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You have to grade Obama within the context of what he can do that is politically feasible. He isn't a dictator who can do whatever it is he really wants to do; Congress and the Courts are also involved with the state of our nation's economy and the health of our nation. A good portion of the country is filled with Tea Party 'Tards which makes it difficult to do certain things (like replace our broken quasi-free market health care system with real socialized medicine).
Overall, I give Obama a C grade.
I'm not a big fan of Obama, but the alternatives to him could have been much worse.
Wouldn't want them "Tea Party 'Tards", would you?
Much better to have the "Yes We Can" 'Tards.
And since you bring up Bush, what grade would you give to those who said we'd be greeted as liberators for a war paid for by oil revenues?
We WERE greeted as liberators. That did not change until the disbanded Iraqi army began their insurgent movement and terrorized the population that supported the American military. We have plenty of time to get our reparations for the war. I think we should wait until the country is stable.
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We WERE greeted as liberators. That did not change until the disbanded Iraqi army began their insurgent movement and terrorized the population that supported the American military. We have plenty of time to get our reparations for the war. I think we should wait until the country is stable.
It WAS stable before we destabilized it and if you really want to talk about WHO terrorized the population, those behind 'Shock & Awe' would be a good place to start.
It WAS stable before we destabilized it and if you really want to talk about WHO terrorized the population, those behind 'Shock & Awe' would be a good place to start.
By historical standards, the Iraq war overthrow of Saddam, was over in the blink of an eye, with very little loss of life. The long drawn out war against terrorism is what resulted in so much death, mostly all of it perpetrated by the terrorists, whose primary targets were innocent civilians.
You can start a new thread as to whether the Iraq invasion to oust Saddam was right or not. But do not pretend that wars do not result in people inside the war torn country not being terrorized, or that some innocent civilians are not killed.
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By historical standards, the Iraq war overthrow of Saddam, was over in the blink of an eye, with very little loss of life. The long drawn out war against terrorism is what resulted in so much death, mostly all of it perpetrated by the terrorists, whose primary targets were innocent civilians.
Nice job of conveniently ignoring the fact those terrorists were pretty much kept in check until Saddam was ousted.
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You can start a new thread as to whether the Iraq invasion to oust Saddam was right or not. But do not pretend that wars do not result in people inside the war torn country not being terrorized, or that some innocent civilians are not killed.
You mean like those who tell us what a noble deed Iraq was while whining about Obama's drones pretend?
Go ahead, come with the Obama sheeple koolaid drinker comments.
Only those who are WIDE AWAKE will give this clown the grade he deserves!!
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