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George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States, and he served two terms. He is the son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush. Some events during George W. Bush's terms were the September 11th attacks, the beginning of the global War on Terrorism, and Hurricane Katrina.
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How Is the Bush Doctrine different from the Obama Doctrine?
The phrase Bush Doctrine was first used by political commentator Charles Krauthammer in June 2001 to describe the Bush Administration's unilateral withdrawals from the ABM treaty and the Kyoto Protocol. The phrase initially described the policy that the United States had the right to secure itself against countries that harbor or give aid to terrorist groups, which was used to justify the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
Unlike the Monroe Doctrine, the Obama Doctrine is not a specific foreign policy introduced by the executive, but rather a phrase used to describe Obama's general style of foreign policy. This has left journalists and political commentators to speculate on what the exact tenets of an Obama Doctrine would be
The terms "Bush Doctrine" and "Obama Doctrine" as they are commonly discussed are probably misnamed. The term "Bush Doctrine" was invented by Bush opponents during the Obama/McCain campaign and those that invented it apparently meant it to mean Bush's War in Iraq, his economic policies, his social ideas on issues like stem cell research, abortion, etc. Similarly, the Obama Doctrine is more directed at Obama's general philosophy and policies.
This can be better understood by comparing them to the Monroe Doctrine or the Truman Doctrine. These are doctrines that define how the United States aligns itself with the rest of the World.
It might be better to talk of Bush's policies versus the Obama policies. That makes it much easier to answer the above question.
Bush's policies favor the free market (capitalism) while Obama's policies favor Government control of the market (socialism) and redistribution of wealth (communism). If you don't like the terms socialism and communism being used when describing Obama, maybe some clarification is in order.
A common definition of socialism is when the Government runs industry.
And communism is best described by Karl Marx in his communist manifesto as:
".....from those according to their abilities .... to those according to their needs.... "
or in the words of Obama, "Spread the wealth."
How many terms did George W. Bush serve?
"W" aka the second George Bush served for two full term as president.
He didn't do the best job on the war in Iraq. he kille to many people. they blame him for staying in Iraq even though he didn't have much of a choice. lives were at stake, and he didn't want to see any get lost at the price of our infantry. He also did bad at taking care of illegal immigration. He failed to keep them out, and he granted too much amnesty. Overall, bush was blamed to much for problems. he's not as bad as people say. he got blamed for the economy when he was the one who cut taxes. His pros outnumber his cons man.
What did George W. Bush accomplish in his 8 years as the US president?
First, it is always difficult to evaluate a recent president. His supporters have stood by him and defended his actions; his detractors have accused him of some of the worst decisions in decades. So, this answer may contain some opinion. It is undeniable that George W. Bush led us through some interesting and challenging times. He was in charge on September 11, 2001, when the successful attack on the Twin Towers occurred, which started the war in Afghanistan. Some of his supporters say that if previous administrations (notably Bill Clinton's) had dealt more effectively with previous terrorist attacks, the attacks on 9/11 might never have occurred. But his detractors note that it was Mr. Bush's own administration that ignored warnings by some of his advisers (including a Presidential Daily Briefing) that Osama Bin Laden planned to attack with airplanes. Had Mr. Bush taken the threats more seriously, who knows if the attack could have been prevented.
Then, there was the issue of Iraq. President Bush's supporters believed there was a good reason to invade that country. There is some evidence Mr. Bush wanted to remove Saddam Hussein from power before 9/11 ever occurred, but in fairness, President Clinton had also promised the use of force if Saddam refused to permit inspections of possible nuclear sites. Saddam was known to be a brutal dictator who had used poisoned gas on the Iraqi Kurds, and President Bush and his cabinet believed Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. Scholars and historians are still debating whether there was actual proof of such weapons, but after 9/11, President Bush launched an invasion, first of Afghanistan and then of Iraq. The public went along with it, having been promised a quick and easy victory (and having been led to believe Saddam had something to do with 9/11... which he did not). But the war in Iraq did not turn out to be quick or easy at all; it ended up becoming an increasingly more deadly quagmire that killed or injured thousands of members of the American military. And it also turned out there were no WMDs.
President Bush ultimately failed to recognize the root cause of terrorism. According to Bush, "they hate our freedoms--our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote." And yet, this is a puzzling and ultimately false explanation. Bin Laden himself stated repeatedly that one of his primary motives for attacking the US was to get American bases off the country of Saudi Arabia. As terrorists see it, they do not fight against the American people; but rather, they believe they are fighting against American foreign policy. Thus, by occupying Iraq and Afghanistan, American foreign policy contributed to more terrorism, rather than helping to stop it.
When Mr. Bush took office, he was left with a surplus by President Clinton. But the economy was not as healthy as it looked. Every President (Republican and Democrat) since Jimmy Carter had ignored some of the country's financial woes, and greater deregulation (which escalated under President Reagan and continued throughout the Clinton years too) meant banks could make unsafe loans and engage in speculative practices with no federal oversight. President Bush also contributed to the financial meltdown by further deregulating a number of financial industries, allowing for wild financial bubbles. During his administration, Allen Greenspan responded to the 2001 dot com bubble in a way that many people see as contributing to the housing bubble which lead to financial meltdown. After the dot com bubble, Greenspan lowered the Fed Funds rate to very low levels for extended periods of time. While this helped the stock market and the administration was viewed favorably for its handling of the dot com crash at that time, this policy of very easy credit may have led directly to the housing bubble.
Although President Bush was elected on a platform of fiscal conservatism, as a whole, he did not live up to that standard. In fact, he engaged in even more spending than President Carter; he did not pay for either of the two wars, and he also went along with a prescription drug benefit that was not paid for. This cost him (and the Republican party) their base of supporters and lowered his approval ratings. President Bush was known for being a very spiritual man, a religious Christian with strong pro-life views, as well as someone who talked tough to America's enemies, which pleased the base of his party. But as time passed, the growing chaos in Iraq, the perception that he had misled the public about WMDs, and the worsening economy overshadowed his personal popularity. And perhaps that is the most ironic legacy: that someone elected on fiscal responsibility contributed to the worst meltdown of the economy since the great Depression.
What is Lee Atwater famous for?
Harvey "Lee" Atwater was a strategist to the republican party and American political consultant. He was an advisor of both Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Who was kellie copeland's first husband?
Kellie Copeland's first husband was Doyle Blaine Ward. Her second husband was Alan Win Kutz, Jr., and her third husband and current husband is Stephen Lowell Swisher.
Did George W. Bush make same-sex marriage illegal?
He did not. Neither President Bush enacted any law that affected the legality of same-sex marriage.
Jenna Bush Hager is 36 years old (birthdate: November 25, 1981).
She is the younger twin sister of Barbara Pierce Bush. They are daughters of George W. Bush and granddaughters of GW's mother, also named Barbara Bush.
Bush Tucker is a term that is used to refer to the food that is native to Australia. It also is a reference to the food that sustained the aborigines. It is also referred to as Bushfood.
Was George W. Bush ever relected?
Yes. President terms are four years long. He was elected in 2001. His first term ended in 2005.
So, he was president for eight years.
so you want to know if someone named Georgia Bush also ran in an election or if Georgia was named after a woman named Georgia as in the state of Georgia.
The answer to who ran against President Bush male President can be answered and that was Al Gore environmentalist who should have won just like the environmentalist President during 1940's and 1930's in great depression.there was cartoon portraying bars of gold as measured up against planet and the suggestion the Earth was worth more. Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth film has it .there was an earlier film based on ideas that community and equality are part of U.S. Citizenry something which profiteers bash in citizens accuse them of being communists and backing own communities.the constitution or Declaration of Independance states we hold these truths to be self evident that all are equal
Can a US president be arrested after he has left office?
Yes. But not for anything he did in office. He would have to commit a crime outside of being president for him to be arrested.
But george bush should not be arrested anyway.
Yes. He can be arrested just as anyone else if he broke the law.
