That Other Jimmy Carter Topic

[amadeus]

Regardless of one’s moral take on American foreign policy, Carter maintained a posture not dissimilar to some of his predecessors. The claim that he is the “only Christian,” whatever that means, falls apart quickly if actually looking at his record instead of deifying him.

 

[caketastydelish]

TBF, if not for Iraq, it's quite possible GWB would be remembered for his faith.

It's difficult to know exactly what GWB saw in Iraq. He may or may not have known that the WMD claims were mostly a result of bureaucratic muscling propping up some very shaky intelligence. I sorta imagine he didn't, odd as that may sound.

Seems to me like he really was naive enough to both buy Cheney's puppets Intel, and that the American conception of freedom was universal, and simply denied to the people of Iraq by political obstacles.

His presidency is defined by that combo of unique American naivete and idk... chauvinism?

With no Iraq war (or if wmds were found in Iraq) bushes legacy would have been much better. The only question is whether people blame bush for the 2008 stock market crash. With no Iraq war as a major distraction it’s not impossible bin Laden is brought to justice while bush is still president.