BDBoop
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Bush envisioned himself as leaving his mark as a great President
Once 9-11 Bush had his opportunity to mark his greatness. His War on Terror would mark his presidency. Bush looked to reshape the Middle East in his image.
Instead of greatness, Bush created blunder after blunder. He knew how to invade, but didn't have a clue what to do once he took over. He rolled through Afghanistan and drove back the Taliban. But then allowed Bin Laden to escape. At that point, he abandoned the war on terrorism to invade Iraq
He lied about the urgency to invade Iraq and launched an invasion before all the facts were in. The Bush view of Iraq was once he had taken Tehran and Saddam was captured, the war was over. We would be treated as liberators, set up a Western Democracy and have a solid ally in the region
Bush completely misread the situation, allowed a Civil War to take hold and led 5000 Americans to an unnecessary death
History will not be kind to Bush
The mark he left is a skid mark. As long as he remains on the planet - smiling, waving, painting - history will be somewhat kind.
That won't last.