Do you think Bush will just Veto all attempts to salvage this mess,and then just blame congress for this war?
829575
He will act likt the illiterate dictator he is. Only now, he has far fewer powers...
361320
I don't think it will be the end quite yet. With Republican control, there will have to be unrefutable evidence of the "name your issue" that has crossed the Bush Administration's path to get them to actually do something about it. There is mounting evidence against him in several areas, but not black and white outstanding evidence; at least not good enough for them as of yet. It is only a matter of time, but if the Democrats wrestle control in November, the risk of this happening will increase; however, they will have to be careful and do that only with credence, or they will be accused of just wanting to get back at Bush. When that day happens, I will be ecstatic.
765118
The conservatives screwed themselves on this election. I know they're supposed to be pro business, but spending hundreds of billions on Iraq is not fiscally responsible. Bush can veto any tax increases if he wants to anyway.
916575
Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War" in 500 BC that engaging in a protracted campaign on foreign soil would eventually lead to failure.  I think that the problem has been a lack of planning and a lack of definition regarding our strategic goals.  I think that we entered this conflict for the wrong reasons, without a plan, and without measurable goals. Then, we tried to create a plan and strategic objectives on the fly. This is a national embarrassment of monumental proportions, and an act that will change the course of history against the United States. I only hope that somthing can be salvaged from this debacle, but it will take a level of cooperation and compromise that seems unlikely until bush leaves office.
1152819
Sure.  We need someone to blame for the incompetence of the Bush administration.
887325
Nope, and it's all Bill Clintons fault.  \nThank God we have Our Beloved President Bush to clean it all up.
990846
You're right...Congress should share the blame. It's easier to get angry at one particular person and fault them instead of looking at a group of people and figuring out what to do with them. I'm again the war in Iraq and a lot of people are quick to blame just Bush for it but they need to look at the people that gave him permission to go there. Congress should be held responsible for this war just as much as Bush is.
366513
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.
557715
I hope not, bush's poor job approval& his stupid actions will make it easy for the Democrats to sweep the 2006 & 2008 elections! Watch how fast republicans try to distance themselves from him.
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Those of you claiming that Prof Adam is saying these things are all Bush's fault by calling it the Summer of Bush, He never said it was Bush's direct fault, so maybe you're seeing something and believe it is eh?  And yes these things are directly Bush's fault, but as the President it is his job to repair them.  Lying to the American people, spying on them and starting a war in the wrong country (Note: War ALWAYS raises gas prices) is not the best way to repair things.\n\nIn any case, yes it's going to be another Summer or Bush.  Sure others have had corruption in the past, thing is, they either didn't get caught or didn't end of using the lies to the public to start a war.  Clinton I would say is guilty of the opposite lie, Not telling us enough of what is going on.  Bush makes up stuff to tell us instead.  I can't speak on Enviro Pollution cause I haven't heard anuything new on it but as far as the rest, yeah it'll happen.  Then expect some damage control right around November.
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With a Democratic Congress, Bush won't be able to freely do what he wants. It's called a balance of power.\n\nBush hasn't technically been checked in the past with a Republican Congress! That will change. And because both parties share power....more may actually get done.
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Bush has already tried to blame the Democrats for his failed Immigration reform, despite his party having control of both houses of congress.\nI think they will try to blame it on any Democrat that is handy: Governors, Mayors, Congress, and if all else fails: Clinton.
811698
I think Bush and Blair will be given the credit for this defeat. Rumsfeld has already made his excuses and left before the final disaster
88956
If the entire US congress can't get to the bottom of this, I don't know what we can do.  They are having hearings right now to try to find out what to do about this horrible mess.  Meanwhile millions of taxpayer dollars are going down the drain.\n\nCall you congress person and demand that something be done!\n\nThat's what I did.
331371
We had no business getting in this debacle.We had no strategy,no exit plan,and no reason to think thatthere were WMD's except by the word of our prez. He thought we could "shock and awe " them into submission and topple saddam .Big mistake.Now,if we cut and run,we're screwed,if we stay we're screwed.The only thing now to hope for is that Iraq can get some semblance of a gov. in tact and we can get the hell out of there.I am also sick of people trying to justify this war.Bush's legacy will be that of a lying,smug,idiot and will be rembered in the history books as the worst President ever.
879478
Not likely. The U.S has made a bad thing worse. Bush is a war-monger, and as long as he's in power, war is inevitable.
816358
Not after the complete mess that Bush has made.