With President Bush’s time in office rapidly coming
to an end, his loyal supporters are working overtime to spin
his legacy positively. In an interview with the Telegraph,
Bush’s former UN ambassador, John Bolton, claims that
“in 100 years,” people won’t remember two
of the biggest stains on Bush’s record, Guantánamo
Bay and Abu Ghraib:
“In the immediate aftermath
of 9/11, he was strong and decisive and that was critical
for both the country and for the Western world,” believes
John Bolton. “In 100 years people aren’t going
to remember Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib, they’re
going to remember 9/11 and Bush’s reaction to it.”
Bolton’s claim that history will forget Bush’s
human rights abuses is similar to State Department spokesman
Sean McCormack’s claim that in 50 years no one will
remember the shoe-hurling Iraqi journalist.
