Bush the Tyrant, Warmonger and Hero

It is unfortunate that in a 100 years from now history will judge Bush like it has judged Lincoln. 

Lincoln being the freer of slaves, the one that gave liberty to those that needed it most. 

In reality this is not the case Lincoln was the Bush of the 19th century.  

To begin with, he suspended civil liberties just like Bush, Habeus Corpus, and in some cases went even further such as removing freedom of press.

But surely he freed thousands of people, right? Correct, but it is the way he went about doing so. 600,000 American lives lost, billions of dollars spent, destruction of cities, famines & epidemics.

Was this an acceptable price to pay? What if he could have paid a much smaller price? In Europe, slaves were bought from their owners, no expenditures, no inflation and most importantly no pain. 

Would it have been too much to ask Lincoln to consult with his European allies as to how they had achieved this enormous feat. 

Instead he chose to become a warmonger and tyrant. However, after almost 140 years, we look back at him as a great a man, a true president. On average, he would probably rated as the best president the US has ever had, if done on a survey of the population. 

In fact, the decisions he made were catastrophic in light of the other available options. 

I can't help but bear to think that George W Bush will be treated with the same love in 100 years.