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Topic: The World George H.W. Bush Built |
The World George H.W. Bush Built
RealClearWorld, by Robert Kaplan
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Posted By:cebuyer, 2/8/2013 7:47:50 AM
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| Former President George H.W. Bush is aged and ailing. So it is precisely now that we need to voice our appreciation for him -- one of America´s greatest one-term presidents, along with James K. Polk. Polk practically doubled the size of the continental United States between 1845 and 1849, becoming the individual embodiment of Manifest Destiny.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Johnny Angle, 2/8/2013 8:07:39 AM (No. 9165167)
Yeah, that war against Iraq was such a great idea. And that decision to go along with higher taxes. What an idiot.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 2/8/2013 8:29:44 AM (No. 9165203)
The disconnect between informative articles posted today on this website is very disconcerting. After reading some of that must read article by CFP, then I see this one about the guy some people could call the granddaddy of the one worlders crowd, I feel a bit like I am in the twilight zone today.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
simple simon, 2/8/2013 8:31:52 AM (No. 9165206)
George Herbert Walker Bush: September 11, 1990: “Out of these troubled times, our objective—a new world order—can emerge. Today, that new world is struggling to be born, a world quite different from the one we have known.”
How´s this New World Order looking now George?
Coincidence this speech to the UN was on 9/11,
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Hermoine, 2/8/2013 8:40:52 AM (No. 9165222)
#3 -- Actually, if you look at the world from the point of that speech until now...there is a new world order and at a micro-level it´s not all bad. There´s a very large number of people who have been lifted out of poverty since the early 1990s.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
zoidberg, 2/8/2013 9:16:06 AM (No. 9165320)
Despite his flawed policies, GHWB is above all a gentleman. When the Berlin Wall fell, he didn´t spike the football, unlike our present White House occupant.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
pickle1, 2/8/2013 9:19:51 AM (No. 9165332)
Never liked him. Always felt he was a wolf in sheep clothing.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
suedotsue, 2/8/2013 9:23:32 AM (No. 9165346)
He´s largely responsible for the advancement of the global warming scam which remains the greatest fraud against humanity in history. He signed into law a Global Change Act in 1990 that mandated US taxpayers fix the climate all over the world, give money to everyone, and he even cited importance of CO2 reduction. About an inch of type that triggered trillions in profits for some. The EPA relies on his Clean Air Act amendments to justify depravity. Which might not be so bad except we have a one party system today.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MissMolly, 2/8/2013 10:04:06 AM (No. 9165451)
Thank you for posting. I have a lot of admiration for George H.W. Bush, but BDS has blinded too many to his character, his impressive resume´ and his selfless dedication to service to his country.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
pete moss, 2/8/2013 10:11:03 AM (No. 9165462)
Daddy Bush is a bozo! His hissy fit directed at the NRA´s Wayne Lapierre after he correctly labeled the ATF a bunch of
"jack booted thugs" in response to Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton´s publicity stunt at Waco was sickening.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Aubreyesque, 2/8/2013 10:18:40 AM (No. 9165484)
Patrician. Elitist. Destructor of the Reagan Legacy. Former CIA.
Wonder if you look at things now Bush 41 and feel like you´ve accomplished what you set out to do?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Ranger Applejack Dawson, 2/8/2013 10:42:15 AM (No. 9165547)
As a former Army Ranger and combat infantry veteran of Viet Nam, I have to admire George H.W. Bush for his service in WWII.
BUT - that does not erase his failures as President, which are numerous and have been devastating to our Union.
So much promise, so utter the failure.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Objectivity, 2/8/2013 11:50:30 AM (No. 9165685)
wow ... lotta ´haters gonna hate´ out today. Must be the blizzard.
Such love & congeniality ..... GHWBush worse than 44 ...... be real ..... loosen your skull plates pleaze
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
William1, 2/8/2013 11:58:28 AM (No. 9165706)
And don´t forget "kinder, gentler nation ", which was a direct slam on RWR. Followed up by Bush 43 and "compassionate conservatism". Sorry, teither of these gentlemen was a conservative. "Patrician" is a great description of 41.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
absalom, 2/8/2013 1:30:51 PM (No. 9165891)
Predictable puff piece from Kaplan, an earnest water carrier for the Bushes. As for China, Bush was a bystander to whom they never paid any attention. Two factors led to the reunification of Germany and freedom in Eastern Europe.
#1)The economic collapse of Russia, for which Ronald Reagan was the mover and shaker and
#2)The resolve of the Germans to seize the moment and their destiny.
Bush had nothing to do w/either. Kaplan embarrasses himself w/this malarkey.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Trust No One, 2/8/2013 2:38:12 PM (No. 9166030)
Well, better get ready for Bush III as in Jeb 2016. Karl Rove will see that Republicans vote for his man. Oh, and he WILL win per da architect. /s
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