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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
Are we talking about W or about Mr Smith going to Washington?
W is no saint. He wanted to go down in history as the guy who liberated the Middle East. He rolled the dice and crapped out. He has alienated half the country, as well as much of the Western world, and almost entirely ignored domestic issues in the process. Self belief in ones actions is admirable. It is nice to believe in what you are doing. But the more important question to ask first is whether you KNOW what you are doing. W does not.
As of right now, what do historians tell us about W that popular sentiment does not? Often, they are one in the same, as in W's case.
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I disagree. If Iraq were to become a stable representative non-religious republic that some how paved the way for better representation for Muslims in the Middle East, then he might be considered a visionary. I don't predict that but I would be willing to admit my mistake if it turns around.
The military is starting to win the hearts and minds of the local populace.