Giving Bush His Due
Peter Robinson ·
May 2, 2011 at 8:57am
From "The War After Bin Laden," the editorial just up on the website of the Wall Street Journal:
This is also a moment to salute George W. Bush. After 9/11, Mr. Bush began the counterattack that became the war on terror, developed and expanded the military and intelligence means to fight it, and never flagged in its pursuit even as his political opposition derided him for his determination. The attack even looks to be a vindication of Mr. Bush's interrogation policies, as U.S. sources say the initial break that led to the operation, concerning a bin Laden courier, came several years ago from Guantanamo detainees.
The most striking fact of Mr. Obama's prosecution of the war on terror is how much it resembles Mr. Bush's....
Hear, hear!
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Feb '11
Re: Giving Bush His Due
"The most striking fact of Mr. Obama's prosecution of the war on terror is how much it resembles Mr. Bush's."
Couldn't agree more. That's yet another reason to condemn Obama.
Jan '11
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The thing is - Obama could pick up a lot of votes if he even gave the faintest hint of a gracious nod to GWB. But I guess it's not in his DNA
May '10
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Maybe they should see if BHO's DNA matches GWBs....
Jun '10
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The 'credit' has to go to the military servicemen and women who labored for a decade bringing this process to fruition, and to their families who offered their loved ones the opportunity to serve.
President Bush initiated the avalanche, and President Obama put the icing on the cake.
But without the sacrifice of those who serve, this never would have been possible.
Jan '11
Re: Giving Bush His Due
I posted this on another Richocet thread but thought it was particularly appropriate to this thread also.
GWB spoke these words shortly after 9/11/01
"War has been waged against us by stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others; it will end in a way and at an hour of our choosing."
The man who spoke those words probably doesn't care who gets the credit. He only cares that those words were prophetic and the prophecy (FINALLY) has come to pass.
According to reports: At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, on the Tuesday of the memorial service for the victims a woman said, "I pray to God to give us a sign that He's still here."
He is still here.
Edited on May 2, 2011 at 1:45pmRe: Giving Bush His Due
I agree that Bush's policies have been vindicated and I give Obama credit for doing the right thing. But I do wish he would stop referring to Pakistan as "PAW-ki-stan" as though he were a BBC announcer desperately trying to sound culturally sensitive.