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Old 06-29-2008, 07:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
forseti-6
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Originally Posted by james t kirk
I think that overall Bush was a very poor president.

Outside of the obvious failures in Iraq and the so called War on Terror, the number ONE problem I have with Bush's policies is his economic policies.
#1 I disagree Iraq is/was a failure. While many Americans, and certainly not the media will say Iraq was a success, if you look at it from the Iraqi standpoint, they have much more freedoms and opportunity then they've ever had. Is it still a mess there? Yes, but it's constantly getting better. I think Iraq will be Bush's main legacy and that's where I think the way he is viewed will change.

#2 Well it's not the 'so call War on Terror' it *is* the War on Terror. I think this was a great success on Bush's behalf. He pushes a loosely organize Al Qaeda into disarray. They don't have the ability to mount large attacks (due to their inability to fund and train on a large scale) as see on 9/11.

I feel Afghanistan should have received more attention, although it will come back to that as Iraq is cleaning up and improving.
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