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- michaelpinto, on 12/29/2008, -0/+23The time to have done something was two months ago when the cease fire ended — that was the time to start talking, with the Hamas rockets flying and Israeli elections coming up you didn't have to be a genius to see what was going to happen next. Sadly our middle east "policy" has been on vacation for about eight years at this point...
- MediaWeasel, on 12/29/2008, -0/+21Bush staying away? Not a bit surprised. Coming back out of vacation would suggest that he gives a damn.
- MiddleAmerica, on 12/29/2008, -0/+21As outgoing PM Olmert finally admitted recently, the stolen land must be given back to resolve the problems.
Israel must follow international law just like everyone else!
- Echota, on 01/05/2009, -0/+15Bush would most likely make matter's worse.
Maybe we should be thankful he's keeping his mouth shut. - JenniferInMO, on 12/29/2008, -1/+15I wouldn't expect one iota more from Bush. While starting and poorly managing 2 wars and an economic collapse preceded by a Wall Street free-for-all Bush was on vacation more days than any other President in history. Now that he is about to leave, of course he has to go on vacation. Hell, who needs leadership or even minimal oversight during times like these? What a loser.
- apastafarian, on 12/29/2008, -0/+13You know how vacation days work, use 'em or loose 'em! He's had about 2900 days in office, which according to him means he's entitled to 2880 vacation days. He's shown throughout his tenure that nothing, absolutely nothing will keep him from his vacation time and the avoidance of any and all responsibility. That may be his best defense for his entire presidential legacy, he was never responsible because he was on vacation at that time. Personally, I couldn't see a competent administration wading into this mess as a lame duck with any chance of success. Considering Bush and his cabal's incompetence, we should be thankful he's staying away.
- Anomaly100, on 12/29/2008, -0/+13You'd think Bush would at least pretend to care. He's reportedly worried about leaving a legacy behind. In my mind, you don't go on vacation when trying to squeeze a "legacy" in on the last minute of an 8 yr reign of hypocrisy.
- Berkana, on 12/30/2008, -0/+10Believe it or not, Bush is somewhat responsible for Hamas' takeover; he pressured the Palestinians to have an election to "spread democracy in the Middle East," and the Palestinians voted for Hamas.
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -1/+11I abhor George Bush. That having been said, what would/could he do? Israel and the surrounding countries have maintained this slow boil for centuries. Bush is an ineffective leader in his own country. He would have no impact whatsoever on the resolution (or lack thereof) of this crisis.
Unless this goes nuclear, which I think it's safe to say is highly unlikely, how is this worse than any of the other umpteen million conflicts that have occurred over there in your lifetime? My lifetime? Centuries?
I'm not saying what's going on isn't bad and we should just blow it off. I'm just saying that people are trying to grab this moment to force Bush and/or Obama to do something about a conflict that's been in place for-*****-ever. Sadly, neither of them are currently in a position to do one damn thing about it.
I think Israel is escalating on purpose. Solid middle east foreign policy won't do any good when Israel is hellbent on creating drama to pursue a specific goal. - ironhide, on 12/29/2008, -1/+10Why should he do anything? In less than a month, it's not his problem anymore. It becomes one more thing for Obama to deal with.
- Anomaly100, on 12/30/2008, -0/+8I'm wondering why exactly Bush feels the need for a vacation anyway considering he's leaving office? Perhaps no one told him he's leaving! You think? t's not like he has a slew of CEO positions offered to him, or a book deal, or a busboy position at a restaurant to go to.
- ccblaker, on 12/30/2008, -0/+6The only vacation this guy needs is under a rock somewhere.
- kareemachan, on 12/30/2008, -0/+5And Shrub didn't give a damn about the situation during his presidency. He could have done one helluva lot more (maybe if he had an effective SOS?) than he did. One thing I have to credit Clinton for is that he worked at the situation. Then Shrub got into office and dropped the ball. Period. So I wasn't surprised - dismayed, but not surprised - when this sort of thing flares up again. And again. And again. We're going to end up with a radioactive puddle over there yet unless someone can broker a deal and then stay on top of it.
- Ysabetwordsmith, on 12/30/2008, -0/+5"Go 'way ... Ah'm readin' _Superfudge_. ... Don't make me do stuff."
- mtnmusicman, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3Really, did we expect more? The guy is lost in his own world, thinkin he's the best decider ever!
- novenator, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3The short-sighted neocon push for 'democracy' also put pressure on Egypt, where the islamists would have likely won.
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+2Bush doesn't care. Never did.
He's in for a big surprise as the full scope of his "legacy" settles in for the American people and the rest of the world. His current legacy improvement tour is a farce. - aussiejan, on 12/30/2008, -0/+2I remember when the Boxing Day tsunami hit a few years ago being proud of our Prime Minister, John Howard, when he immediately returned to Canberra from his Christmas vacation to speak to Australia and the world about Australia's response to the crisis. I believe it took Bush 3 or 4 days before he publicly said anything. He just doesn't care. He should never have been president. He should have just been another drunk driving a truck. 20 days to go.
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1I agree with you.
I think we all feel that Bush or Obama need to say or do something, but 1) what good would it do in the present, and 2) who's currently the pres? Bush clocked out a long time ago. Bush making a condemnation wouldn't even meet the threshhold for a symbolic condemnation, and it's not yet appropriate for Obama to step up and try to take control of this current conflict. So we're in an unfortunate no-man's land of foreign policy collapse. - kemp34, on 12/30/2008, -3/+1Democracy: four wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
Democracy is no panacea. There is a reason the founders guaranteed a republican form of government in the Constitution.
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