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It amazes me that people take the prior administration serisouly (Original Post) gabeana Apr 2015 OP
Nothing surprises me. There are lots of different opinions out there. virgogal Apr 2015 #1
It surprises me gabeana Apr 2015 #2
The Bush administration was praised by Carter,among others, for virgogal Apr 2015 #4
you are right about that gabeana Apr 2015 #5
Africa good. Drug program good too. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #6
all good points gabeana Apr 2015 #7
i agree with you on Iraq,but not on the economy. virgogal Apr 2015 #10
Bushco negotiated, and agreed to, the withdrawal from Iraq. merrily Apr 2015 #3
+a zillion Thank you. nt truebluegreen Apr 2015 #8
My pleasure. merrily Apr 2015 #9
The prior administration made a few people and corporations very, very rich. BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #11

gabeana

(3,166 posts)
2. It surprises me
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:45 PM
Apr 2015

because his administration not only a failure in foreign policy but also the economy, like one of our esteemed former senator's said "your entitled your own opinion but not your own facts"
this is for anyone who thinks the Bush administration was effective on anything

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
4. The Bush administration was praised by Carter,among others, for
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:54 PM
Apr 2015

his assistance to Africa for HIV/AIDs.

As they say,even a broken clock is right twice a day.



gabeana

(3,166 posts)
7. all good points
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 11:06 PM
Apr 2015

but that administration is not going to be remembered for Africa or their drug policy, but how they hijacked 9-11 for their foreign policy goals and how it destroyed the U.S. economy. In a way they should be left to the dust bin of history like Hoovers administration was.

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
10. i agree with you on Iraq,but not on the economy.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 11:34 PM
Apr 2015

That bubble was due to burst,they always do, and insidious lending practices that had been in place for years had a lot to do with it.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
3. Bushco negotiated, and agreed to, the withdrawal from Iraq.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:49 PM
Apr 2015

Obamaco attempted to get an extension from the Iraqi government, but the Iraqi government would not agree to, if we stayed in full force, indemnify against things like intentional rape and murder of its citizens by our private contractors, which is reportedly a standard requirement of such deals made by us.

Sooooo.......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement

(Life is so much easier when a story does not change, depending on whether a Democrat or a Republican is involved.. I posted the above facts when DUers praised Obama for getting us out of Iraq and I posted them when Republicans started blaming Obama for taking us out of Iraq (to a point).



Also, if no one had lied us into Iraq, neither getting out of Iraq nor getting back into Iraq, would have been an issue.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12776532


"If you break Iraq, you own it," was advice Colin Powell had given Bushco......not all that long before Powell helped Bushco lie us into Iraq.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6522685

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
11. The prior administration made a few people and corporations very, very rich.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 12:29 AM
Apr 2015

True, it was at the expense of American workers and the working class and middle class, but somebody's got to pay the piper and for them, it will always the people who can least afford it.

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