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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
thanks for the gracious congrats... i admire the class you displayed in your post.
our 4 year election cycle sometimes makes it unclear who or what is responsible for how things go in our country. 8 years is a much better frame of time to gauge the success or failure of a certain policy. if things are markedly better or worse at the end of his second term... i think it's fair to hold Bush's Presidential leadership responsible.
however, i think that the degree of responsibility varies by issue. it's tough to hold any President completely accountable for the economy given the structure of our government and the preponderance of external factors. however, the war on terror and success in iraq has clearly been delivered to Bush's hands. that will be his legacy, our country has placed its trust in his convictions.
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Very well said. No one person or party is ever responsible for the direction of this country. There are to many intricacies involved. After all, everything that is put into law has been debated, re-debated, cajoled, massaged and then voted upon by both parties.
I will agree, and think the majority of all Americans do also, that the war in Iraq is Bush's baby and will determine his legacy, good or bad.