But there are other problems. In short, there s not much left to be said, and there s no one left to persuade. Almost every angle s been covered and the American people just don t care. Americans in huge majorities will say they were against it at the time, etc. Indeed, this reveals the key reason why Bill Clinton will go down in history as a mediocre President.
People don t remember the back story or context of a decision, they only remember the decision.
George Bush was always ahead of, or against, public opinion on the Gulf War, and that s why it will go down as a great accomplishment. Bill Clinton walks around with a broom behind the elephant and calls it leadership. That characterization of this case, however, is inaccurate. They could have gone the other way, they just didn t want to. There is one last little lie that I d like to address.