Thinkprogress:
In an interview with Vanity Fair for its upcoming issue on the Bush White House, Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, ripped President Bush, saying that after the 2000 election, Bush’s knowledge of foreign affairs was as poor as that of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R):
We had this confluence of characters—and I use that term very carefully—that included people like Powell, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, and so forth, which allowed one perception to be “the dream team.” It allowed everybody to believe that this Sarah Palin–like president—because, let’s face it, that’s what he was—was going to be protected by this national- security elite, tested in the cauldrons of fire.
We had this confluence of characters—and I use that term very carefully—that included people like Powell, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, and so forth, which allowed one perception to be “the dream team.” It allowed everybody to believe that this Sarah Palin–like president—because, let’s face it, that’s what he was—was going to be protected by this national- security elite, tested in the cauldrons of fire.
Bush famously was unable to name the leaders of Pakistan, Chechnya, and India when running for President in 1999. In a recent interview, he reflected on his early days as President, stating, “I think I was unprepared for war.” Similarly, in 2004, Bush said he “was not on point” prior to 9/11. “I didn’t feel that sense of urgency, and my blood was not nearly as boiling.”
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What's sad is we know Sarah is a joke as her Foreign Policy experience is only that she can see Russia from her window. But Bush is the most embarressment of all. Try watching David Letterman's Presidental Speeches and you'll see he's not only a joke but a drunk/druggie and complete idiot. This will be seen as US History and how Americans were played as fools by the dumbest person. In 2001 I watched Bush gave a speech to Princeton Unive. Seniors and he said he was drunk for 4 years of college. He said his Father paid for his College Degree. Yes some people laughed but the Professors didn't. Bush told the students who were from wealthy families they would do well and to those who worked their way through school you might not make it even with the good grades. The Media did it's best covering up alot of his speech but it was shown live and that was the mistake. But it did show that in America Rich kids can buy their way into anything even the White House as Bush proved.
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