Some moron called the pres a liar during the address to joint congress

[jackalope]

I think he was a good president and a good man, nevertheless there were issues I totally disagreed on such as the huge increases in social spending that in my view were not necessary. I think there were political mistakes made during the wars, but not all due to incompetence on Bush's part. Some of it was just typical government doing stupid things. I agree that Afghanistan should have gotten more attention, but I don't know the advice he was getting from his commanders. I believe they relied heavily on the strategy on using small SOF to undermine the Taliban and let the indigenous tribal factions oust them. That place is a difficult region and situation anyway, for any president. There was not a huge conventional army for our military to fight, therefore it was likely part of the Army Transformation philosophy to engage the enemy differently. I don't think there has ever been a war where huge mistakes weren't made, which is important to remember. I don't think Bush lied, and I believe he did what he thought was right, based on the circumstances and information he had. I think Iraq occurred for two main reasons, 1) lack of perfect intelligence information that could see through Hussein's deception about WMDs, and 2) the premise that Iran considered Iraq the focus of a religious jihad in the ME. The feedback from UN inspection teams was mixed with not finding evidence and having to give prior notice, which could have allowed the movement of evidence. This in concert with Hussein's deception gave the impression that he was hiding something.

Not even touching on Bush's disastrous foreign policy decisions and unconstitutional domestic policy agenda (his own court ruled multiple actions unconstitutional), his comptroller general, who left office last year (guy was appointed by Clinton, btw, but is a republican and a fiscal conservative), said George W. Bush was the most fiscally irresponsible president in our history ...

FISCAL CONSERVATISM.... David M. Walker, the comptroller general who left office last year, recently reflected on George W. Bush*. "There's no question in my view that Bush was the most fiscally irresponsible president in the history of the republic," Walker said.

The Washington Monthly

George W. Bush was not a good president.

 

[American]

I doubt Walker knows the history of the Republic or the policies of FDR.

 

[Devil505]

I think he was a good president and a good man, nevertheless there were issues I totally disagreed on such as the huge increases in social spending that in my view were not necessary. I think there were political mistakes made during the wars, but not all due to incompetence on Bush's part. Some of it was just typical government doing stupid things. I agree that Afghanistan should have gotten more attention, but I don't know the advice he was getting from his commanders. I believe they relied heavily on the strategy on using small SOF to undermine the Taliban and let the indigenous tribal factions oust them. That place is a difficult region and situation anyway, for any president. There was not a huge conventional army for our military to fight, therefore it was likely part of the Army Transformation philosophy to engage the enemy differently. I don't think there has ever been a war where huge mistakes weren't made, which is important to remember. I don't think Bush lied, and I believe he did what he thought was right, based on the circumstances and information he had. I think Iraq occurred for two main reasons, 1) lack of perfect intelligence information that could see through Hussein's deception about WMDs, and 2) the premise that Iran considered Iraq the focus of a religious jihad in the ME. The feedback from UN inspection teams was mixed with not finding evidence and having to give prior notice, which could have allowed the movement of evidence. This in concert with Hussein's deception gave the impression that he was hiding something.

A well thought out defense but I think you are 100% wrong & consider GW Bush the worst disaster to befall our country since the Civil War.

 

[jackalope]

I doubt Walker knows the history of the Republic or the policies of FDR.

He's been travelling the country with a presentation about addressing the country's long-term structural debt problems and includes a discussion about historical debt levels and policies. He certainly does know the history of the Republic, and the policies of FDR.