Remember the Lincoln is where Bush made his "Mission Accomplished" speech.
When George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency in 2000, he promised to be "a uniter, not a divider."
Four years later, unity is scarce, not just in America, but also around the world with many of our allies. The chief culprit for this lack of unity is not hard to find. A successful but largely unilateral invasion of Iraq (yes, Britain stood with us along with a few other stalwart or opportunistic friends) has evolved into a messy, democracy-building, police action that threatens to increase regional and worldwide volatility while tying up U.S. military resources.
On the domestic front, our efforts to fund the war and rebuild Iraq while aggressively cutting taxes have combined to balloon the budget deficit to a record $413 billion. Just as in Iraq, we do not appear to have a serious exit strategy in place that would allow us to reduce the debt and stop the financial bleeding that is darkening our children's future.
Through it all, Bush clings to a dangerous image of infallibility. While he is clearly resolute in his leadership style and commited to success in Iraq, we can't understand why Bush and other administration officials won't admit to miscalculations in Iraq, even though they are obvious, even to leading Republicans in Congress. Perhaps they think that if they don't see a problem, they can't be expected to fix it.
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