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USA_1 said:
Blame? Who destabilized the Mid East? Obama?
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So Bush is to blame that countries are revolting against dictators which Obama does nothing about?

I guess a revolt 2 years after a president leaves office must be his fault. So you now blame Bush for Egypt,Libya and the other revolts hapening now. You do know that is a ridiculous statement
 
ptif219 said:
So Bush is to blame that countries are revolting against dictators which Obama does nothing about?

I guess a revolt 2 years after a president leaves office must be his fault. So you now blame Bush for Egypt,Libya and the other revolts hapening now. You do know that is a ridiculous statement
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what exactly would you have obama do?
 
ptif219 said:
So Bush is to blame that countries are revolting against dictators which Obama does nothing about?

I guess a revolt 2 years after a president leaves office must be his fault. So you now blame Bush for Egypt,Libya and the other revolts hapening now. You do know that is a ridiculous statement
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It's rare that ptif gets something right, but he really has a point here. Bush didn't destabilize anything except Iraq.
 
StillBallin75 said:
It's rare that ptif gets something right, but he really has a point here. Bush didn't destabilize anything except Iraq.
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Give me a break. Conservatives are even taking credit for the people uprising and seeking democracy in the Mid East.
Destabilizing one country in the Mideast destabilizes the entire reagion. That's a no brainer.

http://nation.foxnews.com/egypt-protests/2011/02/13/bush-program-helped-lay-groundwork-egypt

http://www.themarknews.com/articles/3965-bush-deserves-credit-for-what-s-happening-in-egypt
 
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USA_1 said:
Give me a break. Conservatives are even taking credit for the people uprising and seeking democracy in the Mid East.
Destabilizing one country in the Mideast destabilizes the entire reagion. That's a no brainer.

Bush Program Helped Lay the Groundwork in Egypt - Egypt Protests - Fox Nation
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Except what started this was Tunisia. Not Iraq. And no, conservatives shouldn't be taking credit for anything. These were spontaneous events that few people even saw coming, and the people who did see it coming didn't think it would happen the way it did.
 
StillBallin75 said:
Except what started this was Tunisia. Not Iraq. And no, conservatives shouldn't be taking credit for anything. These were spontaneous events that few people even saw coming, and the people who did see it coming didn't think it would happen the way it did.
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What do you think triggered Tunisias quest for democracy? Do you honestly believe the invasion of Iraq did not help destabilize the entire region?
 
USA_1 said:
What do you think triggered Tunisias quest for democracy? Do you honestly believe the invasion of Iraq did not help destabilize the entire region?
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What happened in Tunisia had more of an effect on Tunisa than what happened in Iraq. I don't see how the Iraq war had anything to do with the impetus that's causing democratic uprisings. There's a domino effect, but it didn't start with Iraq. People who take credit for what's happening, and people who blame Bush for what's happening, are both wrong.
 
StillBallin75 said:
What happened in Tunisia had more of an effect on Tunisa than what happened in Iraq. I don't see how the Iraq war had anything to do with the impetus that's causing democratic uprisings. There's a domino effect, but it didn't start with Iraq. People who take credit for what's happening, and people who blame Bush for what's happening, are both wrong.
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Bush: Democracy Is On The March - CBS News
 
when was the middle east ever stable?
 
apdst said:
Does a gallon of bug poop produce the same amount of energy as a gallon of gasoline? If not, it's a waste of time.
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I wonder how much energy we'd get if you put these bugs in DC. :lol:
 
ptif219 said:
Not my call but going to play golf last weekend was not a sign of concern. The problem is Obama is doing nothing.
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So he shouldn't play golf?
 
USA_1 said:
So you believe Bush's actions in the ME had no effect on other ME nations?
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not in terms of the push for democracy and democratic uprisings, no. That clearly started with Tunisia and had little to do with Iraq. I mean theoretically speaking how would you even connect the two? Explain why a demonstrator in Tunisia would rise up because of what he saw was happening in Iraq, and why it took him 8 years to do so.
 
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USA_1 said:
So he shouldn't play golf?
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He does more golf playing than problem solving. The economy sucks, gas is out of sight, the ME is in revolt mode and all Obama does is play golf.
 
ptif219 said:
He does more golf playing than problem solving. The economy sucks, gas is out of sight, the ME is in revolt mode and all Obama does is play golf.
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How many rounds of golf does he play a week?
 
ptif219 said:
Anything. So far he has done nothing. It is not my place to tell the president what to do.
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Anything? Even things that make matters worse?
 
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