Criticism of George W Bush is often driven by a dislike of his personality,not analysis of his achievements Photo: EPA
From the Telegraph:
Europe's political elites are no doubt salivating at the prospect of George W. Bush departing the White House in January.
On much of the world stage, President Bush has been widely reviled as one of the worst U.S. leaders of modern times, and it is hard to think of an American president who has received a worse press since Richard Nixon.
To his critics, who are legion on both sides of the Atlantic, the war in Iraq has been a monumental disaster, at a cost of more than 4,000 American lives and at least $500 billion. They see the war on terror, with the notorious Guantanamo prison camp as its symbol, as a catalyst for radicalizing tens of millions of Muslims that has made the United States a pariah in the Middle East.
The war in Afghanistan, they argue, is going badly in the face of a resurgent Taliban, the cost of Washington pouring most of its resources into Iraq. Bush, the theory goes, failed to keep his eye on the ball, weakening the fight against al-Qaeda through his supposed obsession with Iraq. He is also accused of undermining America's standing in the world, adopting a unilateralist foreign policy and refusing to work with its Allies.
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My Comment: His legacy is assured. 9/11, the Afghan invasion, the Iraq war, the war on terror. His policies will be affecting us for the next 20 years, and every President will be measured in relation to him.