bush's motives?

[hAppy]

hey, im a 16 year old who's very curious
i asked my dad this question "what are bush's real motives?" he said "you re too young to understand politics"

so im curious, what are bush's motives?
if you dont know tell me what "the country" think his motives are

if this thread isnt "appropriate" please do delete it, but im sure its ok to discuss

[Lethargic]

I think the only way you are going to find Bush's true motives is by asking the man himself. All the rest of us get is whatever the various news medias choose to filter on down to the masses. Because of this, everyone and their mother can find a different interpretation and have some news organization to back them up.

That said, I'm going to go with the un-cynical (some would say naive) view that Bush is not some crazed ultra-conservative bent on railroading our country into oblivion, but rather a well-intentioned man who is doing his beast to lead our country on what he believes is the correct course. I do not believe everything he stands for, but at least he is straightforward with his views, and doesn't not stop to dicker over the definition of the word "is" (yes, its a cheap shot, sue me.)

[shartley]

[Rooster]

To make the world a better place for Americans (and far too many Mexicans).

[Albinonewt]

Bush's primary motivation is the war on terror and preventing America from being attacked. He wants to kill the enemy, disarm their regimes, and prevent attacks. Everything he does in his Presidency is towards that goal. That's why he does things domestically that conservatives can't stand, to shore up support from those not already in his base. He figured that if he gave in on steel tarriffs the union left would support him on the war. His entire domestic policy is based on the premise that he can "buy" support for his foreign policy.

Bush is very misguided in this belief and for some reason hasn't learned his lesson yet. But Bush's primary concern for his presidency is the war on terror.

[bokraham]

I think that he just wants to finish his dad's business. Also have you ever read 1984. Well somewhere inbetween page 130 and 160 it explains where our country is going.

[Lethargic]

Actually, I doubt the scenario presented in 1984 could ever happen in ANY country in this day and age. Orville wrote that book before the internet was invented, and as such could not imagine the impact of such a global equalizer. Right now, I could be surfing a website set up by a Australian living in the outback, while chatting with a teenage girl in Moscow, and at the same time discussing business practices with a businessman in Hong Kong.

In 1984, the government controls EVERYTHING that flows to the people from the outside world. Today, it is impossible to do so. YOu would have to get rid of every computer, telephone, TV, radio, and satellite dish, all while maintaining the public's support of your actions. Then, you would have to take the (likely infuriated) public, and try to take every speck of personal freedom away from them, while at the same time stealing their bank accounts. Sound plausable?

But take heart, dear bokraham. If anything, a Republican president will keep your nasty 1984 nightmares away much better than a Democrat. After all, it is the Republicans, President Bush included, who support the unrestricted access of the average citizen to firearms. And you can't impart a totalitarian government on a bunch of people who want to shoot you in the face.

PS. and yes, this was very far off topic. But I hate it when people come into a thread and throw the same ingnorant comments around, with no supporting evidence or examples.

[Butterfingers]

And Clintons Business.

Look up 1998 Iraqi Liberation Act passed by congress and signed by President Clinton.

Where were we when The USS cole was bombed, and the US embassy.

Thats the problem if you let terroists get away with ish they try to take more. Hence 9-11

Bush just had the oppurtunity and the bawlz to take action.

[hAppy]

how bout bush's "true" objective
is it really to save iraq?
or is it to gain that oil?

how does this oil story go? thats what im interested in

[Buff]

uhm, in case u didn't know, our government is not socialist. thats means that Bush cant get the oil. since the government dosn't run business's, it means little. If Bush wanted oil, he could go into alaska and get oil for nothing. nobody would die either. well, tree huggers might go into mass hysteria.......

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by xXhAppyAznXx
how bout bush's "true" objective
is it really to save iraq?
or is it to gain that oil?

how does this oil story go? thats what im interested in

This is not an oil story. It was about eliminating a future threat before it became a current threat. If it was about oil, Iraq would become a US protectorate, not an independent nation. We are turning control of Iraq back over to the Iraqi people in a few months. So how is this about oil? For us to control the oil, we would need to maintain control of Iraq, not let them govern themselves.

[ShooterJM]

If we had taken possesion of Iraq's oil resources then I don't think I'd be paying quite as much at the pump.....

[Jack_Dubious]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
We are turning control of Iraq back over to the Iraqi people in a few months.

JDub

[Rooster]

Iraq owes us roughly 86 billion, oil should pay for that nicely.

[Flamebo]

Re: bush's motives?

Originally posted by xXhAppyAznXx
hey, im a 16 year old who's very curious
i asked my dad this question "what are bush's real motives?" he said "you re too young to understand politics"

so im curious, what are bush's motives?
if you dont know tell me what "the country" think his motives are

if this thread isnt "appropriate" please do delete it, but im sure its ok to discuss

$$$