Bush Did What Gore Wanted Done
by Big Dog on Jun 12, 2007 at 19:33 Uncategorized
A lot has been written about the war on terror and the Iraq phase and some of the issues involved with Iraq were cited as reasons people elected Democrats back to the majority. People are generally followers and most either lack the education or the ability to review history and to learn from the past. In this particular case Democrats were able to blast the war and talk about bringing the troops home in disgrace (how are they doing on that?). This despite the fact that most Democrats in Congress voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq. Americans forgot about that when they cast their ballots. After all, they were told that Bush lied us to war and that the Democrats were deceived. The left derides Bush as the dumbest man on Earth and the leaders in the Democratic Party admit that Bush tricked them. If the dumbest man in the world was able to dupe them it seems to me they are admitting they are not smart enough to be in the Congress.
I have written in the past and a number of others have pointed out as well, the number of Democrats in Congress who said that Hussein had to go, he was pursuing nukes, he was a tyrant, and that he used chemical weapons and would do so again. The number of Democrats in Congress who said that Hussein had to go and that he was a threat made quite an impressive list and included people like Al Gore, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. The reason they were able to make these claims is that they made them when Bill Clinton was President. Democrats only see threats and reasons for the use of force when a Democrat is in the White House. Not so surprising is the fact that many Americans chose to ignore this or were too caught up in their own little worlds to know this and they voted for Democrats, the party that promised to have the most ethical government and to clear up all the problems (how is that going?).
Al Gore loves to tell everyone how the world would be different if he had been allowed to cheat Bush out of the Presidency. He has written that we would have more friends, that we would be respected everywhere, and that things would be different with regard to the war. The funny thing is, back when George Bush’s father was in the White House and Clinton/Gore were running to unseat him and Quayle, Gore gave a speech where he blasted HW Bush for not going after Hussein. Gore also points to the many ties to terrorism that Hussein had and that Hussein was trying to obtain nukes. This YouTube video has that speech and I want you to listen to it carefully because all the things Gore blasted HW Bush for were never rectified by Clinton/Gore:
Hussein was still in office when Clinton left, he was still harboring terrorists, he was still committing atrocities, he was still torturing his own people, he was still ignoring UN sanctions and he was doing so because Clinton and Gore did exactly what they accused HW Bush of doing when he was in office. The American people ate this stuff up when Gore said it on the campaign trail and they elected him and Clinton to run the country. One would assume that those on the left who voted for Clinton/Gore did so in part because they talked about being tough on terror and on Hussein. They talked about Bush’s failure to take Hussein out thus indicating they would do something about it. And yet for eight long years they were unwilling to walk the walk after they had talked the talk.
In 2001 GW Bush enters and we are attacked. Bush attacks the Taliban in Afghanistan and then, after getting overwhelming approval from Congress, launches a war into Iraq. He took out Hussein who has since been executed for his crimes and Bush has helped millions of people be liberated from the tyrant. These people have had free elections and we are killing terrorists over there instead of here. His actions ensured that the WMD would not be used by Hussein though they were, unfortunately, moved into Syria before we could get to them. Regardless, GW Bush has done everything that Al Gore attacked HW Bush for not doing. Listen carefully to Gore and then think about what Bush has done and ask yourself if Bush’s actions fulfill what Al Gore thought HW should have been doing. Then ask yourself if Bush did what Clinton/Gore told America they would do but failed to deliver and then ask yourself if Bush should be criticized for the actions he took when America approved of those action by electing Clinton/Gore.
George W Bush is not the greatest president to ever live and his immigration stance practically ensures that he will not be near the top. History looks unkindly on those who ruin their countries and cause the downfall of a civilization. Be that as it may, Bush delivered on those things Gore indicated he and Clinton would do. Like I said though, Americans are not educated enough or do not have the ability to understand these things. Memories are only good fro the last 5 days before an election and most people on the left vote in huge numbers so they can get more government handouts.
I shudder to think what it would have been like if Gore had won. Sheryl Stoned and Leo DiCapretard would be in his cabinet replacing light bulbs in DC and hustling carbon credits on the side. Gore would open the world carbon bank and fight the war on terror by threatening to make terrorists watch An Inconvenient Truth over and over and over.
And people say Gitmo is cruel.
Tags: Commentary
Yep I remember that speech, I also remember damn near puking when it was given. All the BS he spoke of was after he cried about “the Highway of death” destruction in Kuwait. Remember the whole time GHB was trying to muscle up support for action these folks were trying to undermine the effort by placing restraints on the op.
I wish we could turn the clock back and actually obliterate Iraq in 91 just to see what the world would look like now.
Anyone who believes the head dems were duped into Iraq, is a short bus rider.
I love it when you show things like this to those liberal fanatics, their answer is always “Bush lied” video’s like this explain that it wasn’t Bush who lied, it was just Bush that said time for talk was over, and acted. WRONGLY but action is something Dems and Libs just don’t like.
I wonder if Gore would have done as poor of a job as the Decider Guy?
Are you guys ever planning to take responsiblity for the Commander-in-Chief’s colossal failures (he started the war and has run it as a “War time President”) or will you keep trying to blame Clinton, or, in this case, Gore for your man’s catastrophic incompetence?
I guess taking personal responsibility is for non-Republicans?
[…] OWES ME A CASE OF EXCEDRIN! Our next stop takes us to two posts from Big Dog. First, he point out Bush 43 did what Gore chastised Bush 41 for NOT doing. This is just another tool in the Democrats belt. They will yell from the mountaintops about […]
Trackbacked by The Thunder Run – Web Reconnaissance for 06/13/2007
A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Billy Joe said
.
Nice sentiment but it would make more sense if you actually pointed us in the direction of “non-Republicans” that are taking responsibility. That would be a pretty good trick. (are you a magician?)
God forbid we stray from the narrative and unilaterally blame Bush for everything from the reasons we went into Iraq to the reasons we are still there. But then that would be the simplistic liberal world view where everything boils down to Bush and Republicans.
The failure to recognize that Bush relied on some of the very same intelligence that was procured during the Clinton administration goes beyond partisanship; it’s just stupid.
Nobody here is suggesting that GW Bush has done a great job of communicating about the dangers inherent with Iraq nor are they suggesting that the war is being prosecuted properly.
What I am personally suggesting is that the failures in Iraq couldn’t have happened without the help of Democrats, the mainstream media and people like Billy Joe who would have been the first people to line up and criticize the Bush administration had we prosecuted the war in Iraq correctly. Even in the absence of the aggression that would have been necessary to finish the job in Iraq sooner people like Joe, the MSM and Democrats in Congress pushed the propaganda that terrorists couldn’t do on their own. You may call that responsibility but I call it traitorous.
I imagine that is why Billy Joe wants to side step the point of this post by ignoring the words and inactions of Clinton-Gore and continuing to unilaterally point the finger at Bush.
I would however like to know what Joe and others think was so great about Saddam Hussein’s Iraq since they are so quick to talk about what is so bad about it now.
Lawyers should not be making policy in Iraq…
This morning on Fox News Channel, there were two reports out of Iraq. Both were on new forms of technology. Both dealt with ridding Iraq of roadside bombs, IED’s, etc. Both were simple. Both worked. Neither will be used to…
Trip,
Billy troll just shows his liberal leanings. You see, to a liberal things are always someone else’s fault and people need to take responsibility for the failures of others. No liberal ever takes responsibility for his own acts and that is why BT wants us to take responsibility for the acts of someone else.
I have no reason to take responsibility for anything that Bush has done and I am quite happy with most of it. I take responsibility for my own actions, something people who dwell in mommy’s basement are unable to do.
Look at Jackson and Sharpton, it is always someone else’s fault, never ask the brother to take responsibility. look at the Democrats, it is Bush’s fault, Rummy’s fault, right wing Christian’s fault, always someone else’s but theirs because they can not accept responsibility for their acts.
So Billy Troll is only asking this because he knows no better. Besides his tin foil hat is a bit tight…