His approval rating shot up above 80% after this. There was a period of years where any criticism of any of Bush's actions was labeled as "siding with the terrorists." Almost all of the media toed this line. Watching almost the entire population toe that line and refuse to question his invasion of Iraq was absolutely maddening.
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Dubya, 2002: Announces invasion of Afghanistan.
Me: Ah, the graveyard of empires. Brilliant move, asshole.
Dubya, 2003: Announces invasion of Iraq.
Me: The fuck did Iraq have to do with 9/11? Why are we doing this? Have you guys heard of Dick Cheney? Halliburton?
College friends: Abandon me.
Me, 2026: See?
As a non-American watching this American insanity spread to the political leadership of almost all of the Western world was infuriating.
Jean Chrétien told the Americans to go fuck their hat when they expected Canada to join in on Iraq.
FYI, it's "toe the line", not tow.
Nah, he towed the line to whatever we got today.
An important picture which is often shown because it indicates that he totally wasnt in on it.
I've had this pic in my Reaction Images folder for years. You definitely need to know your friends before using it as a joke.
This is a tight crop of the photo. Boo.