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Originally Posted by Harmon
Sorry, Harry, I'm not one of those who think that the IJC is a real court, nor do I conflate freedom fighters, rebels, whatever you want to call them with terrorists. No doubt there is overlap.
If what you mean to say is that the US was interventionist before 9/11, that's certainly true.
The point I intended to make was that Bush's actions were entirely consistent with what used to be understood as a liberal approach to foreign policy. In fact, from the perspective of my sixty year old self, I am able to see what so many younger people do not, which is that Bush is not a true conservative, but rather, primarily a liberal - Wilsonian in foreign policy, and what used to be known as a Rockefeller - i.e. - liberal Republican on economic matters. This is camouflaged by his being a lukewarm member of the religious right on most cultural issues.
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I would say he was more of a populist in the mold of Bill O'Reilly.
I think he used a dartboard to stake out his positions, then doggedly hung on to them once determined. In no way were his policies consistent, as they would be under someone guided by ideology.
Have I mentioned his Father deserved the tossing out of office he got?