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> By that logic, Bush and Rice met their promises. They didn't say they wouldn't invade anyone, they said they wouldn't do nation building.

I think NotOscarWilde is making a more general point about American politics here. There were many things Bush (and every other president in my lifetime) promised and failed to deliver on: lowering the debt, funding Pell grants, etc.

> Sometimes, the best solution for bad behavior is making it have consequences.

You do realize this opinion aims to punish somebody because people can't touch her using the judicial system, right?

We have to use the tools available to us, and the only one is the court of public opinion.

Bush actually campaigned on a "humble foreign policy" in the 2000 election. [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_presidential_cam...