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*"'''[[George Bush]] is a dictator!  He's trying to create Empire America!  He and his cronies will never give up power!'''"  The more extreme versions of this prediction suggested that President Bush would declare martial law or stage another terrorist attack prior to the 2008 elections in order to remain in power.  Of course, none of that happened; the election proceeded smoothly, the transition of power was peaceful, and the only fraud committed was on behalf of the eventual winner, [[Barack Obama]].  The outgoing President and his staff didn't even remove the "W" keys from the keyboards at the White House, unlike certain other past administrations.

*"'''[[George Bush]] is a dictator!  He's trying to create Empire America!  He and his cronies will never give up power!'''"  The more extreme versions of this prediction suggested that President Bush would declare martial law or stage another terrorist attack prior to the 2008 elections in order to remain in power.  Of course, none of that happened; the election proceeded smoothly, the transition of power was peaceful, and the only fraud committed was on behalf of the eventual winner, [[Barack Obama]].  The outgoing President and his staff didn't even remove the "W" keys from the keyboards at the White House, unlike certain other past administrations.

*"'''Our efforts in Iraq are doomed!  It'll become a quagmire!  The people of Iraq aren't ready for democracy!'''"  Since the troop surge (also condemned by liberals as doomed to failure,) steady progress has been made in Iraq.  In 2005, millions of Iraqis participated in democratic elections for the first time in decades.

*"'''Our efforts in Iraq are doomed!  It'll become a quagmire!  The people of Iraq aren't ready for democracy!'''"  Since the [[troop surge]] (also condemned by liberals as doomed to failure,) steady progress has been made in Iraq.  In 2005, millions of Iraqis participated in democratic elections for the first time in decades.

*"'''I believe, myself, that this war is lost, and that the surge has not accomplished anything'''" (Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] on the Iraq War troop surge in April 2007, by December 2008 violence was at a 5-year low.)

*"'''I believe, myself, that this war is lost, and that the surge has not accomplished anything'''" (Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] on the Iraq War troop surge in April 2007, by December 2008 violence was at a 5-year low.)