Bush is too loyal. McClellan was an old friend from Texas and that’s why he had the job and why Bush kept him on even when it was clear he couldn’t handle it.
Bush has not been served well by his employees. Nearly all of his former staff have written books critical of his governing style and how he handled the the War on Terrorism and the Iraq war.
It is kind of tragic that Bush is so loyal to his followers and is met with nothing but criticism and treachery in return.
***It is kind of tragic that Bush is so loyal to his followers and is met with nothing but criticism and treachery in return.***
I tried to make the same point on an earlier thread and was confronted with the departures of Rummy, Ashcroft & Colin Powell.
Pres.Bush had the misfortune of hiring megalomaniacs who were intellectually superior to him or useless morons who thought they were.
It may be time to conclude, that Bush’s heart may be in the right place - but that he may have been as dumb as some folks said he was..
Fortunately - he had the right instincts to go after militant Islamists with our military.
Unfortunately he didn’t go for the jugular....
He seemed satisfied to simply kick them in the shins.....
At the very least, he should have kicked them somewhat higher, in their goat abusing genitals.
Its called having everyone sign a confidentiality clause until he left office . Other Presidents have done it. Harriet Miers strikes again.