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Republican rule has been a disaster, to be sure. But there was no peace under Clinton, and the country's wealth was moving from poor to rich all the while. Recall, please, that the bombing of Iraq never stopped for a day under President Clinton and that our destruction of that country's power, water and sewer systems was blamed for half a million deaths, a price our secretary of state said was 'worth it' to contain that beast Saddam. Recall, please, that some of our most vulnerable citizens were stripped of public assistance in the name of welfare reform; watch 'Roger & Me' again for a reminder of those times.
Bush and Cheney will burn in Hell for all they've done. But the Clinton era was no golden age of peace and shared prosperity.
