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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

W. and the damage done

President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 07:42 PM

    the only reason 9-11 occured is because half wit Bush refused to rquire reasonable airport security or continue clintons policies to fight terrorism

    and 9-11 didn't force bush to invade iraq, ignore climate change, etc. etc. I'll give Bush one mitigating factor though, almost half the country is as stupid, incompetent and malevolent as he is, so he can't take all the blame.

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