Well, it smells like love to me.
I do not love George Bush. I respect him for the responsibility he has shouldered and done somewhat well.
I have a rational disgust concerning George Bush, Jr. He isn't worthy of hate.
They are basically the same thing when you have such emotions for another human. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
George Bush had every opportunity imaginable, wealth, fame, and the connections to be placed into the presidency. Did he use that responsibility wisely, did he work for the betterment of society and the enhancement of America's reputation in the world? No, Bush's presidency was all about George Bush, a titanic ego determined to prove that intellect and humility are worthless characteristics.
Bush started a war because he wanted to. He had the CIA trick up phony intelligence, whatever it took to get his war. The 4000 American casualties? They volunteered, so nobody should be surprised a few of them died.
In a nation with a history of perverted leadership, like Germany, a man like Bush would have been stopped. In America, he got the benefit of the doubt, over and over again. For Bush's entire 8 years in office, there was disbelief that the President of the United States would really act against the interests of the nation and the people. We must be mistaken. We just don't understand. And yet it happened.
So when an Iraqi throws his shoes at Bush, the world watches in satisfaction. Bush may be tried for war crimes, he may be called to account for his actions, but at least he has been publicly humiliated. It is a start.
This is a polemic rant because it is filed with half truths. There is no reliable evidence that Bush had false intelligence cooked. It is simply a myth that you want to believe.
Regarding the 4000 US soldiers that died: I don't think many people on the left really care about that, as more US children are murdered by their own mothers every day. If leftists truly cared at all about American lives they would be unanimous in their denunciation of the American Holocaust. This incosistency reveals to us that the 4000 deaths are simply a political bullet to fire at George Bush, who they irrationally hate.
You can tell that rational discussion with people who hold your views is a waste of time. If George Bush were really as evil as Adolf Hitler ( a comparison which takes the most disgusting, depraved morality to assert) then Europe and all the world would be united in a military effort to stop the United States. However, the walk contradicts the talk. If all the world so hated what was happening in Iraq they would take up arms to stop us. If this war were so illegal they would be attacking us.
But the truth is that creating a democracy is good. You claim that the world hates Bush and takes pleasure in shoes being thrown at him. Well, that is an half truth: the world's
radical leftist fringe hates Bush and takes delight in seeing shoes thrown at him. Unfortunately for them he dodges their pathetic, childish attempts at revolt with the same graceful adeptness that he dodges their feeble attempts to discredit him with pathetic, pseudo intellectual arguments grounded in irrational hatred and a juvenile anti-authoritarianism.
First of all, any valid examination of Bush's presidency is pretty much impossible until years after the president has left office. I don't think we can yet accurately examine Clinton's presidency as a historical item.
Second of all, Bush is guilty of no war crimes. These kind of things just muddy the waters of fair political discourse.
Did he violate rights of the American people? Yes, more than once, with powers granted to him by Congress.
What irks me is people calling phone tapping the worst crime in the world. I honestly couldn't care less, but I CAN see why it bothers people, and I agree. They also only monitored you if you made calls to the middle east or known terrorist lines.
This is a well written post with great insight into things. Particularly the part about how we cannot accurately examine his presidency yet. For example we are just now seeing some of the things from Clinton's presidency blooming. The CRA passed during Clinton's term has destroyed the financial industry and gutted the economy, bringing the
whole world into recession and even bankrupting
entire countries like Iceland. The point here is not to bash Clinton, but to point out that we cannot make an accurate, wholistic assessment. Given this, I think that when we look at people who in summarizing Bush say with no hesitation "Worst. President. Ever." it shows that reason and logic are lost on their hate-based anti-intellectualism.
You are right.
That is also why they were hitting Saddam Hussein's statue's head with shoesies.
It was a threatening act and he should go to jail for a while. He is also an embarrassment and a blemish on his country and an ungrateful doo doo head.
We liberate his country so he can actually report the news freely and he throws a show at the man responsible for it.
Short but sweet!
