if bush keeps going like he has been, it'll be sooner than that)
419482
The country, as a whole, will never support any man (or woman) that "walks the walk and talks the talk." \n\nPresident Bush seeks God's will for the United States through his daily prayers and his actions. God's will is not always the way man/woman wants it to be. I thank God, everyday, for our God fearing, praying president. \n\nThe many atrocities that have occurred since our president has taken office would challenge any leader. President Bush has stepped up to the plate and taken these challenges in the way God has led him. (Not necessarily the way many would have chosen.) \n\nWe are indeed fortunate and blessed to have President Bush as our leader at a time of great difficulty in our nation's history. My greatest fear, for the United States, is when President Bush is no longer our president.\n\nGod bless America, and God bless President Bush!
759368
Bush and his cronies are not very good at diplomacy or cooperation.  It's not surprising that the rest of the world would not be happy with a country that's taken such a "my way or the highway" stance.  After all, we haven't signed the Kyoto treaty, we won't talk to countries we don't like, we call the UN names and bully them while refusing to pay our dues (uh, that predates the Bush era, but still), we've got people who claim that the Geneva Conventions are "quaint", and we've decided that's it's perfectly okay to wage pre-emptive strikes on sovereign nations without UN approval, which is something that's been a huge no-no ever since WWII.  Frankly, we've not been good world citizens, largely because of the Bush administration.  I think the world hopes the Dems are like their colleague, Bill Clinton, who is, if nothing else, very good at making friends.
584473
Bush, it would appear, has "his" politics and religion twisted in his twisted way of "governing".  For me, he's made it clear, it's not about making America safer and a better place, yet trying to dominate the World at large.  He's not a god, although he proclaims "God has spoken to him", still, he carries on in his narrow, blinding polictical/religious mission - all his motives are to better the lives of Americans and others in countries where their polictics and religions differ from ours.\nBush is reaching for an unattainable greatness, to be up on a pedastal, no matter the costs to others.  Americans have been led in to warring countries, who have warred for centuries over ideals and their own reasons.  We are not meant to be there, our being there will not bring a halt to their warring (sadly), and mistreatment of their own.\nBut, in sending our own away from our borders, leaves us vulnerable, even more than before.  It's like going out the front door when the neighbor comes into our yard to do harmful, evil doings, to confront them, but leaving the back door open for anyone else who would like to take advantage of the situation.  I realize how simple an anology this is to such a horrendous issue, but the more American blood spilled on foregin soil has not (at lease by any accounts I am aware of)made life safer/better in America.  \nThose fallen, in my humble opinion, would be better honored if their comrades were brought home to shore up our defenses here, to work to keep out others who would try to harm us. A live soldier has so much more to offer for his family & country, than any of those who have met their Maker long before their time was due.  I grieve for the lose of their young life, and futures they once held bright. Although, they and/or their families may feel their lives were not given in vain, they were led to slaughter under the most evil of pretenses - for another human's attempt to be a legend and others to follow in believing his actions are for the good of all free peoples.
1027075
Because Bush is a brutal dictator himself.  In his perfect warped little world, he'd love to be able to tell people who to marry, what religion to be, etc, etc. If you're a violent male in charge of an oil rich nation, then you can bet Bush is going to do anything and everything to be best buds with ya. I can't wait until he's out of office. He's done so much damage to this country. It's no wonder we're hated and considered a joke by the rest of the world.
484422
He became president only because he is a master of elections he knows how to win elections, may be by hook or crook. just like his father. But truly speaking why would somebody deliberatly not do any work for the country, all presidents are same and bush is no exception.
903715
Nothing to do with 9-11. The Bushies wanted to add power to the presidency. The easiest way to do that is to go to war somewhere. The whole thing was decided even before Bush was elected. Drum up a war with Iraq so he could be a "War President," and thus get the extra juice in constitutional powers...and get an extra bump as an incumbent pres, since most all wartime presidents are reelected.
144001
If you read some of the misinformation that still is out there, I guess it's obvious why some think Bush is the lesser of two evils. Kerry the flip-flopper versus Bush the straight shooter???\nHardly. Bush said he did not favor nation-building (flip). He now favors nation-building (flop).\nBush is against a department of homeland security (flip). He subsequently favored a department of homeland security (flop). \nOr, the reason for invading Iraq is because of the threat of WMDs (flip). Now the reason is because we want to help them build a democracy (side-flop). Tomorrow it will be because....\nHow about this--"we do not do any wiretapping without warrants." (flip) "We are wiretapping without warrants." (flop)\nFrankly, the concern about flip-flopping is foolishness and I for one am tired of the lame rhetoric that defends Bush at all costs. \nWould you really rather have someone who makes a decision based on little or no evidence, and then stubbornly refuses to change it? Do you really want someone who lets his staff decide to sell the ports to Dubai, and then stubbornly refuses to consider that the decision might be a security threat?\nGive me a thoughtful and honest person in the white house any time, whether republican, democratic, or independent.
620928
Because of everything the President is doing.  Someone has to pay for the war, and believe me, it is not comming from the Bushs' pockets
759834
NO HE WILL NOT ... he practicly built the place for his political enemys .... and his war crimes dont count ... because he is Bush.
385255
He has run our economy into the groud.  Ruined foreign relations all over the world. Started an unneccesary war.  And wants to start another one very soon (Iran).  So I would say NAY. Also, Bush probably doesn't even realize that Peru is about to elect a President that is anti-American and wants to start wars with South American countries.
1134468
because bush told him to
589342
2 reasons  - war and tax cuts. Bush is the first president in history to simultaneously go to war AND cut taxes. \n Let me quote the Republican oath, because our conservative republican government seems to have forgotten it:\n\nI BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility.\n\nYes, it says that. What other oaths has Bush lied on?