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Zeebadee · Jul 23, 2006, 09:10 pm

Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative

"If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign," Buckley says.
Asked if the Bush administration has been distracted by Iraq, Buckley says "I think it has been engulfed by Iraq, by which I mean no other subject interests anybody other than Iraq... The continued tumult in Iraq has overwhelmed what perspectives one might otherwise have entertained with respect to, well, other parts of the Middle East with respect to Iran in particular."

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"Asked what President Bush's foreign policy legacy will be to his successor, Buckley says "There will be no legacy for Mr. Bush. I don't believe his successor would re-enunciate the words he used in his second inaugural address because they were too ambitious. So therefore I think his legacy is indecipherable"

I disagree. Bush's legacy will be that he has been the absolute worst we have had since the beginning of the Republic. There's not a single area of his administration that has done anything well. The best that even his most ardent supporters can come up with is that he managed a minot tax cut.

On Iraq:

http://www.nationalreview.com/buckle...0602241451.asp

"The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, elucidates on the complaint against Americans. It is not only that the invaders are American, it is that they are "Zionists." It would not be surprising to learn from an anonymously cited American soldier that he can understand why Saddam Hussein was needed to keep the Sunnis and the Shiites from each others' throats."

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""I can tell you the main reason behind all our woes — it is America." The New York Times reporter is quoting the complaint of a clothing merchant in a Sunni stronghold in Iraq. "Everything that is going on between Sunni and Shiites, the troublemaker in the middle is America."

One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed."

This from a real conservative, not a clown dressed up as one.

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Zeebadee Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,713	Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative "If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign," Buckley says. Asked if the Bush administration has been distracted by Iraq, Buckley says "I think it has been engulfed by Iraq, by which I mean no other subject interests anybody other than Iraq... The continued tumult in Iraq has overwhelmed what perspectives one might otherwise have entertained with respect to, well, other parts of the Middle East with respect to Iran in particular." <snip> "Asked what President Bush's foreign policy legacy will be to his successor, Buckley says "There will be no legacy for Mr. Bush. I don't believe his successor would re-enunciate the words he used in his second inaugural address because they were too ambitious. So therefore I think his legacy is indecipherable" I disagree. Bush's legacy will be that he has been the absolute worst we have had since the beginning of the Republic. There's not a single area of his administration that has done anything well. The best that even his most ardent supporters can come up with is that he managed a minot tax cut. On Iraq: http://www.nationalreview.com/buckle...0602241451.asp "The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, elucidates on the complaint against Americans. It is not only that the invaders are American, it is that they are "Zionists." It would not be surprising to learn from an anonymously cited American soldier that he can understand why Saddam Hussein was needed to keep the Sunnis and the Shiites from each others' throats." <snip> ""I can tell you the main reason behind all our woes — it is America." The New York Times reporter is quoting the complaint of a clothing merchant in a Sunni stronghold in Iraq. "Everything that is going on between Sunni and Shiites, the troublemaker in the middle is America." One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed." This from a real conservative, not a clown dressed up as one. "Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied." - Leonard Cohen