George W. Bush is a former U.S. President whose two-term administration was defined by the 2003 Iraq War, his deployment strategies, and the controversial justification for the conflict. Beyond his military and foreign policy legacy, which includes historical comparisons regarding his administration's approach to the Kurds and the PEPFAR initiative, he is remembered for notable rhetoric such as his Mission Accomplished speech and his farewell address on the role of morality in politics.
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Powell invoked what he called the Pottery Barn rule when counseling President Bush. You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people, Powell told Bush.
“Powell invoked what he called the Pottery Barn rule when counseling President Bush. You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people, Powell told Bush.”
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Powell invoked what he called the Pottery Barn rule when counseling President Bush. You break it, you own it.
“Powell invoked what he called the Pottery Barn rule when counseling President Bush. You break it, you own it.”
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Who who President Bush created what was called the Department of Homeland Security at the time... when you create a new department, people can't really fire people in government easily. So sometimes they'll have a lot of people they wanted to fire and then instead they just push them into the new department.
“Who who President Bush created what was called the Department of Homeland Security at the time... when you create a new department, people can't really fire people in government easily. So sometimes they'll have a lot of people they wanted to fire and then instead they just push them into the new department.”
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And that was then picked up by Jeb, former governor of Florida. And when he was the governor of Florida and Marco Rubio was the senator from Florida, he gave him a sword that he called Chang.
“And that was then picked up by Jeb, former governor of Florida. And when he was the governor of Florida and Marco Rubio was the senator from Florida, he gave him a sword that he called Chang.”
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war in Iraq, President George W. Bush created what he also called a coalition of the willing to support US plans to topple Saddam Hussein.
“war in Iraq, President George W. Bush created what he also called a coalition of the willing to support US plans to topple Saddam Hussein.”
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Last year, more than 30 leaders formed what they called the coalition of the willing in response to concerns that US support for Ukraine was wavering. Within this coalition, we are working to provide robust security guarantees to ensure that Ukraine never faces such aggression again.
“Last year, more than 30 leaders formed what they called the coalition of the willing in response to concerns that US support for Ukraine was wavering. Within this coalition, we are working to provide robust security guarantees to ensure that Ukraine never faces such aggression again.”