Domh
02-16-2004, 08:06 AM
Not mine, but an interesting read with some flaws... and some good points.
"Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain
about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently even claimed that Bush was
the worst president in U.S. history.
We need to clear up one point: We didn't start the war on terror. Try to
remember, it was started by terrorists on 9/11.
Let's look at the "worst" president and mismanagement claims.
(1) FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did.
From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
(2) Truman finished that war and started one in Korea.
North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an
average of 18,333 per year.
(3) John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never
attacked us.
(4) Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. Remember the "Gulf of Tonkin
incident" that never happened?
From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
(5) Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never
attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times
by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on numerous occasions.
Compare the above with the two years since terrorists attacked us.
President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled
al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran and North Korea without
firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered at least 500,000 of
his own people. We've lost 600 soldiers, an average of 300 a year. Bush did
all this abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home.
Worst president in history? I don't think so."
"Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain
about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently even claimed that Bush was
the worst president in U.S. history.
We need to clear up one point: We didn't start the war on terror. Try to
remember, it was started by terrorists on 9/11.
Let's look at the "worst" president and mismanagement claims.
(1) FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did.
From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
(2) Truman finished that war and started one in Korea.
North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an
average of 18,333 per year.
(3) John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never
attacked us.
(4) Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. Remember the "Gulf of Tonkin
incident" that never happened?
From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
(5) Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never
attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times
by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on numerous occasions.
Compare the above with the two years since terrorists attacked us.
President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled
al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran and North Korea without
firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered at least 500,000 of
his own people. We've lost 600 soldiers, an average of 300 a year. Bush did
all this abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home.
Worst president in history? I don't think so."