George Walker Bush
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Governance
George Walker Bush (George Walker Bush) - 43rd President of the United States-was born on July 6, 1946 in new haven (Connecticut). President of the United States from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009.
Family
George Walker Bush was born in the family of a retired pilot of naval aviation George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush. George was the first son in the family; Pauline was born in 1949 (died in 1953 of leukemia), Jeb in 1953, Neil in 1955, Marvin in 1956, and Dorothy in 1959. George's grandfather, Prescott Sheldon Bush, was a Senator from Connecticut from 1952-1963.
Childhood
Bush Jr. spent his childhood in Midland, Texas. After George finished 7th grade, his family moved to Houston. There, Bush attended Kincaid private school for two years to prepare for University. He began his education at Phillips Academy. In 1968, he received a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University, where he did poorly, but was popular.
Post of President
In 1999, Bush decided to run for President of the United States. In one of the most controversial presidential elections in US history, on November 7, 2000, as a result of counting and recounting votes and five weeks of legal proceedings, Bush defeats the Democratic candidate albert Gore.
Post of President
Bush has another record (along with the same Adams Jr. and two other presidents of the XIX century: Rutherford Hayes and Benjamin Harrison)-the candidate who won the most electoral votes, but lost by the number of votes received by citizens (more than 0.5 million people).
Dignities
- After the September 11 attacks, he managed to prevent new terrorist acts of this scale on the territory of the United States.
- Victory of the international coalition in Afghanistan. Yes, not final. But al-Qaeda's position in the region has been severely undermined, and the Taliban have been removed from power in Afghanistan.
- In the area of domestic policy, Bush cut taxes and had considerable success in getting his initiatives through the democratic-controlled Congress.
Disadvantages
- By reducing taxes, the President failed to improve the situation of the country's citizens.
- By refusing to limit domestic and external spending, it has triggered a catastrophic increase in the country's budget deficit. This has also played a role in the origin of the current global financial crisis.
- Tactical success has been achieved in Iraq, but huge resources are being spent on maintaining it, and the us reputation in the middle East is falling.
Post of President
As a person, George W. Bush during the years of his presidency proved to be a persistent person with a strong will to win, rather than an intellectual leader. And perseverance, unencumbered by intelligence, turns into dangerous stubbornness. And the problems of the Republican McCain in the elections are the result of the fact that he had to Wade through the wilds created by his predecessor-a one-party member.