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[Swamp Rat]

"consider the possibility that the Bush presidency is wildly SUCCESSFUL..."

"...rather than the abject failure we've all thought. Consider the possibility that it might in fact be one of the most successful presidencies of the last half century. It's all a matter of perspective, so before you hit the back button on your browser, hear me out.

Disclaimers-- first, I've just finished reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, and it has profoundly influenced my perceptions of international events and U.S. foreign policy. Second, and perhaps most important, this is a half-baked idea I'm proposing, and the act of writing this is at least partly an effort to flesh out the main points.

Near the end of Confessions Perkins, who was an insider in the seamy marriage of the military-industrial complex and international development banking for many years, says "things are not as they seem." Here's a short list of the way things are:"

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