Quote by Absentmindederic
Quote by Vagrant123As my mother would say, "We won't know if he was a
good president or not until at least 50 years from now."
My history teacher has told me that many times too, and the same with
any historical event. Who knows, maybe something that Bush did actually
savved our @$$es but we just don't know it. Maybe - as horrible and
horrendous as this may sound, please don't take it the wrong way, but
I'm just saying - that one of the people killed in the war in Iraq was
goinng to be the next Osama bin Laden. But we'll never know. All we can....
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The reverse can also be true. Perhaps one of the things Bush did will bring tragedy to the US. And I can sure name quite and awfully lot of things that Bush, in particular did that will create confict for America in the future. Say for example alienating the rest of the whole god damn world. Fighting terroism is a responsibility that can only be handled by the multitude of countries in the world, not ONE single country. This is a very obvious fact yet, strangely, Bush doesn't seem to realize this.
How exactly is Bush a good president, I'll like any Bush supporter to explain why they support him;
http://slindseynew.it-mitc.louisville.edu/Personal/accomplishmentsOfBush.html
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save
exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he
efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or
otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth,
whether about the president or anyone else.
- Theodore Roosevelt
EDIT:
"Why of course the people don't want war. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country
who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a
fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought
to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the
peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
-Hermann Goering,
Nazi officer,
during his Nuremberg war crimes trial