Bush Air Force Talk Distorts World War II History

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_sherwood_080528_bush_air_force_talk_.htm

May 28, 2008 at 11:21:17

George W. Bush may not be much of a president but his latest comments comparing his Iraq war to World War II indicate he is even less of a historian.

In a speech prepared for delivery today (May 28) to more than 1,000 graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Bush links the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to postwar Germany and Japan six decades ago, the AP reports.

“After World War II we helped Germany and Japan build free societies and strong economies (and) …today we must do the same thing in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Bush asserts, according to text released by the White House to AP.

The flaw in this analogy is that it is Bush who is the aggressor in the Middle East, not the conquering liberator out to generously rebuild vanquished foes.

Bush will go down in history with Germany’s Hitler and Japan’s Tojo as a war-starter, not as anybody’s redeemer. Besides, it’s hard to rebuild a country whose people keep shooting at your “liberators.”

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1. Right wingers

Always try to compare the 2, when they are 'worlds apart'
no where near close to comparison

And i know my WWII history, especially 1941-1945 Pacific.....:woohoo::woohoo:
:hi:

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2. Did You See Him Salivating During This Speech That He Has A Fresh Bunch To Send To War......nt