Recent Presidential Legacies
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I've been thinking a lot about Presidential legacies lately. I think it's the difficult foreign policy decisions President Obama has been dealing with, the economy and the uprising abroad propelling me to think about it.
I kinda believe the legacy of W Bush and Clinton are largely still unwritten. I certainly believe Clinton's is a bit more set-in stone, but even his has the ability to change. Bush is particularly interesting given the happenings in the Middle East.
For Clinton, he could really be the last President to lead a growth economy before the collapse of the American economy. I know our economy's improving. But, what if it does start to go the way of Japan? We may be heading into "another" lost decade. Clinton's legacy would improve and does each day the economy stagnates, in my opinion.
Also, (I know it's hard to believe to some) but I'm kinda seeing some light at the end of the tunnel for the Bush foreign policy legacy too. I was quite tired of Bush and was never a big fan, but I'm starting to see the "democratization" he was hoping for stemming from Iraq. I mean (even pre- military push in Libya) it's hard to deny that there's been an independent push within a number of nations in the middle east for democracy. Let's be real, this is what the Bush administration hoped for. I don't think this will continue to happen, but if this spread further and nations own citizenry really did topple (from inside) the larger more powerful governments (Iran, etc) within the middle east, certainly, Bush's premise would look more credible and correct in history texts.
What do you think?
I kinda believe the legacy of W Bush and Clinton are largely still unwritten. I certainly believe Clinton's is a bit more set-in stone, but even his has the ability to change. Bush is particularly interesting given the happenings in the Middle East.
For Clinton, he could really be the last President to lead a growth economy before the collapse of the American economy. I know our economy's improving. But, what if it does start to go the way of Japan? We may be heading into "another" lost decade. Clinton's legacy would improve and does each day the economy stagnates, in my opinion.
Also, (I know it's hard to believe to some) but I'm kinda seeing some light at the end of the tunnel for the Bush foreign policy legacy too. I was quite tired of Bush and was never a big fan, but I'm starting to see the "democratization" he was hoping for stemming from Iraq. I mean (even pre- military push in Libya) it's hard to deny that there's been an independent push within a number of nations in the middle east for democracy. Let's be real, this is what the Bush administration hoped for. I don't think this will continue to happen, but if this spread further and nations own citizenry really did topple (from inside) the larger more powerful governments (Iran, etc) within the middle east, certainly, Bush's premise would look more credible and correct in history texts.
What do you think?
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And I'm not so sure democracy in the Middle East is a very good idea. I only see it resulting in more fighting. Bombs are still going off frequently in Iraq. The Sunni and Shia there may never accept democracy. Even if they do, it will only be after a whole lot of bloodshed.
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