BUSH PRESIDENTS, ARCHITECTS OF MID EAST CHAOS
ELITIST VIEW OF WORLD AND AMERICAN VOTERS
It is interesting that the former presidents Bush, found nothing in 8 years to criticize about the policies of Barack Obama. All the while, Obama blamed everything negative that happened to him on the former Bush presidency. It is true that their policies were very similar, so one can assume that they found little difference in their vision for America.
While it is true that the Bush,s did put on a very good appearance of what a president should look like, speak like, and convey an image to impress the citizens of the country, the results were dismal. They spoke like conservatives, but their policies were really those of a progressive politician. They were the establishment's establishment and governed in that manner. They are the main reason that in the election of 2016 anyone who came across as more of the same were soundly rejected by the voters.
We now hear the former Bush Presidents criticize President Trump, they question his style, his demeanor, his unrehearsed comments and his image as president and his approach to foreign policy. Somehow they consider themselves and their cohorts in the state department as experts on foreign policy.
Lets look at the record. First we have Bush the elder, Mr. no new taxes campaigner, who raised taxes in his first year of office.
Then had his ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie give Saddam Hussein the impression we would not object to an invasion of Kuwait. We had been a supporter and ally of Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran. Of course, after he invaded Kuwait, to retake the oil fields that were cut off from Iraq after WW2, Bush then changed his stance. Eventually invaded Iraq , crushed his army, and permanently stationed Troops in Saudi Arabia. These troops being stationed in Saudi Arabia was the motivating factor for the 911 attack on New York.
Then we have his son Bush 2 who got the bright idea that the path to middle east peace is to establish a democracy in the heart of the middle east. This was to be accomplished by a new Marshal Plan to rebuild Iraq and build a democracy. First Iraq needed to be conquered and Saddam dethroned. The propaganda campaign about weapons of mass destruction was started because we needed a pretext to overthrow Hussein. It required cooperation from the intelligence community and the state department. Anyone who objected or tried to give another opinion was savaged, or like Scott Ritter a U.S. citizen who was a U.N. arms inspector in Iraq was badly beaten and latter convicted of having child porn on his computer. The invasion of Iraq led to the increase in Iranian influence and destabilized the region till today.
Bush2 also made the statement before the invasion of Iraq, that it was part of the,"Axis of Evil", along with Iran and North Korea. It sent a clear message to Iran and North Korea that they may be next and encouraged them to speed up their development of nuclear weapons. Of course, we see were we are with this today.
The whole idea of nation building and their polices in the middle east have been a disaster.
Bush 2 never vetoed 1 piece of legislation in 8 years, but signed campaign finance legislation, later ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court, that would have rigged the elections of the future to both the Democratic and Republican hand picked candidates of the deep state.
Both Bush's were proponents of unlimited immigration and a global view for America. A world were the United States would just be a piece in a bigger world government.
But now we see that Bush's and the deep state contend that their policies have been successful and that for anyone to depart from the course needs to be criticized, demeaned and overthrown if necessary. They would have us believe their policies were in the best interest of America and has been the proper course. It may be more about preserving their legacy than what is the best course of America.
While I agree that Trump, as president, does't always act in a manner that many are used to. He may sometimes be blunt and undiplomatic in his statements, but his policies are intended to preserve and protect America and the American people. Far more substance than image. I will take substance over image every time.
originally published 11/24/17
We now hear the former Bush Presidents criticize President Trump, they question his style, his demeanor, his unrehearsed comments and his image as president and his approach to foreign policy. Somehow they consider themselves and their cohorts in the state department as experts on foreign policy.
Lets look at the record. First we have Bush the elder, Mr. no new taxes campaigner, who raised taxes in his first year of office.
Then had his ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie give Saddam Hussein the impression we would not object to an invasion of Kuwait. We had been a supporter and ally of Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran. Of course, after he invaded Kuwait, to retake the oil fields that were cut off from Iraq after WW2, Bush then changed his stance. Eventually invaded Iraq , crushed his army, and permanently stationed Troops in Saudi Arabia. These troops being stationed in Saudi Arabia was the motivating factor for the 911 attack on New York.
Then we have his son Bush 2 who got the bright idea that the path to middle east peace is to establish a democracy in the heart of the middle east. This was to be accomplished by a new Marshal Plan to rebuild Iraq and build a democracy. First Iraq needed to be conquered and Saddam dethroned. The propaganda campaign about weapons of mass destruction was started because we needed a pretext to overthrow Hussein. It required cooperation from the intelligence community and the state department. Anyone who objected or tried to give another opinion was savaged, or like Scott Ritter a U.S. citizen who was a U.N. arms inspector in Iraq was badly beaten and latter convicted of having child porn on his computer. The invasion of Iraq led to the increase in Iranian influence and destabilized the region till today.
Bush2 also made the statement before the invasion of Iraq, that it was part of the,"Axis of Evil", along with Iran and North Korea. It sent a clear message to Iran and North Korea that they may be next and encouraged them to speed up their development of nuclear weapons. Of course, we see were we are with this today.
The whole idea of nation building and their polices in the middle east have been a disaster.
Bush 2 never vetoed 1 piece of legislation in 8 years, but signed campaign finance legislation, later ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court, that would have rigged the elections of the future to both the Democratic and Republican hand picked candidates of the deep state.
Both Bush's were proponents of unlimited immigration and a global view for America. A world were the United States would just be a piece in a bigger world government.
But now we see that Bush's and the deep state contend that their policies have been successful and that for anyone to depart from the course needs to be criticized, demeaned and overthrown if necessary. They would have us believe their policies were in the best interest of America and has been the proper course. It may be more about preserving their legacy than what is the best course of America.
While I agree that Trump, as president, does't always act in a manner that many are used to. He may sometimes be blunt and undiplomatic in his statements, but his policies are intended to preserve and protect America and the American people. Far more substance than image. I will take substance over image every time.
originally published 11/24/17
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