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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Depends on your perspective I guess. They avoided nuclear war - that was good.
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Yep...I give credit to Bush for not listening to Cheney and Bolton on the nuclear option.
It was not so good that the Bush invasion/occupation of Iraq strengthened Iran's geo-political influence in the region by replacing a dictator whose wings were clipped and posed no external threat with ruling parliament parties that have long-standing ties to Iran as well as a militant Shia party leader (al sadr) with growing popularity among the younger populace.
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Obama is the President. Period. Presidents don't get the privilege of saying "oops, I am new on the job". They need to enter the job with core convictions and a solid game plan
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Bush's game plan was no nation-building; yet he surrounded himself with neo-cons who gave him the justification to use 9/11 to make Iraq the central battleground on his war on terrorism at the expense of pursing al queda in Afghanistan.