The Ancient Failings of George W. Bush (Steve Horowitz)

[SeveneightyWhoa]

The Ancient Failings of George W. Bush
And you thought he was just one of the worst leaders in American history.

December 18 2006
Counterbias.com
STEVE HOROWITZ


"Bear in mind the truth of the old saying that the end is not obvious at the beginning."

-- Artabanus to Xerxes, King of Persia, as quoted by Herodotus, 480 B.C.

In an attempt to concentrate less on the grave and deteriorating presidency of George W. Bush -- and in search, I suppose, of clues from the first democracy as to how the American version could arrive at its present predicament -- I've been immersing myself in the history of Ancient Greece. Among the many books I've read on the subject is "The Histories," by Herodotus, a 5th Century B.C. Greek historian (actually, he's known as "the father of history") who chronicled the 20-year war between the Greeks and Persians that began around 499 B.C.

It's a fascinating, if often confusing, work, filled with hundreds of unpronounceable names and long-forgotten cultures. But it failed to distract me from the wreckage of the deepening disaster in Iraq. For it seems that this irrational misadventure, with all its tragic consequences, could have been foreseen 2.400 years ago.

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[flordehinojos]

1. ...

George Bush "majored in history", but never read any of it; his daddy bought him his grades and degree.

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[Stuckinthebush]

2. Well, damn! That was good!

I love historical parallels. There really is nothing new under the sun...including blunders by rulers.