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Was George W Bush a good president?[W:439:621]

Was George W Bush a good president?


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Was George W Bush a good president?
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Was George W Bush a good president?

I'd put him in the same boat with President's Obama, Carter and Ford that I have experienced in my lifetime. Below average.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

No, he got us in an unnecessary war in Iraq.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Overall, no. He did some good things(Afghanistan and the initial handling of 9/11 spring to mind), but overall, I think he left the country worse than when he took office.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

His administration was responsible for launching two wars which cost the U.S dearly in blood and treasure. His fiscal policies and tax cuts for the super rich helped to bring about a devastating economic recession that the country still hasn't recovered from. His foreign policy emboldened U.S enemies, alienated allies, and also helped to turn formerly neutral nations adversarial (especially Russia.)

He also turned the majority of the Islamic world against the U.S by referring to the Iraq war as a "crusade", turning a blind eye to atrocities being committed in Iraq, and allowing paramilitary mercenaries (aka "contractors") to serve with U.S troops. The administration was also anti-science and cut back funding for stem-cell research to support his bible-thumping base. He is a stain on this nation's history, and deserves the title of Worst U.S President Ever.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Just for the record, I thought "I'm not American, no" was "I'm an American, no," and I voted for it accidentally.

I think he is a good man but was a lousy president. I refuse to vote on polls that require me to identify my ideological bias.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Overall, no. He did some good things(Afghanistan and the initial handling of 9/11 spring to mind), but overall, I think he left the country worse than when he took office.

and the world
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

No. One of the worst.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Was George W Bush a good president?

As far as I'm concerned, we've never had a bad president. I judge them by how what they do effects me and those around me. *shrug* Barack Obama has negatively effected me because he's got just about zero interest in place. Since I'm in cash, I don't like that very much.
 
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I judge them by how what they do effects me and those around me.

By that standard all the presidents in my life have been really good. Although I am still pissed off at Bill Clinton for telling me I was poor when I was in 8th grade. My family always considered ourselves to be middle class until Bill Clinton told us that middle class included families earning $70,000 - $200,000 back in 1993.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

His supreme court picks were the two best in modern history

That is a huge part of a president's legacy because Supreme Court justices get appointed for life. Bush will probably mostly be remembered for the Iraq War, his expansion of Medicare or for being the most devout Evangelical Christian ever elected.

That is better than what Clinton is remembered for.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

War vets miss commander in chief George W. Bush

>" Iraq and Afghanistan veterans prefer George W. Bush to Barack Obama as commander in chief, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll.

Sixty-five percent of post-9/11 veterans say that Bush was a good commander in chief while just 42 percent say the same of Obama. That lopsided preference comes despite veterans' lukewarm assessments of the wars begun under Bush's watch.

Dig into the poll data and you see several clues for why Bush's image is stronger than Obama's..."<

Veterans don't fault Bush for Iraq

Veterans' groups that support Obama are in the minority Note: Poll taken before revelations of Obama's VA death panels.

War vets miss commander in chief George W. Bush
 
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If you read Decision Points by George W Bush you will notice that his number one goal was to distribute federal funding for faith based charities. It's a shame that his efforts fell flat on it's face. I think this is a great way to protect our country from a domestic uprising in chaotic economic times. Don't laugh but federal, state, local governments, charities, businesses and individuals are finding ways to become leaner and frugal. This can exacerbate the problem of adding uncertainty to more uncertainty that was caused by the uncertainty of that uncertainty. It can be a scary thing and cause people to act irrationally and/or violent. A steady rock in a community with local brand recognition could minimize the potential for this kind of chaos.

Not every community is filled with generous donors. Federal funds continuously flowing to local reputable charities would be more trusted than a safety net administered by the federal government where frequent discussions of spending cuts are constantly in the headlines.

I think Bush was on the right track but it does kind of smack the first amendment right in the mouth. For that reason I can see why it wasn't very successful.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Overall, no. He did some good things(Afghanistan and the initial handling of 9/11 spring to mind), but overall, I think he left the country worse than when he took office.

He also did more to fight AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa than any president before or since. I'm no fan of his by any stretch, but credit where credit's due.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

War vets miss commander in chief George W. Bush

>" Iraq and Afghanistan veterans prefer George W. Bush to Barack Obama as commander in chief, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll.

Sixty-five percent of post-9/11 veterans say that Bush was a good commander in chief while just 42 percent say the same of Obama. That lopsided preference comes despite veterans' lukewarm assessments of the wars begun under Bush's watch.

Dig into the poll data and you see several clues for why Bush's image is stronger than Obama's..."<

Veterans don't fault Bush for Iraq

Veterans' groups that support Obama are in the minority Note: Poll taken before revelations of Obama's VA death panels.

War vets miss commander in chief George W. Bush

So we should solely base off a POTUS based on what veterans deem him as?
 
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So we should solely base off a POTUS based on what veterans deem him as?

Definitely not, the vets were only rating Bush and Obama as Commander in Chief not as POTUS.

Military historians will write that G.W. Bush was a good wartime President. But being a good war time president doesn't mean that the right tactics or strategy were used. More with earning the respect of the troops who serve under your command and giving a **** about the troops.

During the Iraq war and the first eight years of the war in Afghanistan there were complaints about PC rules of engagement. But Obama went completely berserk on politically correct rules of engagement. And Bush didn't use the military for social engineering.

If you look at Military Times yearly polling of the troops, Obama's highest approval rating was in the first month in office in 2009 and it was 10% lower than the lowest approval rating Bush ever had. It's been completely down hill for Obama ever since. I think he's in the teens now.
Obama lost respect by the troops and never tried to earn the respect of the troops.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Definitely not, the vets were only rating Bush and Obama as Commander in Chief not as POTUS.

Military historians will write that G.W. Bush was a good wartime President. But being a good war time president doesn't mean that the right tactics or strategy were used. More with earning the respect of the troops who serve under your command and giving a **** about the troops.

During the Iraq war and the first eight years of the war in Afghanistan there were complaints about PC rules of engagement. But Obama went completely berserk on politically correct rules of engagement. And Bush didn't use the military for social engineering.

If you look at Military Times yearly polling of the troops, Obama's highest approval rating was in the first month in office in 2009 and it was 10% lower than the lowest approval rating Bush ever had. It's been completely down hill for Obama ever since. I think he's in the teens now.
Obama lost respect by the troops and never tried to earn the respect of the troops.

Going off false intelligence is a good war time president?
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Definitely not, the vets were only rating Bush and Obama as Commander in Chief not as POTUS.

Military historians will write that G.W. Bush was a good wartime President. But being a good war time president doesn't mean that the right tactics or strategy were used. More with earning the respect of the troops who serve under your command and giving a **** about the troops.

During the Iraq war and the first eight years of the war in Afghanistan there were complaints about PC rules of engagement. But Obama went completely berserk on politically correct rules of engagement. And Bush didn't use the military for social engineering.

If you look at Military Times yearly polling of the troops, Obama's highest approval rating was in the first month in office in 2009 and it was 10% lower than the lowest approval rating Bush ever had. It's been completely down hill for Obama ever since. I think he's in the teens now.
Obama lost respect by the troops and never tried to earn the respect of the troops.

Also: Troops sent to Iraq without sufficient body armour, Chilcot inquiry told | UK news | theguardian.com
USATODAY.com - Soldiers in Iraq still buying their own body armor
http://www.ktok.com/script/headline_newsmanager.php?id=357163&pagecontent=nationalnews&feed_id=59
 
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