Reader comments from Times Online (UK) in response to their "President Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war" story (
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4107327.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164):
I hope Obama is the Nationalist we all want him to be, the war wouldn't be such a big deal if Europe, China and the rest of the countries we are spoon feeding OUR money to could generate their own cash. Forgive me but becoming a Globalist Compulsory
Consumerist Poverty state is not my idea of heaven
Sam, jackson, United States of America
For those of you anti-war/Bush people, what would of you done after 9/11? Sounds to me you would of done nothing. Another question, if it was your spouse, child, mother, father killed in 9/11, what would you have wanted done?
God Bless Pres. Bush. You have made good choises from a hard situation
Jay, Pensacola, USA
When Chairman Mau was asked his opinion on the French revolution,he said it was early days, and difficult to say,the implication being that only time and history will reveal the effectiveness of peoples actions. to judge events still ongoing ,is to say the least , unwise .
Eddy, Bury St.Edmunds, uk
Bush like so many other politicians, for example Blair, thinks so much in terms of words, as opposed to actions. He says not 'I could have acted differently' but 'I could have used a different rhetoric.' I read this I should have put a better spin on my actions. What about the actions themselves?
Mike Hughes, Copenhagen,
I believe George w has been a strong and courageous president. A rare man of integrity in todays political world. I hope the next US president is half as good, half as resolute. The world needs a strong American president.
JT, stortford, UK
Bush was the right man for the job. A true democratic Muslim nation in the Middle East will go a long way to fixing the problems there. It is a long term fix not a short term patch that liberals are so fond of. By the way, Al-Qaeda after focusing its entire efforts on Iraq is near-strategic defeat.
Scott Wells, New York, U.S.A.
What "unilateralism"? Several leading countries voted and acted in support of the UN resolutions and their ally, the USA. It was NEVER unilateral, and to say otherwise is gross negligence & cowardice. By the way, Iraq did have WMD technology, equipment, experience, intent, and did not cooperate.
Charles Smith, Columbus, Georgia, USA
History will be kind to George Bush because expectations of him were so low yet the actual positive results will last for generations.
Al-Qaeda almost destroyed. Afghanistan mainly pacified. Installing the first Arab democracy in Iraq. All necessary.
A truly decent and remarkable man.
Steven, London, UK
I think President Bush is a decent and honorable man. I did not always agree with his decisions, but I believe that he made them in good faith. I am grateful to President Bush for his leadership and I wish him well.
Cassie, Alexandria, VA, USA
If you want change in America, forget the Democrats and the Republicans. Eliminate the Electoral College, allow third parties to run more easily (both the GOP and Dems work to kill 3rd parties) and switch to a parliamentary system. As it is now, no matter who wins, its the status quo.
Bill Green, Highland, CA, USA
The libs and the Eurosocialists have used Bush as a whipping boy for the past several years. History will judge him much more kindly than the liberal pundits and the hate spewing left wingers. Wait until November. Obama will NOT be elected. The American left can hang it up, your day has passed.
Jackson Simpson, Florida, USA
I am not a fan of "W", but it is funny that the article says that it was "his refusal to ratify Kyoto". The reality is that the US Senate is the governmental body that ratifies treaties. They voted 95-0 in a pre-emptive vote against Kyoto in 1997. Amazing how W gets blamed for that!
John W., Indianapolis, USA
I am sorry to say that I believe these are the musings of a depressed man. It helps absolutely no one, especially our servicemen and their families, to hear this kind of talk which plays into the hands of the Blame America first crowd who have abused America's servicemen for years. Disgraceful.
FAK, Cincinnati,
WAKE UP NO ATTACKS since 9/11! Stop, here is what happened during Clintons years 1995-96 24 dead Saudi Arabia, 1998 - 224 dead Kenya/Tanzania 2000 USS Cole, 17 dead 1994 WTC 6 dead 1993 2 CIA killed in VA 1999 217 dead Egypt Air near NYC not to mention Somalia fiasco.
M. Allen, Downey, CA, USA
Bad legacy... Sure... But the worst ever? We have absolutely no persepective of history. How about Calvin Coolidge who did absolutely nothing to help the economy in the years before the depression? That's just one example among many... We need to caution ourselves against kneejerk reactions.
Kevin Alexander, Shreveport, LA, United States
The liberal boobs who mindlessly repeat the mantra "GWBush is evil, a failure, etc", crack me up. You people cant think for yourselves. You dont know why you say what you say, you have just heard it so much from the brahmin luddites of the Green and Democrat parties that you cant reason 4 yourselves
Mike, Texas,
it is disheartening to see the written garbage on both sides. this isn't black or white. the lack of respect shown by both sides shows intellectual weakness or dishonesty. the opposition is reasonable. live in the real world. read from more sources. it's a complex issue
Paul, Miami,
Anyone who trashes President Bush--Please do not call on my help when they blow your front door off your home or Office. We do not need a weak passive pansy in the White House. The Democrats are still crying over Florida and want The President and V P to face an unending stream of legal harasment.
Jerry, Leesburg, Fl, USA
misty: kept us protected from our global enemies? do u live under a rock or a stupid spell? approx 650,000 illegals into the USA every 6 months protecting us? try this one: bin laden was buying everything related to wmd's & approximately 20 suitcase nukes off the black market since '93. sleep well.
michael, sicklerville, USA
I applaud George W. Bush for taking a stand, even if he was the only one standing. Sure he and his administration made some errors, but history will reveal that his zealous efforts to rid the world of Islamic terrorists was not in vain. How quickly our nation has forgotten the pain we felt on 9/11
Steve, Pittsburgh, USA
Although im about it do it, i truly don't understand why people can't comment on topic. What does high gas prices have to do with the said story above? If people were to focus an ounce of the hatred they have for the President then we might be able to move forward...long live the Republic
Mark, CA, USA
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