The government has done SO well in the past 20 years under those that are still in Congress and administrations on both sides of the aisle. Where do we sign up dear leader Obama?
May I point out that the last 20 years were Republican-controlled.
1989-1993 - George H. W. Bush
1993-2001 - Bill Clinton
2001-2009 - George W. Bush
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If you want to go back even further, say, 30 years, it gets even more Republican slanted:
1977-1981 - Jimmy Carter
1981-1989 - Ronald Reagan
20-
12.
This is 30+ years of failed policies, initiatives, and proposals. And let's not forget, we didn't do pretty shabby under Clinton, while Bush I renounced his major campaign promise, and Bush II called "Mission Accomplished" 5+ years early.
What's causing our problem is that we left too much unchecked for far too long, and it created a domino effect. All the money that was spent on war, between Reagan and both Bushes, would probably have gone to far better use if put toward domestic agendas.
All of this waving our "We're America, how do you like that?" **** Republican leaders tend to pull is what's getting the world hating us. The sooner we can pull our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, the better. Our money needs to be spent here... not there. I understand the importance of a free world, and terrorism needs to be stopped, but I think we could've been out of Iraq at least a year ago. Afghanistan might take awhile longer since the Taliban are active insurgency. Most of the Iraq militants simply want us gone.
Either way, it's up to the people in these countries to stand up and fight. If they value their freedom that much, they will fight for it.
