Quote Originally Posted by wmrs2 View Post
Admittedly a lot of people think like you. But these are your opinions of Bush's arrogance. Even if true, these are your opinions
Yes, this is my opinion, and I clearly stated that it was so.

Father Bush had pledged to the UN and allied nations that he would not invade Baghdad. He was honor bound to stop and did not "chickened out" as you call it. Think how the liberal press would have crucified Father Bush had he finished the job in 1991. It seems to me that liberal thinkers are going to damn a Bush no matter what direction is taken. Do you agree that there is truth in what I say?
I agree that G.H. Bush did exactly as he should have done: he abided by the UN mandate to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait. Going beyond that would have been illegal in the first place and risked having our Arabian allies turn against us in the second.

The "liberal press" would have - and did - crucify Bush no matter what he did. It was primarily his conservative base that wanted him to continue to Baghdad and destroy Hussein, along with those in the American public who weren't intelligent enough to understand that he'd done the right thing. And it is my opinion that GW Bush was influenced by that conservative base, probably including his vice president, when he decided to attack. That may not have been his only reason, but I believe it played a significant part.