http://www.prochoicetalk.com/message-board-forum/post-31890.html&highlight=1. Clinton awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Yugoslavia - good...
...because they were already there, having won a bid on a LOGCAP contract in 1992 and started work in the Balkans and his temporary contract award just allowed them to finish what they had started.
2. Bush awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Iraq - bad...
...because of the impropriety of awarding a lucrative contract under conditions in which a clear conflict of interest could be said to exist, and then lying about the VP's role in the decision in an effort to distance the administration from the charge.
3. Clinton spends 77 billion on war in Serbia - good...
...for a total cost of roughly $90 billion, 79 day air war, minimal loss of American life, ending a decade of ethnic cleansing in a multi-lateral effort of NATO.
4. Bush spends 87 billion in Iraq - bad...
...because close to $125 billion has already been approved, with $25 billion more being submitted to Congress, coupled with a long-term occupation that could reach as high as $1.5 trillion over the next 5 years. This doesn't take into account the severe depletion of military equipment and manpower and the costs that will be necessary to re-supply both nor the impact on overall American security abroad and readiness to deploy.
5. Clinton imposes regime change in Serbia - good...
...because actually NATO imposed it.
6. Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - bad...
...because it came at a time when America should have stayed focused on its already-begun war in Afghanistan and the efforts to eliminate al-Qaeda in that region. Our lack of attention has allowed the network to rebuild to unprecedented levels, resulting in a steep increase in worldwide terrorist attacks.
7. Clinton bombs Christian Serbs on behalf of Muslim Albanian terrorists- good...
...because one's religion still doesn't give one the right to commit genocide.
8. Bush liberates 25 million from a genocidal dictator - bad...
...because we were still involved in a war in Afghanistan which we had not finished, not to mention ignoring the worst humanitarian crisis in the world happening in Sudan.
9. Clinton bombs Chinese embassy - good....
...because NATO discovered it was being used to help Milosevic's forces with communications.
10. Bush bombs terrorist camps - bad....
...because it has only been a half-hearted effort and not at all effective in stopping terrorists.
11. Clinton commits felonies while in office - good...
...because the "felony" in question was lying about something which was no one's business in the first place.
12. Bush lands on aircraft carrier in jumpsuit - bad...
...because he used American forces as stage-props for a political photo opportunity and declared an end to combat operations even as American deaths continued to mount.
13.Clinton says mass graves in Serbia - good...
...because he was right and new mass graves are being discovered almost daily near Belgrade and Petrovo Selo.
14. Entire world says WMD in Iraq - bad...
...because weapons inspectors weren't allowed to complete inspections nor given cooperation by America with whatever alleged intelligence was to be had.
15. Stock market cras hes in 2000 under Clinton - good...
...because it ended an artificial inflation based on tech promises that were too speculative. Thankfully, the overall growth of the Clinton economy saved us from Depression.
16. Recession under Bush - bad...
...because his only solution has been voodoo economics, a tried and failed approach.
17. Clinton refuses to take custody of Bin Laden - good...
...because the US doesn't enter negotiations with self-appointed third parties who are only looking to profit, such as what happened between the US and Sudan, not to mention the fact that Sudan couldn't have delivered anyway.
18. World Trade Center falls under Bush - Bad...
...because he spent the year preceding the attack ignoring distinct warning signs such as intelligence that bin Laden was contemplating using aircraft as weapons, not to mention a total lack of interest in counter-terrorism in not meeting with his own counter-terrorism official.
19. Clinton calls for regime change in Iraq - good...
...because it was a call for the Iraqi people to take responsibility for their country and for the international community to lend a hand in whatever way they could.
20. Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - bad...
...because it was the wrong time and method for doing so. America was still involved in Afghanistan and the focus should have been on the terrorist threat, which even the Bush administration said Iraq didn't pose...before 9/11.
21. Terrorist training in Afghanistan under Clinton - good...
...because Clinton worked through diplomacy and calls for international pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban.
22. Bush destroys training camps in Afghanistan - bad...
...because it's the same as the reason above. He didn't do it enough or properly.
23. No mass graves found in Serbia - good...
...because there have been mass graves found in Serbia. See above.
24. No WMD found Iraq - bad...
...because that was the entire premise for going to war in the first place and now that it is blown, the administration is backpeddaling and pushing the humanitarian angle.
25. Milosevic not yet convicted - good...
...because his case is still working through a legitimate legal system.
26. Saddam in custody - bad...
...because there is little chance he will stand a fair trial according to our own touted legal standards.
27. Ah, it's so confusing!
Made even moreso by the disingenuous usage of good and bad when describing these events.
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