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One person did all this damage? Hardly!
Bush caused 9/11? It was on Clinton's watch that Osama Bin Ladin was ignored and allowed to flourish.
Bush caused the Iraq War? Congress was complicit as were the media. And what if Saddam had cooperated instead of being defiant?
Bush caused Katrina? It was an act of God that the corrupt politicians in New Orleans and LA were unprepared to deal with and thus tossed the blame at the federal government.
Bush caused the economic crisis? It is largely the result of the CRA under Carter that was expanded under Clinton and fed into by Fannie, Freddie, and HUD, leading to the mortgage debacle. Note that Bush and fellow Republicans tried to curb Fannie and Freddie but were stymied by Barney Frank and his party. It is also the result of greedy Americans feeding their "wants" excessively via credit and postponing any attempt at saving.
And now Obama wants to throw the country into the depths of debt by spending more money that doesn't exist. He will spin the crisis into a disaster.
