Was the Bush presidency spectacularly successful?

[contractor79]

I'm not joking. By starting two wars which "absorbed" hotheaded jihadists from around the world and killed them and by harrassing and driving Al Quaeda underground to the extent that they were ineffective apart from releasing the odd video clip, perhaps he made the world a much safer place.

I agree
obama will appease but that won't bring peace

[AlfredJPruffock]

I agree
obama will appease but that won't bring peace

Wasnt 'Al Queda 'an invention of the CIA - the name means Database in Arabic and was used to describe a CIA DB of Afghan Freedom Fighters during the Soviet occupation - sorry should I say Afghan Terrorists.

Perfect.

[Sysman]

From the Iranian perspective - Bush was the best ot all US Presidents.

For some time Iran had subverted US Intelligence to launch the Iraq war , sacrificing US lifes and International prestige in the destruction of Irans sworn enemy - Saddam - by use of an Iranian double agent - Shalabi who persuaded the US that Saddam still retainted WMDs

Iran have gained so much at every level by the Iraq War without sacrificing a single Iranian life.

In a way the lifes of US and UK servicemen who died ultimately benefited the Iranian state.

Youve got to hand it to them - they had the US intelligence forces dancing to their tune.

Political brilliance by the Persians.

The ironic thing about it all is that the Iraqis had been seen as the good guys when they were at war with Iran in the 1980s.

[Bagpuss]

Wasnt 'Al Queda 'an invention of the CIA - the name means Database in Arabic and was used to describe a CIA DB of Afghan Freedom Fighters during the Soviet occupation - sorry should I say Afghan Terrorists.

Perfect.

Certainly trained in bombing techniques by the CIA. Yesterdays friend and freedom fighter tomorrows enemy and terrorist, shame it took 911 to see the IRA like that (the only positive outcome of the war on terror, forcing the IRA to give up the bombs)

[contractor79]

I don't find these questionable historical commentary helpful

[Bagpuss]

I don't find these questionable historical commentary helpful

Facts

[contractor79]

Facts

then let's cut to the chase and go back to Cain and Abel.

Now, let's continue

[zara_backdog]

As spectacularly successful as the Blair Goverment only at least Blair could at least say 'spectacularly successful'.

[Cyberman]

911 was spectacular

[Cyberman]

9/11 was spectacular