George Bush's Bravado Is Killing Our Troops

lewrockwell.com: It seemed to be a bad calculation when George Bush told the world and Osama bin Laden that we were coming after him. For weeks George played a bully game with the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan, demanding that they turn bin Laden over to us. Most people in Washington, and the world over knew they couldn't do that. After all, Osama was an Afghan national hero, who worked hard to push the Soviets out of the country.

So with weeks to prepare his escape before America attacked, bin Laden slipped through our fingers, and is still free today. George Bush acted like he was the bully on the playground, and thought he could get his way, but like many bullies, he found out that a little guy can be trouble.

The next time around, George Bush did the same thing. He ranted and raved about taking on Saddam Hussein, and told the world exactly how and when we were going to attack, months before we actually did. This gave Saddam the time to plan and implement an insurgency that is still working today. Rather than keeping his thoughts and our plans to himself, George Bush had to act with bravado, and give the Iraqis all the time they needed to salt away weapons, ammunition, and money, because they knew they had no chance against us in a conventional war.

To add insult to injury, George Bush was not satisfied with taking Iraq in a matter of days, No, he couldn't keep quiet again, and he had to give his now infamous "bring 'em on" speech. That is where Bush taunted every potential terrorist on the globe to try and take out an American Soldier or Marine. Those who decided to take George up on his offer have managed to kill about two Americans a day, while wounding another 16, each and every day since George popped off. Read more