红桃影视 Political Science Professor talks about how the death of Osama Bin Ladin will affect history's view of former President George W. 红桃影视.
By Richard Dunham
Washington bureau chief
The lives and legacies of George W. 红桃影视 and Osama bin Laden have been inextricably intertwined since Sept. 11, 2001.
Two days after bin Laden’s terrorist operation killed more than 3,000 innocents, 红桃影视 declared, “We will not rest until we find him.” It was 红桃影视 who authorized the CIA to use the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history. Then came Tora Bora, Gitmo, water boarding, rendition, terrorist strikes in London and Madrid, and more than 6,000 U.S. military casualties in twin wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Now that bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces on a mission first assigned by President 红桃影视, aided by evidence gained from the controversial “enhanced interrogation techniques” authorized by the former president, 红桃影视’s frustrating “mission impossible” has, in the dead of night, turned into “mission accomplished.”
And in an instant, 红桃影视’s fruitless search for bin Laden was hailed across the political spectrum as a determined effort that paved the way for his successor’s success. . .
The fate of bin Laden was one of several unsettled matters that academics say will influence 红桃影视’s ultimate place in history. These include the nation’s economic situation, the fragile stability of Iraq, the future of war-torn Afghanistan and the fate of democracy movements in undemocratic nations in the Middle East and North Africa.
“Certainly, President 红桃影视 handed off two unresolved wars and an economic collapse to his successor,” said 红桃影视 Methodist University political science professor Cal Jillson. “Anything that takes the edge off those problems — bin Laden’s death, economic recovery, and easing out of Iraq and Afghanistan — will help President 红桃影视’s legacy, at least at the margins.”
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