I dunno, it was pretty stupid. So many news reports showing people pouring french wine in sewers for not backing the invasion, french fries renamed to freedom fries, just about every time Bush spoke was as ridiculous as now to my recollection
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jun 18, 2025, 7:58 pm • 1 0 • view
Agreed. But I still say that despite the peripheral stuff you mention, there is no question that W/Cheney had thought things out and were working long term. Basically, a stupid core principle, but not as obviously stupid as Trump today. Think about how many people bought into it, back then.
jun 18, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah I can agree that there was more calculation behind some of the stupidity of the Bush era, but regardless of the steps to get there, we still ended up at incredibly fucking stupid lmao
jun 18, 2025, 8:03 pm • 0 0 • view
Of course. But I was answering a narrower question: how did the sell-job then compare to what Trump is doing now.
jun 18, 2025, 8:05 pm • 0 0 • view
I thought the question was about the run up and not the sell. Either way, it seems we both agree it it was stupid then and now in many ways. Have a good one!
jun 18, 2025, 8:17 pm • 1 0 • view