George W. Bush
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43rd President of the United States | |
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In office from | January 20, 2001 |
Vice President(s) | Dick Cheney |
Came after | Bill Clinton |
Born | July 6, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
Died | Still alive |
Political party | Republican |
Married to | Laura Welch Bush |
George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946) was elected President of the United States of America in 2000, and was re-elected to a second term in 2004. Bush is a Republican, and has Dick Cheney as his Vice President. He is from Midland, Texas. He has a ranch in Crawford, Texas, which is near Waco.
He is the son of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush. Before he was President, Bush was Governor of Texas. He is married to Laura, and they have twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.
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Early years
He was born in Connecticut. He went to school at Yale University, which is famous for a high standard of education. He lived briefly in Midland, Texas on a ranch. He joined the Texas Air National Guard (part of the United States National Guard) during the Vietnam War, but did not fight in Vietnam.
2000 election
During the 2000 United States presidential election, Florida was a state where the election results were not clear. It took over a month to know who won. The Supreme Court made a decision to stop recounting votes, and at that time Bush was declared the winner. Many people in America, and almost everyone internationally, still do not agree with the result of that election, and blame it for the problems caused by Mr. Bush's War on Terror
2004 election
In the 2004 United States presidential election, Bush won again. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, a Democrat, ran against him. The results of this election were also not trusted, but they were more accepted than the ones in 2000.
Iraq
After the attacks of September 11th, Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan. Later he wanted something done about Iraq. Bush asked the United Nations to take away the Weapons of Mass Destruction from Iraq, the United Nations asked Bush to wait, but he ignored them - The United States Army entered Iraq on March 20, 2003 and took control of the country. Saddam Hussein was captured and is now on trial for War Crimes. As of today, no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Because of the U.S invasion of Iraq more than 30,000 Iraqis are dead. Free elections are being held for the first time in the country, but continuing violence threatens to cause a civil war.
Most People disagree about the war in Iraq. Some Republican Americans think that George W. Bush is keeping the United States safe by fighting in Iraq. The same people often say that the war in Iraq promoted democracy in other countries in the world. But most other people think that having a war with Iraq was bad because Iraq never said it was America's enemy, only George W. Bush decided he would be their enemy. They point out that there are other countries like Myanmar where people would like democracy, but George Bush is not fighting with them.
Bushisms
Bush has trouble with his public speaking, and he often slips up or says something opposite to what he means. His many and varied mistakes have lead to the formation of the phrase, "Bushism". Many sites on the Internet collect Bushisms for their humor value.
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