Bush tells West Point his legacy includes "I transformed the military"

President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain willing to "to take the fight to our enemies across the world."

Down to his waning days in office, Bush is trying to define his own legacy, never more clearly than during his sprawling account here of how the U.S. armed forces have changed under his watch.

The president declared that today's military is "stronger, more agile and better prepared" than the one he inherited in 2001. It was a defense against criticism that Bush has stretched the military to dangerous levels with wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

"With all the actions we've taken these past eight years, we've laid a solid foundation on which future presidents and future military leaders can build," Bush told thousands of cadets at West Point, the premier officer training institution for the Army....

The president said that after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the U.S. saw the urgency of staying a step ahead of its enemies. The policy became known as the Bush Doctrine....Al-Qaida has reconstituted much of its pre-Sept. 11 operational capabilities according to U.S. intelligence reports.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_doctrine

How many more days is it until * leaves office?

Inflicting a deep wound is transformational.

AMERICANS NO LONGER TRUST THE MILITARY

Way to go.

turned to sh*t.

by Jon Stewart and Colbert and comedians in general. He was such a rich resource.

His saying will live on.. and on.

He sent over 4,000 of them to their graves and left thousands injured for life.

Either delusional or so egoistic that it deserves a whole new level of definition.