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* Repeatedly claims the {{USA}} is more secure now than it was immediately after [[9/11]], despite abysmally plummeting [[US military readiness|military readiness]] levels
 
* Repeatedly claims the {{USA}} is more secure now than it was immediately after [[9/11]], despite abysmally plummeting [[US military readiness|military readiness]] levels
 
* Has made it clear that they believe torture to be a legitimate weapon [http://www.alternet.org/rights/36598/] in the "[[war on terror]]", which is consistent with repeated reports of [[Torture During GWB Administration|torture]] by US military and officials
 
* Has made it clear that they believe torture to be a legitimate weapon [http://www.alternet.org/rights/36598/] in the "[[war on terror]]", which is consistent with repeated reports of [[Torture During GWB Administration|torture]] by US military and officials
* Appears to be encouraging the spread of evangelism in the armed forces [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111101650.html] ([http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/111305F.shtml mirror @truthout]); also [http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1311971&secid=1] ''need to find the actual wording to see just how innocuous it is...''
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* Appears to be encouraging the spread of evangelism in the armed forces, to the point of inviting [[religious control of the US military]]
 
* Anti-science/[[reality-based thinking|reality]], although they claim to be pro-science
 
* Anti-science/[[reality-based thinking|reality]], although they claim to be pro-science
 
** '''2006-11-28''' [http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=801 How Old Is the Grand Canyon? Park Service Won't Say]: "Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology"
 
** '''2006-11-28''' [http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=801 How Old Is the Grand Canyon? Park Service Won't Say]: "Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology"

Revision as of 12:43, 5 January 2007

This page covers the actions of George W. Bush's administration while he was President of the United States.

This administration has had the good fortune (for them) of having Congress, the Senate, and the Presidency controlled by the same party, thus acting with unusual unity. In the absence of any apparent dissent between these various bodies, acts of Congress and the Senate during this administration can reasonably, therefore, be considered acts of the administration itself.

Personnel

  • George W. Bush, President
  • Dick Cheney, Vice-President
  • Karl Rove, advisor/strategist and Deputy Chief of Staff
  • Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
  • Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
  • former personnel
    • Lewis Libby, former Chief of Staff and assistant for National Security Affairs to Dick Cheney; resigned 2005-10-28 after being indicted on criminal felony charges for obstruction of justice, perjury (2 counts), and making false statements (2 counts).
    • John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General; resigned 2005-02-03, stating "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are both friends with Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia

Congress

Actions

Actions attributable to members of GWB's administration, including the majority-GOP-controlled Congress where there was no noticeable protest or apology from the President (and therefore presumably met his approval) are considered to be acts of this administration. Acts which are more or less directly attributable to GWB himself should be listed on his page.

Characteristics

Articles

Opinion

  • 2005-11-24 The long march of Dick Cheney (by Sidney Blumenthal, in Salon.com): "The hallmark of the Dick Cheney administration is its illegitimacy. Its essential method is bypassing established lines of authority; its goal is the concentration of unaccountable presidential power."
  • 2005-10-17 issue of Newsweek: On K Street Conservatism by George F. Will: "The fact that none of those responsible for the postwar planning, or lack thereof, in Iraq have been sacked suggests – no, shouts – that in Washington today there is no serious penalty for serious failure."

News