Interesting that “reduced budget growth” has been turned into budget cuts in some people’s minds.

INITIALLY, Bush had overwhelming support. THAT was his problem, he didnt act THEN. If you remember, Bush wasted away months after the 9-11 attack, planning and waiting, and trying to gain support he already had. When he finally did act, the public was bored with it and he fell on his face.

Had Bush acted within a week after 9-11, settled the issue quickly and decisively, and returned the troops instead of occupying, trying to win the hearts and minds of a culture that will NEVER be, or accept a “western democracy” he would have been hailed as the greatest President in recent history.

It was lousy timing on his part and he screwed the pooch.

As far as “the largest WORLD WIDE protests the world as ever seen”. Well, you must be relatively young and naive. (most liberals are one or the other, or both.)

Wrong yet again!
His wars provoked the largest WORLD WIDE protests the planet has ever seen!
It wasn’t that long ago, do you people really think you can rewrite history this way and get away with it?

yet again!
His wars provoked the largest WORLD WIDE protests the planet has ever seen!
It wasn’t that long ago, do you people really think you can rewrite history this way and get away with it?

There’s a simple solution. Quit aggressively invading countries that don’t attack us, that have little or nothing to do with those who did attack us, and who, thanks to the UN sanctions, pose little or no threat to us – or even to their own neighbors.

Obliviously, or Obviously? Haaa!

I know what you were trying to say, I just couldn’t let that slide!

Stating our federal govt’s priorities is not a line, but a fact. You would like to focus on social issues and distractions, but that is not as important as national defense or our economy. In November we will see if the nation buys the deflection or votes for a stronger, free America that can defend itself and provide opportunity, not freebies paid for by the next generation.

drunken cowboy started’ this whole mess, EVERYONE wanted him to.

Yep. Either “you’re with us or you’re a terrorist”. Every congressional representative that didn’t go along with the lies created by the Bush Administration was tagged a “terrorist” at least. In the case of Joe Wilson, his wife, a covert CIA agent was outted because he dared to challenge Bush/Cheney/Halliburton.

“Or we focus on what the federal govt’s role is as laid out by the Constitution. National defense is a clear priority. Free BC is not”

As I pointed out yesterday, on a different thread, CT7 spews the same water carrying line about “birth control” regardless of the topic because someone has spoon fed him and made him believe that if you say something enough times, it will become true.

Since we have enough “national defense” to theoretically take on the next 13 countries simultaneously, I’d like to think that we have enough change in the bank book to help pay for domestic health care needs, that we allowed a religious business to skip out on their employees. Other countries have done more for their people and are in better financial shape, or at least don’t sing the “woe is me” line every day.

I don’t see where providing billions in subsidies for oil companies is more important that assisting women’s health care needs, but the United States does it, regardless.

Obama, unlike you, obliviously knew the dangers our troops would have faced in a precipitous withdrawal and (unlike Bush) listened to his military advisors (AKA the Joint Chiefs).

3pig – I am well aware of Clinton’s lack of military experience, which has little to do with the subject. Wilson and FDR lead our nation in the World Wars and neither had ever served in the military.

FYI – Why don’t you compare who controlled Congress with the Clinton and Bush drawdowns?