George Bush Was a Good President

Once again, I would like to remind that I do not have to prove that Bush was a bad president, but rather he wasn't good for the reasons you put. So once again, I will systematically examine your arguments. A) I do not understand what Bush did wrong in the 9/11 situation. The United States was attacked by a foreign group and 2,000 lives were lost in the process. What was he supposed to do? Also the President did not "forge evidence" as you have pointed out. Hussein used chemical weapons to gas his own people. Nerve gas and other chemical weapons fall under the category of weapons of mass destruction, so there was evidence supporting that theory. Iraq had also openly declared a hatred of America and other western nations. This made them a suspect to the 9/11 terror attacks. So Bush responded on proved evidence based on past events and attacked the most country most responsible for the attacks. First off, it was 3,000 Americans, and you should know that. The 9/11 commission determined that 15 of the 19 attackers were from Saudi Arabia, and the other four were either from Afghanistan or Pakistan. From Newser.com: The Bush administration forged a letter linking Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 attacks, author Ron Suskind alleges in his new book. In December 2003, a letter surfaced from Saddam's intelligence chief, describing a meeting between Saddam and one 9/11 hijacker. The letter was actually drafted by the White House, Suskind's sources say. The intelligence chief, then in CIA custody, was then paid $5 million to handwrite and backdate it, he claims. The letter also claimed that Iraq was importing nuclear material; neither claim proved true. Suskind says the CIA planted the letter in Baghdad and ensured that it was leaked to the media. Then-CIA director George Tenet last night called the allegations "ridiculous," because the CIA "resisted efforts on the part of some in the administration to paint a picture of Iraqi-al-Qaeda connections that went beyond the evidence." This is now been investigated, and it is deemed true, and even admited to by Administration officials. Oh, and Bush proposed flying a plane painted in U.S. Colors over Iraq to get it shot down and thus permit an invasion. You stated that the Chemical Weapons were weapons of mass destruction, and this is not true. During Powell's address to the UN in 2003, he specifically stated the weapons we were after were specifically nuclear, and Iraq was importing Yellow Cake Uranium from Niger, now deemed a lie. And what does Iraq hating us have to do with anything? We knew before the Iraqi invasion that not one of the highjackers was from Iraq. This is a fact. B) I am runing out of room, so instead of copying and pasting, I will just put the letter cooresponding with your argument. Look, you cannot prove he was honest or had the countries interest at heart. YOU CANNOT. So do not make these claims. They cannot be proved and cannot make him a good president. Just because he was a Christian doesnt make him a good president either! Every presdient in history was a christian, and it doesnt mean every president was good. This isn't a republic, it's actually a constitutionally limited democratic-republic. I am saying that George Bush didn't HAVE to represent the people, but not representing them makes him a bad president, not a good one. C. I wont get into the economy thing, because YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT BUSH WAS A GOOD PRESIDENT, and by saying that he did not crash the economy, you are not affirming that he was not a bad president, but neither a bad one. Now I'll respond to your 1,2,3: 1. Bush said his goal was to catch Bin Laden, and he did not. 0/1. He was unsucessful, and that is a bad virtue. 2. Obama's spending is only 8% more than Bush's, and Obama is including the wars, so if you add the wars, Bush actually was spending more a year than Obama!!! Bush spent more than any president in history, a GREAT conservative i would say.... 3. So because more people didn't die, Bush was a good president?? Please. We have spent 3 Trillion dollars in the Middle east, and all we have is an 'almost stable' country. And the fact that terrorists have fled to Pakistan is not a good one! This just means we have not eliminated them, and that they are regrouping.