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Originally Posted by host
powerclown, aren't you wavering in your support of Bush and his administration's policies and performance, even a little, at this point?
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No, sir. Bush still has my support. I still believe invading Iraq was the right thing to do. Hussein's Iraq stood as a beacon of Arab radicalism towards the US, not to mention how he destroyed the country and the hopes of everyone in it. He was hostile to neighboring countries, and was a main source of instability throughout this important part of the world. The entire Middle East is in desperate need of reform and stability, as you must know, and Hussein was standing in the way of progress. I believe in the reformation/democratization of Iraq; the ramifications are exciting, and I credit Bush with staying the course through the firestorm. People call him a warmonger, but I don't believe this is accurate. There are important geo-political issues at stake, and I agree with the way he is handling them.
I'm not as enthusiastic about his associations with the extremely conservative religious groups here in the States. Yet, for all his public support of them, I think it is more an issue of political expediency over religious kinship. This is just a feeling I have, probably not provable in any objective way, although having Karl Rove in his corner might have something to do with this perception.
Bush has his faults, but I think that in the end, he's doing whats best for the country, long-term.