How would History Judge the Legacy of President George W. Bush (Jr.)?
I reckon history would judge George Bush Jr. quite uncharitably. I would like to add here that “history” is very subjective – depending on who writes the history. I would say Mr. Bush would particularly be judged quite negatively in the Middle East and other Islamic countries around the world. I guess the best indicator of how the Arabs/Muslims view George Bush Jr. was in view with the shoe throwing incident. Here we had an educated Muslim (a journalist) throwing his shoes at Bush. I think that pretty much sums up the intense hatred that Bush evokes in these countries. From an American perspective, I don’t think Bush contributed anything significant. There were a lot of negatives during his years as president than there were positives. He got America involved in a messy war in Iraq and found no “weapons of mass destruction” that were supposed to there. The war was fought over this false intelligence. I don’t think America gained anything from the war in Iraq. It cost America billions o
