I never once said it should be forgotten about. What I dismiss is the constant nattering that amounts to "I told you so" for about the last 8 years. The UK isn't pulling out, the USA isn't pulling out, and they wont until Iraq is in a better place from what I can figure. Never once did I tell you to forget about it, but I would like something else to come from you and Eki more intelligellable than "Bush is an idiot, Bush is evil, bush is this..bush is that...yadda yadda yadda."Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
My point in making the post is that with all leaders, good or bad, there is a lot of gray areas and there were people who saw Bush's them or us stances towards human rights in certain countries as a good thing. I think he wasn't principled enough in how he did it, and I don't think he was consistent enough, but I do think it is better than what Obama does, which basically says to the world "It's ok...you do what you like within your borders..we apologize for anything we may have offended you with before". What kind of ****E is that? HE rolls over with 4 feet in the air and says "rub my belly" and expects respect?
No...Bush was ham fisted and awkward, but the USA didn't have to worry about being their enemies knifing them in the back. With Bush, they were clearly defined on their own.
A clear foreign policy with consistent values is what the USA needs, and they didn't get it all the time with Bush, but they certainly are not getting it with Obama.
