Lassoing Bush's Reputation

[Californian]

Just quit trying to call yourself a God-fearing, freedom-loving democrat. God-fearing, freedom-loving democrats don't invade countries and then call the resistance to the invasion "illegal". It's an insult to morality.

So the United States should trust thier security to...who, world opinion?

[quidnunc]

I just wish he would stop trying to pretend that he is somehow morally empowered to do it.

Dubya's empowered by the will of the American people backed up by the muscle of the U.S. military, which we built up at considerable cost for just such an eventuality.

Where morality comes into play is that he's doing what he's doing in order to protect America from attack by a savage enemy.

And that's just about the most moral thing any head of state can do for his people.

Besides, according to the post-modernist ideology now running roughshod over Canada morality is passé, don't you see.

Whatever the case, if the U.N. or the 'international community' is the answer it's an awfully stupid question.

[texasredtop]

It seems while I was away on vacation that someone opened the "Sore Loser Gate". Ok, who's gonna fess up? They are coming out of the woodwork and frankly they are kind of scary. Out of all the new names here in the last 3 weeks, there seems to be only one or two that are not posting from the nut house.

[mingless]

Dubya's empowered by the will of the American people backed up by the muscle of the U.S. military, which we built up at considerable cost for just such an eventuality.

Of course he is. And obviously if America wants to do something, they are not going to be stopped by the bleating of weaker countries. There is no argument there.

Where morality comes into play is that he's doing what he's doing in order to protect America from attack by a savage enemy.

And that's just about the most moral thing any head of state can do for his people.

That is an important moral duty. It's simply my opinion that he is going about it in an immoral way. More civilians have died in Iraq and Afghanistan than in the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. I see no morality in this.

Besides, according to the post-modernist ideology now running roughshod over Canada morality is passé, don't you see.

It's running no less roughshod over America, and I daresay more. Try to look less at what governments say and more at how people live.

Whatever the case, if the U.N. or the 'international community' is the answer it's an awfully stupid question.

Why is that? Not meant as sarcastic criticism, and I don't necessarily disagree with you. I'm just wondering why you believe that.

[mingless]

Uh.... hello? Are you still out there?

[mingless]

I suppose that's a conclusive no. Hurray, I'm right!

[Canoe]

Like most people here no doubt, I rallied behind Bush when he said that Iraq posed a big enough threat that the govt of that country needed to be toppled and a war that would ultimatly cost the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians and young American military personel would take place. Of course I believed him, after all he was the president that rallied the nation after september 11 and was a great conservative that was working hard championing causes that we as conservatives believed in. Now however the govt of Iraq has been overthrown, American and British forces are crawling the country and no WMD have shown up. I am a conservative and am hoping that Bush will find the WMD if they are there, but will be actually be happier if he doesnt, as I will know that the world is a safer place where dictators like Saddam Hussien do not have WMD.