George W. Bush (2001-)
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Clueless and arrogant. Reckless and without remorse. Irresponsible and totally unwilling to admit to error or poor judgment, which is pathetic since his foreign policy initiatives have been ill-advised, illogical and ignorant from the get-go. It was necessary to invade Afghanisitan because the Taliban had to be put out of business due to its support of bin Laden, which was a direct terrorist tie-in. However, the Bush administration failed to follow up in that country and provide the means necessary so that anarchy, internecine violence, tribalist carnage, warlordism and vigilantism wouldn't take hold. Which is exactly what happened. So, C- in Afghanistan for Bushie, and that's the best mark on the scorecard. The war in Iraq has been a snowjob and needless exercise in carnage that has done very little to advance U.S. interests in the world, and virtually nothing to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks. The main problem is Bushie focused on the wrong target, identified the wrong so-called threat, attempted to collapse Saddam into 9/11, which was not tenable at the beginning and now has become totally absurd as the administration continues its strident assertions that there's a bona fide connection between the two. The end result is that Bushie has made even more unstable a most volatile corner of the globe and has reduced, not increased, the quality of life and security of the Iraqi people. The entire operation has been fueled by false assumptions, underestimations, misunderstandings, rosy projections, feelgood denial and an out-and-out ignorance of the reality in that country. The idea of a handover of authority to an interim Iraqi government in June, 2004, when there's no ratified constitution, no elected government, no solid system of laws and law enforcement, no military, and an economy and social fabric in ruins is totally ludicrous, but also totally in keeping with Bushie's mentally retarded take on things. And in his insistence on this holy oil war that removed from the closet major skeletons belonging to many hacks and retreads in his administration, Bushie has unraveled what used to be called the Western alliance, worsened our county's already poor relationship with the UN (thanks to previous efforts of rightwingers and America is always right droolers), and has turned world opinion against us. Even our direct neighbors in Canada and Mexico opposed this ill-advised misadventure, yet Bush failed to heed them in his If you're not with us, you're against us policy. A truly mature and realistic means of conducting diplomacy by a twerp who would be totally over his head as Baseball Commissioner. He still holds grudges against France and Germany for not lockstep jumping on his retarded bandwagon, and as it turns out, those countries were right on the money in terms of the imprudence of this elective war. The real enemy of the U.S., folks, as related to terrorism, is Saudi Arabia, which has historically supported terrorist initatives, yet continues to be our so-called ally. With allies like that, you don't need enemies. News Flash For The Droolers: 9/11 was carried out by Saudis, not Iraqis. However, Bushie's people found it necessary to spirit members of prominent Saudi families out of the country right after the WTC disaster, despite the no-fly directive following 9/11. Why? Because the House of Saud and the House of Bush have had business dealings going back for decades, and oil is thicker than blood for those mutant, poor excuses for human beings. In fact, after 9/11, the Saudi Royal Family was rubbing tushies with Bush down at his dirt farm in Crawford, and then a few weeks later, members of that family showed up on a telethon broadcast to the Arab world that solicited financial contributions to terrorist causes. In addition, Bush OKed the spiriting out of this country after 9/11 members of Osama's family. Seems the bin Ladens have also had financial ties to the Bush family for some time. So identifying Saddam as the Villian du Jour served a very important smokescreen function for our current President, obfuscating the fact that he and his family have been sleeping with the enemy for decades. In this, Bush himself is one of the largest supporters of Islamic terrorism out there, yet condemns it in public while consorting with, or covering for major players in the game behind the scenes. Impeach Bush. And execute him.