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Gene LaBargeSept 12, 2002 As we stand on the brink of another war with Iraq, the monday morning quarterbacks are out in full force. They say former President George Bush should have finished off Saddam Hussein. Ironically it is some of the same people who don’t want us to go after him now. It is easy to second guess over a decade later. What he did at that time was exactly as he should have done. There were no cries for the overthrow of Saddam. George Bush was one of the most popular presidents of all time after the decisive victory. His approval rating at that time was 91%. What would the liberals and the media have done to President Bush if he had gone in with the objective to take out Saddam? They would have been relentless in their attacks against him. Think back to that time. It would have been brutal. They would have said he had no right to go to that extreme. He would have been vilified like no other president. The former President did exactly what he said he would do. He freed Kuwait. That was the objective. That was all he really could have done at that time. The elder Bush is an easy target now. He does not feel the need to try to boost his legacy like Clinton does. His conscience is clear. Clinton now says we should hold back from going after Iraq. It’s a good thing for video. The not so slick Clinton was caught on tape in another huge contradiction. He said back in 1998 that Saddam had to be dealt with because he would obtain and use weapons of mass destruction. What a hypocrite. Others continue to spew anti American talk about current and former dealings with Iraq. The leaders of the Democratic party continue to try to slow the War on Terror down. Why did they support Clinton’s statements in ’98 and not President Bush in a time of war? They would rather jeopardize our national security than to see a Republican president lead our nation again the evil terrorists. They would rather trash the former President Bush than question Clinton’s lack of resolve and the breaches of security during his 8 years. As for Clinton, he can’t handle President Bush’s popularity and he continues to try to polish his own record. Now the media’s favorite camera hound is the former weapons inspector Scott Ritter. The anti American list continues to be exposed. Ritter seems to either hate this country or has some kind of axe to grind with somebody. Some of his statements have been outrageous and without merit. A complete turnaround from just 2 years ago. How could we ever trust inspections after seeing this guy? Former President Bush brought the world together over a decade ago. Now George W. Bush has brought America together. Meanwhile, the liberals continue to try to divide. They continue to bash the good people and defend the wicked. What a difference in class. ------------ Gene LaBarge is an aspiring political commentator and publisher of several websites including abfnews.com. Email Gene: abfnews@abfnews.com Comment on this column in the forum. ------------ |
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