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Published: Oct 31, 2015
Author: How Bush Left Iraq
Post Date: 2015-10-31 09:30:26 by no gnu taxes
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With ISIS now running the whole region after the blunders of the Kenyan, it might be helpful to remember how Bush left Iraq: ***************************** 3/17/2009 In most ways, the news from Iraq couldn't be better. People there feel more secure, and are more committed to democracy, than ever. Is it possible that President Bush was right after all? A poll of average Iraqis conducted by ABC News, the BBC and Japan's NHK shows significant progress on virtually all fronts. Yet, we've heard nary a peep about it from anyone. Some 85% of respondents said their neighborhood security was good, vs. 62% a year ago and just 43% in August of 2007. And 52% said security had gotten better in the last year during the Bush-Petraeus surge, which was widely ridiculed at the time as an unnecessary escalation of the Iraq War. Support for democracy jumped to 64%, a 21-percentage-point gain since 2007, according to a report on CNSNews.com. As for how Iraqis felt about the general state of affairs in Iraq, 58% called it very good or quite good, up significantly from 43% last year and 22% in 2007. When asked what their concerns are today, Iraqis sound a lot like Americans: Jobs and prices are at the top of their list, not war, not security, not terrorism. In short, it sounds like we not only won the war, but the peace as well. And for those who cast a skeptical eye on the idea that any Islamic country could ever be democratized, it turns out the former President Bush is winning that debate too. It's become de rigueur to deride Bush's "failed" policies in Iraq. No one speaks well of them except, maybe, Iraqis. But here are the facts, stark as they are: During his vicious 20-year reign, Saddam Hussein (remember him?) killed an estimated 5% of Iraq's population. That works out to about 5,000 people a month slaughtered by the regime. You might disagree that Bush was right to depose this murderous thug. But in doing so, you would then have to defend the deaths of thousands of innocents.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
I remember that. It was so funny, yet very embarrassing for the nation.
Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
If only that was Obama or hillary! It would have been funny! Watching hilary get smacked up side the head or Obummer try to be cool afterwards! Yes Bush should have never went into Iraq. He and his family will have to bear the cost of this political colossus failure. Well along with American soldiers.
The nation was completely destroyed by GWBush other than his coveted "most expensive embassy in the world" located in Baghdad. GWBush was a complete failure to the Iraqi People and the People of the USA that are FORCED to pay for GWBush's failures.
They'd better say that or they'll get their heads chopped off.
With his ass in a sling.
As for how Iraqis felt about the general state of affairs in Iraq, 58% called it very good or quite good
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
So you are a publick opinion POLL expert, are ya? What did the Iraqi's do with their 250,000 dead bodies that GWBush gave them? Celebrate?
how Iraqis felt about the general state of affairs in Iraq made up numbers But since you are into numbers, what did they do with these bodies But here are the facts, stark as they are: During his vicious 20-year reign, Saddam Hussein (remember him?) killed an estimated 5% of Iraq's population. That works out to about 5,000 people a month slaughtered by the regime. Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
The problem is that they breed faster than that. What's really needed is a Sunni-Shia version of the 30 years war. The herd over these really needs some serious thinning. At the end of WW1 there were 250 million Mohammedans, now they number 1.6 billion. As much as I admire Saddam for killing so many of his fellow Mohammedans I must admit that his efforts fell far short of what is needed. His war with Iran did far better although it tragically ended far too soon. Non auro, sed ferro, recuperando est patria
As always, I was being kind to you: Take your pick from below. 2) Lancet survey 601,027 violent deaths out of 654,965 excess deaths March 2003 to June 2006 3) Opinion Research Business survey 1,033,000 deaths as a result of the conflict March 2003 to August 2007 4) PLOS Medicine Survey Approximately 500,000 deaths in Iraq as direct or indirect result of the war. March 2003 to June, 2011 Body counts: Source/Documented deaths from violence/Time period 2) Iraq Body Count project 112,667–123,284 civilian deaths from violence. 174,000 civilian and combatant deaths March 2003 to March 2013 3) Classified Iraq War Logs 109,032 deaths including 66,081 civilian deaths. January 2004 to December 2009
The perpetrator would have been immediately shot where he stood. There is little difference between the D and R branches of the ruling party, that is true. But while one can muse about assassinating a Bush or otherwise causing physical harm to an R, doing likewise to a D brings immediate repercussions. Heck - late night comedians CANNOT EVEN JOKE about the boy emperor. As far as Bush vis-à-vis Iraq: We should never, ever have gone there. It was a fool's errand. But we did. So the only way it was ever going to be a success was if we stayed there (troops on the ground) indefinitely. We did not - we vacated. And the chaos that has ensued was entirely predictable. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD . . . " ~Psalm 33:12a
You got to wonder if the dimwits have a chip on their shoulder because of JFK? Taboo for repugs to say we would like a dimwit removed by any means necessary but its okay for dimwits to say remove a repug by any means necessary is okay! I knew obummer would be a dictator since he is a black jfk(young, skinny and able to speak even if he needs a teleprompter to do so) but without the smarts or even have 1% the knowledge of the economy that jfk had.
There is anything from 100,000 to 1,0000,000 there. Nobody really has a clue and is just making bogus guesses. And given that killings were regularly happening before the invasion, how can you pin any killings on anything that Bush did? Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Well, I WILL give you a fuckin' clue ... your esteemed POTUS willingly went into Iraq while murdering innocent women & children to capture one man: Saddaim Hussein. GWBush destroyed Iraq, FOR NOTHING MORE than a suspicion about Weapons of Mass Destruction in the process and set up regional continuing conflicts. You might say that GWBush is the founding member of ISIS. I believe GWBush is worst god damned POTUS that America has ever seen.
really? Provide their names. Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
So many deaths intentionally murdered by GWBush, too little tyme; especially for a fuckedupped troll like you.
went into Iraq while murdering innocent women Provide their names. Killed by the Bush bros, Jeb! and W. terri schiavo Reconquista W. Bush, giving invaders the "all clear" signal. Good grief man - after all this time you still haven't gotten over your Bush man-crush?
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Good grief man - after all this time you still haven't gotten over your Bush man-crush? The bastard loves GWBush's "Patriot Act" which set the stage for the USA becoming a fascist nation.
'Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, for all his faults (some of which contributed to the rise of Islamic State), relinquished power peacefully. He didn’t give in to the self-fulfilling spiral of paranoia that infects so many Middle Eastern rulers, where you ruthlessly hold on to power in order to keep yourself from being killed by your political opponents. Flawed as Maliki was, he’s been nowhere near as bad as Saddam Hussein, or Bashar Assad, or Ayatollah Khamenei. While Islamic State has rampaged north and west, the Iraqi parliament has investigated the fall of Mosul, pushed back against government corruption, and passed a budget. They’ve plodded along like a normal country, despite their abnormal circumstances. Again, we don’t want to repeat Obama’s mistake, and Iraq could fall apart. But so far, it hasn’t, and that’s reason for optimism. The Islamic State is far from defeated, and Iraq has a long way to go before it’s secure. But, with dwindling resources and money – and given the increasingly obvious fact that its Islamist utopia is an utter sham – Islamic State might face a crisis of morale that rapidly collapses it. And that would give Iraq an accomplishment to build upon on its way to becoming (hopefully) the first solidly democratic Arabian government in the Middle East.' http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/the-media-isnt-reporting-it-but-islamic- state-is-losing-its-hold-in-iraq/ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
How Did President Bush leave Iraq
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
#3. To: hondo68 (#1)
#4. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
A poll of average Iraqis conducted by ABC News, the BBC and Japan's NHK shows significant progress on virtually all fronts.
#5. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
As for how Iraqis felt about the general state of affairs in Iraq, 58% called it very good or quite good, up significantly from 43% last year and 22% in 2007.
#6. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
How Did President Bush leave Iraq?
#7. To: rlk (#6)
#8. To: no gnu taxes (#7)
As for how Iraqis felt about the general state of affairs in Iraq, 58% called it very good or quite good
#9. To: no gnu taxes (#7)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#10. To: buckeroo (#8)
250,000 dead bodies that GWBush gave them?
#11. To: no gnu taxes (#10)
But here are the facts, stark as they are: During his vicious 20-year reign, Saddam Hussein (remember him?) killed an estimated 5% of Iraq's population. That works out to about 5,000 people a month slaughtered by the regime.
#12. To: no gnu taxes (#10)
Scientific surveys: Source/Estimated violent deaths/Time period
1) Iraq Family Health Survey 151,000 violent deaths March 2003 to June 2006
1) Associated Press 110,600 violent deaths March 2003 to April 2009
#13. To: Justified (#3)
RE: shoe throwing. If only that was Obama or hillary!
#14. To: Rufus T Firefly (#13)
There is little difference between the D and R branches of the ruling party, that is true. But while one can muse about assassinating a Bush or otherwise causing physical harm to an R, doing likewise to a D brings immediate repercussions.
#15. To: buckeroo (#12)
#16. To: no gnu taxes (#15)
#17. To: buckeroo (#16)
POTUS willingly went into Iraq while murdering innocent women
#18. To: no gnu taxes (#17)
#19. To: no gnu taxes, Bush lied, people died (#17)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#20. To: no gnu taxes (#10)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#21. To: Deckard, no gnu taxes (#20)
To: no gnu taxes
#22. To: no gnu taxes, redleghunter (#0)
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