Scathing Condemnation of George W Bush- How George W. Bush Helped Osama Bin Laden Win His War

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56. As much as I despise Republicans, especially Bush-the-Lesser,

this piece from The Guardian Express is full of internal contradictions and factual errors:

* "Action by the Supreme Court gave George W. Bush the Presidency."
But then, just 3 paragraphs later, "The red states elected him and gave him power."
This type of composition error would merit an immediate "F" in every class I ever attended.
Pick ONE, make your case, and stick with it.


*Then there is this:
"De-regulation of the banking industry, and Wall Street, allowed greed to place working class Americans in desperation."
Bush-the-Lesser can & SHOULD be blamed for a lot of things,
but de-regulation of the Wall Street & The Banking Industry is not one of them.
THAT was a bi-partisan scam championed by the conservative "Centrist Democrats" working with Republicans and signed by Bill Clinton in 1999 while W was still drunk down in Texas.

SEE: Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999



*There were many voices back in 2001 who pointed out the a Military response against the country of Afghanistan was exactly what Bin Laden wanted.
The sad thing is that the Democratic Party Stood With Bush almost unanimously.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Democrat, California) was the ONLY vote against giving Bush the power to militarily invade and occupy the country of Afghanistan, and deserves to be remembered for her courage and integrity.

"Lee is notable as the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks. This made her a hero among many in the anti-war movement. Lee has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq and supports legislation creating a Department of Peace.


Lee gained national attention in 2001 as the only member of congress to vote "No" on the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF), stating that she voted no not because she opposed military action but because she believed the AUMF, as written, granted overly-broad powers to wage war to the president at a time when the facts regarding the situation were not yet clear."

Bin Laden did indeed get every-fucking-thing he wanted by the USA's military over-reaction to the actions of a handful of international criminals hiding in the desert of Afghanistan, but blaming George Bush alone ignores history, and completely misses the target.

While there WERE some voices of dissent here,
they were, and still ARE, embarrassingly few.
The United States, Both dominant political parties (Democrats & Republicans), and our culture as a whole deserve the Blame & Shame for our actions in the Middle East.
George Bush did not act alone.