Demosthenes-

I'm glad you're "thinking out loud" here- It's a good place to do it and especially helps me as I try to understand where people are coming from..ie walk a mile in your shoes, etc.

Back to your specific issue, I don't believe we are dealing with any intentional conspiracies, nor do I believe that Bush and co are intentionally trying to create such havoc. I think he simply walked into a wall that more logical folks would have recognized well ahead of the game:

1. He retains the US centric view straight out of WW2 that his father handed him and didn't get the obvious distinction between "strong policeman coming to the rescue of those who called for him" vs. "300lb bully"

2. He has an incredibly poor understanding of cause and effect, but almost all politicians have this deficiency these days.

3. He's not listening to the people at all. I understand this is a republic and wars require difficult decisions, but as we learned from the Greek tragedies, the chorus is the sounding board that must be evaluated on a daily basis to avoid the weaknesses within an individual’s thinking.

#3 is the ironic one- Clinton always appeared to be listening even when he was clueless.

In other words, Bush isn’t capable of seeing the big picture but rules with the big stick and closed ears of one who truly believes they know what they are doing- I think he thinks he’s Churchill

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