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Many of the problems in the world right now started long before GWB took office. Granted he hasn't done a great job, but people do seem to turn a blind eye to the fact that many of the things that are coming to fruition now were seeds planted decades ago.
The U.S. foreign policy has basically been flawed since Harry Truman was in office. I can show how the seeds sown in each administration basically sprouted 99% of the problems we're having now.
The main problem is we've broken the golden rule of military engagement and the U.S. should have only involved itself in world politics when the issue directly effected the U.S.
The tension in the middle east existed long before Bush, the tension in the Korean pennisula was there long before Bush, al qaeda was there long before Bush, Iran was being a piss-ant little country long before Bush, and has people forgotten the gas shortages of the 70's?
I'm not saying that Bush has done a great job of it and he's made huge mistakes, but people are taking a big glass of delusion juice if they think these problems wouldn't have happened regardless of who was in office right now. They're even more deluded if they think a change in administration would do all that much to better our current situation.
Our foreign policy should return to our old way of isolationism (not talking about economic isolation though) but our military should only be used for what directly effects America and let the rest of the world deal with these problems for a bit.
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