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Originally Posted by Azure
Hell the democrats could start a war that would result in 50,000 American soldiers being killed, yet "Bush" or the conservatives would still be blamed for it.
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I'm a bit puzzled by this statement--and no, I'm not going to resort to name-calling. But are you saying that conservatives got blamed for wars started by liberals in the past?
I'll bite. The two wars you must be talking about are Vietnam and WWII--though of course the latter was not "started" but joined in progress--and you could actually argue the same about the former, if you want to split hairs.
WWII: FDR's hands were tied--but he gets both the credit and the blame--and this is perhaps understandable, given that the next president was Truman, also a Democrat.
Vietnam: I think most people blame LBJ for Vietnam, not Nixon. But don't you think Nixon deserves part of the blame for not ending American involvement sooner? Of course, hindsight is 20/20--but I highly doubt there's anyone who blames Republicans for this war per se.