Originally posted by DVPGSR
you are basing everything on 1/2 truths.
translation: Not only are you wrong, you're also unpatriotic
If the economy began to dive when Bush was President Elect that was on Clinton's watch...He chose to pardon people to the highest bidder instead of caring for the economy. I am sure the dot-com bust was because of the fear that Bush might get elected.
What would Clintons lax pardons have to do with buyer confidence?
Besides, he's not the first president to abuse that authority, and won't be the last, either.
When Clinton left office, the economy was heading down YES....BUT he left us with a budget surplus, AND the possibility of paying off the national debt within 8 years. Under Clinton the economy was the best it had been in history...and now under Bush its nearly as bad as during the great depression
People need to quit studying Bush-enomics instead of economics
As for starting wars Vietnam was started by the North Vietnamese...we originally went in to assist as advisors a friendly non-Comunist government against the aggression of a Communist one.
The Korean War was started when the Communist North Korean army invaded South Korea where we had troops stationed after WWII had ended. Like Vietnam we were defending a non-Communist government against the aggressions of a Communist invader.
you know what, you're absolutely right.
But perhaps it was the Republicans who allowed those conflicts to esclate to the levels they respectivly did. Just a thought....
not that the democrats are much better. I just stick with my "wasted" third party vote.
Gulf War I started after Iraq invaded Kuwait and Saudi Arabia asked for assistance out of the fear that they were next on Iraqs radar screen. The US then lead a coalition against Iraq to get them out of Kuwait...after Iraq had invaded it!
when he invaded Iran and Kuwait (the only 2 countries he has invaded) it was 1. for defense of himself and 2. to stop kuwait from over producing oil causing oil prices to plunge sending iraq into further economic trouble. Not to take over those countries.
also when he gassed the kurds (his own people) it was because Iran talked them into overthrowing saddam...so again it was protection of himself
Gulf War II started as a result of Iraq's inability to relinquish WMD. We are the aggressors in this war because if we are not we could be the victims. And the fact that you call it operation oil proves that you base your opinions on conspiracy theories and not actual fact.
First of all, if you still beleive Iraq has WMD, you're ludicris.
Chemical or Biological? Maybe...... But it's still not proven.
Also by pre-emptive attacking Iraq, it gives countries like N korea and china the place to say they can launch pre emptive strikes when they feel threatened.
Another interesting fact:
North Korea has killed MANY of its own people, kid napped japanese students to the language for spies, and put dangerous weapons within close range of hitting its neighbors....but BUSH says diplomacy will work with NK but not Iraq? Do you people fail to notice these things? Or are the liberals the only ones who see them?