By: Farhan Shah

Farhan Shah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:16:39 +0000

Mr Riedl, I fail to understand why you portray Bush as an approver of democracy in the Muslim World. I see that he did take away the ruthless Saddam Hussein-But, now after so many years, the Americans are still sitting on top of the Iraqi Government. America dosen’t have charge to stroll wherever they wish & stay there as they feel the democratic system is yet to be as neutral as they wish. The Iraqi Government cannot say anything as their mouths are kept shut by fear of further destruction. American soldiers are dying, but because of the few rebellious youth forces of the land. I feel that the troops should be withdrawn from Iraq & Afghanistan. They are taking the oil of Iraq but what do they want from the war torn Afghani land. President Hamid Karzai is begging for them to leave but unfortunately the ” Friends Not Masters” theory hasnt seemed to get set in the mind of Bush. Afghanistan is an Islamic State-With It’s own democratic President- I feel the Americans have made enough “progress” and let the Karzai deal with the issues of his land. Coming to Pakistan, Why does Sen. Barack Obama want to send troops into F.A.T.A? I have my own explanations, which I can give in person. The elected government is dealing well with these issues & there is no need for interference from the States. Bush’s policies are openly criticised by Asian politicians as he would say- the US is the mother of all democracy-then why are you supporting a General in Pakistan? The case was if Musharraf is not on the Seat-then the Taliban will enter Pakistan and all hell will brake loose. Musharraf left himself & we didnt see any signs of ” Nuclear Stealing Threat” coming from Balochistan & F.A.T.A- So the conclusion of this extract is that Bush was overall moderately successful as a President ,domestically. But his foreign policies and the possibility to cheating in elections of 2000 bring him down to the stance that he is today. Plus is actions among the public were a little rash- A President’s supposed to behave with a sense of traditional conduct & his own style to look like a gentleman- Mr Bush however did the opposite- making comments that were not thought through and his actions made non US citizens believe that the US is being ruled by an amateur, which further decreased his faltering popularity. I feel that the majority of otherwise disappointed people in Bush as a President & who feel that ultimately he is the worst the US ever had will never let this perception change as now it’s too late for Bush to even try to make amendments.

By: Lord Loesch

Lord Loesch — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:37:54 +0000

Well, it could/will become the case that many years after bush V2 has left office, the perception of him, and his presidency will change, just as it has done for Richard Nixon, who arguably did many great things for America pre-watergate.

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