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To: JohnM who wrote (75954)	2/20/2003 12:11:56 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Ah, and you think Clinton failed. Well, that's hardly new. Too bad it's so hard to forget eight years of a good economy and a peaceful foreign policy. Darn, just won't go away. John, on 9/11/2001 Clinton's entire Presidency became prologue. It doesn't show well in that light.

To: JohnM who wrote (75954)	2/20/2003 12:20:56 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Clinton's Legacy is assured. He will be bracketed by the legacy of Bush '41 and Bush '43. Rascal@ historyishistory.com

To: JohnM who wrote (75954)	2/20/2003 12:25:48 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

JohnM, it's so hard to forget eight years of a good economy and a peaceful foreign policy The overall good economy - agreed, but the bubble burst over a year before he left office - so its a stretch to say 8 years and the recession he ran on was over before he entered office. And his succesor was going to have a problem whomever was elected. On the foreign policy issue - define peaceful? :-) Friendly with old Europe - yes. Non-confrontational - yes. Peaceful - how many people died from warfare or genocide during his Presidency? How many during the Reagan tenure? Bush 1 was a great diplomat and was also non-confrontational - and the original problem in Kuwait probably rests on Saddam's perception he wouldn't oppose him. He would have never tried that on Reagan :-) I don't know the numbers - but it would be interesting to find out. If genocide happens and its not on the 6pm news, maybe it doesn't really happen. Anyway - who really cares about 3rd world countries? John