DeletedUser3
Before Bush Jr, Al Qaeda consisted of a small group of sheepherders practicing to be warriors in the deserts of the Middle East. It consisted of probably less than three thousand. Bush's reactions to 9/11, and his acting on plans created and presented to him by his neocon cohorts before 9/11, resulted in adding the Taliban (Afghanistan's ex-government, ex-police, and ex-military) to the list of combatants and then, later, adding the ex-government, ex-police and ex-military of Iraq. In total, this far exceeds a million extra people who joined the ranks of Al Qaeda, or at least put them on the same side of the conflict. So, from a few thousand sheepherders to millions of well-armed, well-trained combatants. That --- you can squarely place on Bush Jr's head.
As to what happened to birth Al Qaeda, I already addressed that, and it falls on Bush Sr's head. As to the hostilities in the Middle East against the U.S. that has existed for decades, you can blame decades of U.S., British, and French military intervention (meddling), and our support and participation in resettling American/Italian/German/Polish/Russian Jews to a strip of British-occupied Middle East land off the Mediterranean sea.
So, historically, we've been in the wrong and we continue to be in the wrong. Had Bush Jr. provided aid instead of aim, the money posed would have gained us the praise of the people of these nations, instead of their ire. Can it be reversed? Absolutely, but not over a 4 year, or even an 8 year period. Obama was handed a mess and he's tasked to clean up the mess, but instead of being recognized for what he's succeeded in doing, unscrupulous politicians exploit the scene and blame him for the aftermath of Bush's irresponsible actions.
As to what happened to birth Al Qaeda, I already addressed that, and it falls on Bush Sr's head. As to the hostilities in the Middle East against the U.S. that has existed for decades, you can blame decades of U.S., British, and French military intervention (meddling), and our support and participation in resettling American/Italian/German/Polish/Russian Jews to a strip of British-occupied Middle East land off the Mediterranean sea.
So, historically, we've been in the wrong and we continue to be in the wrong. Had Bush Jr. provided aid instead of aim, the money posed would have gained us the praise of the people of these nations, instead of their ire. Can it be reversed? Absolutely, but not over a 4 year, or even an 8 year period. Obama was handed a mess and he's tasked to clean up the mess, but instead of being recognized for what he's succeeded in doing, unscrupulous politicians exploit the scene and blame him for the aftermath of Bush's irresponsible actions.