Character
In his book, “Where Have All the Leaders Gone?” former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca talks about the “Character.”
Regarding Bush’s “Character” Iacocca writes: “George Bush has a lot of power. What does it say about his character? Bush has shown a willingness to take bold action on the world stage because he has the power, but he shows little regard for the grievous consequences. He has sent our troops (not to mention hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens) to their deaths—for what? To build our oil reserves? To avenge his daddy because Saddam Hussein once tried to have him killed? To show his daddy he’s tougher? The motivations behind the war in Iraq are questionable, and the execution of the war has been a disaster. A man of character does not ask a single soldier to die for a failed policy.”
Nothing can be done to salvage Iraq. Serious flaws in Bush’s character won’t allow him to recognize that the Iraqis will decide their own fate and that our troops are merely sitting ducks caught in civil war, which can’t be won militarily. Bush’s identification with this war is absolute and he will not relent. In my opinion, his ability to reason clearly has been poisoned by his blind hatred of anyone that would oppose him.
Unfortunately, the typical American acts as if having been born in the United States bestows upon them the right of a person of privileged. Worse than their ethnocentrism is the narrow-mindedness, which leads to an arrogance of ignorance. Most Americans consider Christianity as the only road to salvation, which suggests that every other faith leads to the fires of hell. Usually, they consider capitalism as being a system of doing business which has received the blessing of God.
Some Americans believe that if you criticize the current leadership or the narrow-minded citizens, who support Bush, you must hate this nation or that you are siding with Muslim fanatics, but just the opposite is true.
Many people of compassionate character are committed to taking back our nation, from the military-industrial complex and Christian fascists.
Regarding Bush’s “Character” Iacocca writes: “George Bush has a lot of power. What does it say about his character? Bush has shown a willingness to take bold action on the world stage because he has the power, but he shows little regard for the grievous consequences. He has sent our troops (not to mention hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens) to their deaths—for what? To build our oil reserves? To avenge his daddy because Saddam Hussein once tried to have him killed? To show his daddy he’s tougher? The motivations behind the war in Iraq are questionable, and the execution of the war has been a disaster. A man of character does not ask a single soldier to die for a failed policy.”
Nothing can be done to salvage Iraq. Serious flaws in Bush’s character won’t allow him to recognize that the Iraqis will decide their own fate and that our troops are merely sitting ducks caught in civil war, which can’t be won militarily. Bush’s identification with this war is absolute and he will not relent. In my opinion, his ability to reason clearly has been poisoned by his blind hatred of anyone that would oppose him.
Unfortunately, the typical American acts as if having been born in the United States bestows upon them the right of a person of privileged. Worse than their ethnocentrism is the narrow-mindedness, which leads to an arrogance of ignorance. Most Americans consider Christianity as the only road to salvation, which suggests that every other faith leads to the fires of hell. Usually, they consider capitalism as being a system of doing business which has received the blessing of God.
Some Americans believe that if you criticize the current leadership or the narrow-minded citizens, who support Bush, you must hate this nation or that you are siding with Muslim fanatics, but just the opposite is true.
Many people of compassionate character are committed to taking back our nation, from the military-industrial complex and Christian fascists.
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