POLITICAL JEDI
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For the longest time now, the U.S. "media machine" has been doing it's utmost to compare and equate Barrack Obama with Abraham Lincoln. In a word -- nonsense.
Truth be told, it was George W. Bush who became Lincoln reborn. Bush's presidency mirrors Lincolns in many ways. Consider this:
Lincoln declared war against the south to "preserve the union." Only later did he offer up the Emancipation Proclamation which completely redefined the moral purpose of the entire war.
In contrast, Bush declared war against Iraq to prevent WMD proliferation. Only later did he offer up the Bush Doctrine (Spreading Freedom) which completely redefined the moral purpose of the entire war.
Lincoln, with blunders galore, went through a laundry list of generals ( Pope, Hooker, Burnside, Halleck, McClellan, and Rosecrans) before finding the right ones in Grant and Sherman.
In contrast, Bush with blunders galore went through the same laundry list of generals (Franks, Abizaid, Pace, Sanchez, Casey, Odierno) before finding the right one in Gen. David Petraeus.
George Bush (for all practical purposes) had the power to conduct whatever kind of war he saw fit in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the end of the day, the unmistakable fact remains: George W. Bush, the most embattled wartime president since Abraham Lincoln, chose liberation and political freedom for over 50 million people.
"The United States and Great Britain share a mission in the world beyond the balance of power or the simple pursuit of interest. We seek the advance of freedom and the peace that freedom brings." ~ George W. Bush
"America is deeply concerned about the plight of political prisoners in this region, as well as democratic activists who are intimidated or repressed, newspapers and civil society organizations that are shut down and dissidents whose voices are stifled. I call on all nations in this region to release their prisoners of conscience, open up their political debate and trust their people to chart their future" ~ George W. Bush
The defense of freedom requires the advance of freedom ~ George W. Bush
His steadfast message and mission these last 8 years couldn't be more sincere, more American, and just like Lincoln, he was villified and hated. Downright shameful IMO...
But thankfully, Bush was a man of character. He believed in the wars and had the courage of his convictions. Unlike all the liberal democrats and even some ship-jumpers in the GOP, he did not go down when the barrage of blows came flying. His defiance truly calls to mind Lincolns:
"I do the very best I know how -- the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference."
Just my 2 cents...
Truth be told, it was George W. Bush who became Lincoln reborn. Bush's presidency mirrors Lincolns in many ways. Consider this:
Lincoln declared war against the south to "preserve the union." Only later did he offer up the Emancipation Proclamation which completely redefined the moral purpose of the entire war.
In contrast, Bush declared war against Iraq to prevent WMD proliferation. Only later did he offer up the Bush Doctrine (Spreading Freedom) which completely redefined the moral purpose of the entire war.
Lincoln, with blunders galore, went through a laundry list of generals ( Pope, Hooker, Burnside, Halleck, McClellan, and Rosecrans) before finding the right ones in Grant and Sherman.
In contrast, Bush with blunders galore went through the same laundry list of generals (Franks, Abizaid, Pace, Sanchez, Casey, Odierno) before finding the right one in Gen. David Petraeus.
George Bush (for all practical purposes) had the power to conduct whatever kind of war he saw fit in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the end of the day, the unmistakable fact remains: George W. Bush, the most embattled wartime president since Abraham Lincoln, chose liberation and political freedom for over 50 million people.
"The United States and Great Britain share a mission in the world beyond the balance of power or the simple pursuit of interest. We seek the advance of freedom and the peace that freedom brings." ~ George W. Bush
"America is deeply concerned about the plight of political prisoners in this region, as well as democratic activists who are intimidated or repressed, newspapers and civil society organizations that are shut down and dissidents whose voices are stifled. I call on all nations in this region to release their prisoners of conscience, open up their political debate and trust their people to chart their future" ~ George W. Bush
The defense of freedom requires the advance of freedom ~ George W. Bush
His steadfast message and mission these last 8 years couldn't be more sincere, more American, and just like Lincoln, he was villified and hated. Downright shameful IMO...
But thankfully, Bush was a man of character. He believed in the wars and had the courage of his convictions. Unlike all the liberal democrats and even some ship-jumpers in the GOP, he did not go down when the barrage of blows came flying. His defiance truly calls to mind Lincolns:
"I do the very best I know how -- the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference."
Just my 2 cents...