Op ed piece in the Wall St Journal here. Peggy really unloads on Bush. Lists Iraq, spending, growth of government and immigration. She feels Bush deliberately went against the desires of the party members, leading to demoralization and back biting.
I suppose. On the other hand, I still feel Bush did right by going into Iraq after 9/11. The other course of action was to retreat to Fortress America, and let Al Queda, the Taliban, Hamas, and other terrorists consolidate their bases in the middle east. Bush decided to take the war to the enemy by occupying the enemy's downtown. And he has stuck to his guns despite endless attacks by the media, the CIA, State Dept, and the armed forces bureaucracy.
The offensive in Iraq gave us freedom from terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11. Why? Simple, offer young jehadi's the choice of combat in friendly Iraq, where they can speak the language and can blend in, or boarding an airliner bound for the great Satan, where they stick up like sore thumbs and might get lynched if their cover fails. Even young jehadi's are smart enough to figure the odds on that choice.
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