Too long. American people are suffering from poverty and are rioting in American cities such as Baltimore. Instead of stationing troops overseas in so many different countries, Americans need to offer some protection and support for the people in poverty being hurt by this rioting and crime.How long have we been in Korea and Germany and Japan?? .
George Washingtons approval rating was much higher than Obama’s. It peaked at 100%.The disapproval rate for Bush in October 2008 was 75% and Nixon’s disapproval rate was about the same toward the end of his presidency. Obama has a much higher approval rate than either Bush or Nixon near the end of their presidency.
The Gallup poll is not a blog. It is a much respected institution all over the world.
Wrong again! You have to stay away from blogs!
You think the rebels of the Arab Spring were listening to Obama ?Did Bush encourage the Arab Spring?? He hasn’t been president since 2009. He didn’t create a quagmire.
How long have we been in Korea and Germany and Japan??
The Jihadis are a long term threat which everyone knows is so.
Why isn’t Obama withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan? Looks like your same argument is there. And we know now, it would be dangerous just to yank all troops out of Afghanistan.
True, and when then VP Cheney was asked by Tim Russert, if it was important to learn about the culture of the country we’re invading first, he said, “NO, it was not necessary.”Bush and Cheney invaded under false pretenses according to many sources. They did not research the area and were lacking knowledge about the unintended consequences of the invasion. Shiites were put in power and the Sunnis were dissatisfied. The American invasion of Iraq served as a catalyst for the Sunni extremists to organize and attempt to form an extremist caliphate.
So you are saying it was important to learn the culture of Nazi Germany before invading? Alrighty.True, and when then VP Cheney was asked by Tim Russert, if it was important to learn about the culture of the country we’re invading first, he said, “NO, it was not necessary.”
Jim
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Untrue. Obama reduced the requested number to a number the Iraqi parliament would not approve for extraterritoriality. Maliki offered a “presidential” extraterritoriality agreement. Obama refused that and withdrew from all further negotiations.They were negotiating but would not bend as far has having US Soldiers subject to Iraqi laws.
Obama rightly refused to give in to that demand and rightly pulled US troops out.
Jim
In the presidential debates, Obama admitted that he didn’t want a status of forces agreement, he just wanted the troops out of Iraq.
Obama threw away the negotiations to give him an excuse to pull out. Even Leon Panetta, Obama’s Secretary of Defense at the time, admitted that Ohttp://foreignpolicy.com/2011/10/21/how-the-obama-administration-bungled-the-iraq-withdrawal-negotiations/bama insisted on pulling out against the advice of intelligence and the military.
The WMD’s found in Iraq were old useless left over shells from their war with Iran.But the Russian sponsored Syrian government was committing genocide against the Sunnis, can’t blame the US for that.
WMDs were found in Iraq, that’s the truth, it’s been addressed plenty of times already.
But how popular would George Washington be today with the military industrial complex and the Republicans who want to expand the military might of the USA all over the world. Didn’t George Washington say to avoid all entangling alliances. Perhaps this was the reason that he was so popular, with a popularity of 100%.George Washingtons approval rating was much higher than Obama’s. It peaked at 100%.
Yes, and we actually knew German and Nazi culture by the time we got into Germany.So you are saying it was important to learn the culture of Nazi Germany before invading? Alrighty.
Maybe Conversational Arabic classes should have been given out as well.
That is not such a bad idea. Americans think that everyone should speak English, but this has only made them more disliked. The way you befriend a nation is to understand their language and culture.Maybe Conversational Arabic classes should have been given out as well.
It may not have been the aim but Saddam was convicted of genocide against the Kurds, was in a war that lost perhaps up to a million in war with Iran and he invaded a foreign country.The WMD’s found in Iraq were old useless left over shells from their war with Iran.
Bush/Cheney went in because they sold people on the idea that Saddam was creating a nuclear bomb, not sarin or mustard gas. Other countries like Iran and Syria also have those gas weapons, we didn’t invade them over it.
Jim
Of course.The ME is in a mess and George Bush and Cheney created it.
Jim
Oh really? Is that the way you rationalize the Christians killed in the Arab spring in Egypt?? That Bush thought Mubarak had to go??At this point in time, the argument is all irrelevant.
The ME is in a mess and George Bush and Cheney created it.
Jim
If Clinton had enforced the surrender treaty with Iraq, we would not have had to take action against Iraq. Whether we agree or not. Clinton kicked the can down the road for the next president.Yes, and we actually knew German and Nazi culture by the time we got into Germany.
But your flaw in bringing this up in comparing the invasion of Iraq is, Germany declared war on the United States.
Jim
It wasn’t the job of the US to get revenge on Saddam for gassing Kurds, back when we were supplying him with weapons.It may not have been the aim but Saddam was convicted of genocide against the Kurds, was in a war that lost perhaps up to a million in war with Iran and he invaded a foreign country.
As for what were in those weapons found, some of it may have been a different quality/grade of WMD, yellow cake or sarin than what was previously found. So it may have been new, I haven’t seen a conclusive investigation on this.
I don’t think Colin Powell was holding up a vial of atomic energy.
It was a UN resolution, not a US treaty.If Clinton had enforced the surrender treaty with Iraq, we would not have had to take action against Iraq. Whether we agree or not. Clinton kicked the can down the road for the next president.
So by your logic, President Clinton created the mess in the Middle East.
Iraq was already ruled by a Sunni extremist named Saddam Hussein.He might not have been an Islamic extremist, but he started two wars, used WMD in one of them, gassed his own people and was responsible for a million deaths. How bad did you really want him to be? ISIS is murderous and vicious, but so was Saddam.Bush and Cheney invaded under false pretenses according to many sources. They did not research the area and were lacking knowledge about the unintended consequences of the invasion. Shiites were put in power and the Sunnis were dissatisfied. The American invasion of Iraq served as a catalyst for the Sunni extremists to organize and attempt to form an extremist caliphate.