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"....it changed
into a
nation-building mission, and that's where
the mission went wrong. The mission was changed. And as a result, our
nation
paid a price. And so I don't think our troops ought to be used for
what's
called nation-building."
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George
W. Bush, Second
Gore-Bush Presidential Debate,
October 11, 2000
 Doug
Bandow, former special assistant to
President
Ronald Reagan, senior fellow, The Cato Institute, "Righteous
Anger: The Conservative Case Against George W. Bush", The American
Conservative, December 1, 2003
“Liberals should identify with the
Bush record. He is
increasing the size and power of the U.S. government both at home and
abroad.
He has expanded social engineering from the American nation to the
entire
globe. He is lavish with dollars on both domestic and foreign programs.
For this
the Left hates him?
“....George W. Bush enjoys neither
royal nor religious status
that would place him beyond criticism. Whether or not he is a real
conservative, he is no friend of limited, constitutional government.
And for
that the American people should be very, very angry.”
 "From
the
beginning of the conflict, it was
doubtful that we for long would be seen as liberators, but instead
increasingly as an occupying force. Now we are immersed in a dangerous,
costly
mess, and there is no easy and quick way to end our responsibilities in
Iraq without creating bigger future problems in the region and, in
general, in the Muslim world."
".....our country's
reputation around
the world has never been lower and our alliances are weakened."
Retiring
Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb), senior member of
the House International
Relations Committee, in a
letter to his constituents, August 18, 2004
“It might be interesting
to wonder why all the generals see it the same
way,
and
all those that never fired a
shot and are really hell-bent to go to war
see it a different way."
Gen.
Anthony Zinni (Ret.), U. S.
Marine Corps,
former Commander of U. S.
Central Command
In "A Case for Divided Government",
William Niskanen, former
acting chairman of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers,
challenges conventional wisdom and demonstrates several advantages to
divided government. First, he shows that the growth of federal
spending,
rather
than being correlated with the political party in power, has been
lowest with divided government.
Second, the
probability that a major reform will last is usually higher with a
divided government because the necessity of bipartisan support is more
likely to protect the reform against a subsequent change in the
majority party. Third, the prospect of a major war is lower with
a divided
government.
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"In terms
of real domestic discretionary outlays,
which are most easily
controlled, the biggest spender in the past 40 years is George W. Bush,
with expenditure racing ahead 8.2% annually..."
Retired General
Tony McPeak, the
Air Force Chief of Staff during the first Gulf War, a former fighter
pilot who campaigned for Bob Dole in
1996 and for George W. Bush in 2000, say Bush's first 3 years
have been "a national disaster", but John Kerry is "up to the task" of
re-building. General McPeak says Bush has
"alienated
our friends, damaged our credibility around the world, reduced our
influence to an all-time low in my lifetime, given hope to our enemies."
"The statement by 27 former diplomats and military officers
on Wednesday calling for the defeat of U.S. President George W. Bush
may be unprecedented. 'Their prominence and seniority and
influence when in their diplomatic or military posts, and their number,
is really remarkable,'' said Richard Kohn, the Pentagon's chief Air
Force historian from 1981-1991.
The group, which includes
Democrats and Republicans, said Bush's foreign policy and the war in
Iraq have damaged U.S. security.
"From the outset,
George W. Bush adopted an overbearing approach to America's role in the
world, relying upon military might and righteousness, insensitive to
the concerns of traditional friends and allies, and disdainful of the
United Nations,'' said the group, Diplomats and Military Commanders for
Change, in a statement Wednesday. They said Bush should be defeated,
without explicitly endorsing Kerry, 60.
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"For here we
are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead."
Thomas
Jefferson
"To announce
that there should be no criticism of the president, or that we are to
stand by the president, right or wrong, it is not only unpatriotic and
servile, but is morally treasonable to the American people."
Theodore
Roosevelt
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"....It
really depends upon how our nation
conducts itself in foreign policy. If we're an arrogant nation, they'll
resent us.....but if we're a
humble nation they'll respect us."
