by Greg Slack

Created on: June 08, 2008

The Presidency of George W. Bush is now in its twilight and the end could not have come soon enough for many the world over. In my opinion his era has been a step backward for America and humanity at large.

Under this administration inflation, fuel prices, and property values have become obscene, and our standing worldwide is that of a rogue nation. Because of his war in Iraq we are no longer apart of the UN Security Council; a body and council we helped to conceive.

In addition his administration made speaking out against his policies treason, and have aggressively stifled all opposition or any of dissenting opinion. They have infringed upon our rights in the guise of national security, lied to the people for war, and attempted to stack the judicial branch with like-minded conservatives to further their own party in the future. All of this, and he still claims to be a Christian and patriot.

In fact he sent us to war without proper equipment for our brave young men. My own nephew went to Iraq on three separate tours, and had no body armor until the last few weeks of his final trip. This did remove a tyrant and a vile human to be sure, but which would be better to you a tyrant you know or a bunch of tyrants given to you by someone else?

Democracy cannot be given, it must be wanted and earned by a society otherwise you have an imposed government. An imposed government no matter their intentions is still imposed upon a people with or without their consent. What good is an election if the choices are already made for you?

We went in and removed a dictator, then gave them a system of government similar to ours but with a religious presence. Then we chose who would be eligible to run for office and lined them up for their so-called election. Tell me exactly where was the freedom and choice in that? They did not fight and win their own independence like Americans did; they had no meeting of their best and brightest to address the needs and issues that most trouble their society or what kind of government would best serve them. Sadly, they were told what would be allowed and how it would be. This is not freedom, nor is it liberty only a new kind of oppression, not from within but from a foreign body.

Right now 4092 young men and women; US soldiers, our own future people of action, have fallen in the war in Iraq; a war that was based on a lie, and backed up by more lies to perpetuate the violence.

George W. Bush was hiding in the Air National Guard in Texas during Vietnam,

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