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Post Subject: Re: Yes his to lose! Read Article
First of all Heidi, I was against the invasion of Iraq. I did not believe that the American people were getting the straight information. Other sources doubted the intel and as long as there was doubt, I felt we should not open up another front in the war on terror. I also do not approve of the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive war. It is contrary to American values.
Many times in this forum I have said that Bush had poor advisors. Carter also had poor advisors and yet the Republicans blame him for a not so successful Presidency. That's just the way it is. Bush went to war and he did not want to listen to those that insisted we did not have enough troops to win the peace after we toppled Sadam. Instead he listened to Rumsfeld and others. Thus it was his (Bush's) poor judgement and like it or not the guy at the top gets the blame.
As for the war getting ugly, there again it was execution and not enough troops and if you say that Obama is Commander in Chief then you also have to accept that Bush is Commander in Chief and took his eye off the ball so to speak.
We finally turned that war around with the surge but more importantly than just more troops we negotiated with the Suni Son's of Iraq. We paid them money to join our side. This turned them from combatants to allies that helped insure surges success. This is in noway a reflection on our troops. They do a great job.
Now like it our not Heidi, when it comes to failed policies, the Republicans had control of congress for 6 of the 8 years of the Bush administration and enough votes to deadlock congress in the other two years. Therefore, when it comes to failures the buck squarely lands on the desk in the oval office. Just the way it is.
Now in two years you should have enough data to point out any or all of Obama's mistakes. There will also be things he succeeds at I'm sure. My suggestion to you is to calm down, sit back, and give the man a chance. You may find that the deciscion you made when you were young (and admittedly inexperienced) to become a Republican was the wrong one.
Still love ya like a sister of a different father or mother or whatever.
Bill Pelland