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- Nov 07, 2020
Bush Administration Quotes
Reflections on power, transition, and holding leaders to account.
This collection gathers commentary on what it takes to run a government office, from the economic fallout of policy choices to the strain of wartime decisions. Readers curious about broader civic themes can browse the Administration quotes page for related perspectives.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Any
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- Nov 07, 2020
Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration.
- Congress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, both chambers of Congress acted to make sure our troops will not be left in Iraq indefinitely.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watched the Bush administration overreact to the Clinton administration, who believed they did too much nation building, sustaining other countries, and that's why we never put the commitment on Afghanistan and Iraq that should have been in there under their policy leadership.
- Confined
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- Nov 07, 2020
The primary theory embraced by the Bush administration to justify its War on Terror policies was that the 'battlefield' is no longer confined to identifiable geographical areas, but instead, the entire globe is now one big, unlimited 'battlefield.'
- Europe
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Bush administration actually started out with an open mind towards Iran, by all indications. In fact, early in the administration, the White House tasked the various agencies of government to do an inter-agency review of Iran policy, as it did with Iraq policy and most of the big areas of the world.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a time when our moral standing in the world has been weakened by a rubber stamp Justice Department that placed the Bush Administration above the law, we now need someone who is objective and independent. And, make no mistake, Eric Holder is independent.
- Beginning
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- Nov 07, 2020
We own the economy. We own the beginning of the turnaround and we want to make sure that we continue that pace of recovery, not go back to the policies of the past under the Bush administration that put us in the ditch in the first place.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence.
- Failed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once again, we see the Bush administration paying for its failed policies by cutting funds to vital public services and jeopardizing more American jobs.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say to my colleague that the misery index, inflation and unemployment, when added together is the lowest it has been in the last series of Presidents, even going back to Jimmy Carter. So I think the Bush administration is doing a good job.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Security and Medicare surplus, and each year worse than the year before.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
By failing to keep their end of the bargain, the Bush administration would allow New Jersey projects to deteriorate and make New Jersey highways and bridges less safe.
- American President
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American President for Africa. But it's empirically so.
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020