Hrekires t1_iu0kp16 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Reply to comment by Cyril_Clunge in New York’s Migrant Tent City Is Mostly Empty a Week After Opening by nexert233

I'm open to the debate that GWB was worse, but I think trying to overthrow an election trumps the Iraq War.

AggrievedEntitlement t1_iu1ku5a wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:36 PM

How many people died because of the Iraq war?

actualhumanwaste t1_iu1ojfb wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Imo it's fair to say that Bush was worse on a humanitarian and international level while Trump was worse on a domestic level. As for total human suffering, Bush probably takes the cake.

Cyril_Clunge t1_iu50fs6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Bush also had 9/11 (not saying he did it but the ball was dropped somewhere), Hurricane Katrina and the Financial Crash of 2008. Plus the whole Florida 2000 shenanigans. At this point, it's probably easier to focus on which POTUS was the least shitty.

Something I always find funny is people talking about post-truth era with Trump, as if he's the first President to ever lie. After having the Vietnam War, Watergate, Iran-Contra, Monica Lewinsky, Iraq WMDs, etc....