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April 2013 President
Bush’s Library
Former
President George W. Bush, who could never be accused of being erudite or
bookish, now has his own library. Early reports show that sections of the
library have been turned into a video arcade. On becoming president, Bush
proclaimed that Jesus was his moral guide. It is a pity he paid little heed to
the Bible in making his decisions. He dragged our nation to an unnecessary war
and was responsible for the death of thousands of American soldiers and
hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives. Iraq has been torn apart by civil strife
that has been unleashed as the aftermath of the invasion. Billions of dollars
has been squandered in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan and neighboring
Pakistan has been reduced to a failed state. A bipartisan committee of former Democrats
and Republicans produced by the Constitution Project stated unequivocally, that
contrary to Bush’s assertions, torture was used extensively - approved and
sanctioned by the highest levels of government. The purpose was to inflict
maximum pain and torment on the detainees. The Report also stated that no
useful intelligence was obtained and precious time was squandered from false
confessions.
The
slow response to the victims of Katrina was another failure. Finally, tax cuts
to the very wealthy exacerbated the economic divide between rich and poor and
precipitated the economic crisis of 2008.
President
Bush would do well to set aside his paints and brushes and offer contrition for
the monumental blunders of his presidency.
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