I have read that thread, though I haven't made it all the way through the article you referenced. So far I haven't seen the evidence to be as compelling as you make out, though I might just not be "getting it". As near as I could tell, that article seemed to say that the U.S. needs to bolster it's armed forces, not start overthrowing countries in an effort to promote Democracy. Even if it does say that (which it might, since I haven't finished it yet), I still don't see that being directly related to Bush.