by Walter Onubogu

Created on: May 08, 2010   Last Updated: May 09, 2010

There is alot that you could do to be a better president than Bush ever was. Former President Bush  was quite skilled in making America much less secure, much less respected,  and  far less prosperous in the world. Congratutaltions to him, no one can match him on that.

Under his watch as we know it, a) America lost its budget surplus (which was acquired under the previous Clinton administration) due to his unwavering  commitment to creating a quagmire in Iraq and leaving the country in turmoil, b) America embraced the Bush doctrine with an emphasis on employing unilateral preemptive defense- national security strategies which  resulted in great admonition - resentment by European allies, c)  America became much less secure and more hated in the world  thus looking like a trigger happy crazed cowboy, that is ready to bully others into submission and invade and attack its enemies without  any recourse to international (UN) laws, d) civil liberties were constrained and  in the name of patriotism fear was spread among the people to prevent them from dissenting  and questioning what the regime was doing, e) Iraq and Afghanistan were invaded without any plans for post conflict  peace and nation state building amid challenges of factionalism and sectarian violence prevailed f) financial deregulation allowed Wall Street fat cats to go for the ultimate kill at the expense of ordinary hard working Americans, he either closed a blind eye to or rewarded mindless greed and legalised financial theft on Wall Street g) an illegitimate regime came to power in the White House in 2000 through intimidation,  thuggery and bribery.

So its not that difficult to be anything BUT better than Bush.

1. Iraq and Afghanistan Wars:    There is no need to lie about why you want to invade sovereign countries. Anyone who has any idea, knows regardless of the empty rhetoric that regime change, always has to do with bringing a friendly regime onto power and deposing a hostile one in its place. Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Afghanistan's Taliban only became prominent in American minds, because of association with international terrorism (9/11), and Bush's desire to to gain  at a whim access to strategic resources in Iraq (2nd biggest oil reserves in Middle East).  Instead of using  unilateral force as Bush did, running a charade at the United Nations and marginalising - dismaying European allies, I would have been

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