Originally Posted by NotAsFat
So you're saying the Bush Administrations' performance is consistent with previous administrations? The administrations that won the Cold War, sent the Soviet Union to the ash heap of history, and discredited Communism so thoroughly that even the Chinese aren't really Communist any more? That doesn't sound too bad. If you're not careful, you might get banned from Democratic Underground.
no im saying that previous admins have used terrorist type tactics and covert operations in the past and used others to do their dirty work on occasion, this admin is no different--including inciting violence in Iraq, its pretty simple really, the US supports terrorism when it suits it(somtimes even when it doesnt suit it), its hypocritical and quite fickle, the Bush admin is as bad as they come in this dept
as far as performance, meh, the Bush admin in many areas is quite inept, incompetent, and corrupt, worse than most others, but better than a couple, thats not saying much
if your looking for some sort of pass for Bush, forget it, that dog wont hunt, he will undoubtedly be in the top three worst presidents the US has ever had
and last I checked, Russia although not the empire it once was, is now controlled by an oligarchy of thugs that happens to be the world's largest exporter of hydrocarbons, so dont dismiss them as dead just yet
and what's really sad, as the US empire unravels, its gonna set new records when it comes to failed states, oughta be great reading in the history books, Im sure Bush will have his own chapter