Originally Posted by Rochard

The accusations Trump is tossing at GWB is completely wrong and out of line. I don't meant to supporting GWB....

With 9/11, this was a terrorist attack that NO ONE saw coming. Terrorist attacks will happen, there is nothing we can do about it, and frankly the person who controls the Oval office is not the one responsible for this. There is only so much our government can do. Since 9/11 our government has worked much harder at protecting us, including then President Bush. We now take homeland security so much seriously.

As for the Iraq war, well, everyone is focused on WMD. The truth is a defacto state of war existed between the US and Iraq since Clinton was in office. We patrol the new fly zone, they shoot at our planes, and take out their missile sites. We didn't need an excuse to go into Iraq; A state of war already existed. You can also argue and debate if Iraq is better off since then but... Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran no longer have to fear Iraq attacking them and invading them.

Bush will be most known for the economy that crumbled on his watch. However, I question how much blame we should put on President Bush. Americans are greedy and we all were foaming at the mouth watching the values of our houses going up; We were taking money out of our houses and fueling the economy by making large purchases (cars, boats, jet skis, etc) and taking vacations.

Say what you want about Bush, but Bush protected us when we needed it the most - after 9/11. We went after the people who did this to us, and they haven't been able to strike out at us since then.