A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can no longer govern. He is destined to become as much a failure as his war.

Glenn Greenwald
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular...
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular...
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular...
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular...
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The president of the United States of America is subject to so many pressures that he is forced to compromise his principles. When he has failed in a war, it is no longer good enough for him to say that the war was not his fault. He must take personal responsibility. He must fall on his sword.

Source: A Tragic Legacy: How A Good Vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed The Bush Presidency

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