Bush administration
White House leadership
The Bush administration refers to either of two U.S. presidential administrations: George H.W.
Bush (1989–1993) or his son George W.
Bush (2001–2009).
Without qualification, the term usually means the latter, whose tenure was defined by the September 11 attacks and subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: The Bush administration's response to Katrina drew widespread criticism.
- Iraq War2003 US-led invasion
- CheneyFormer U.S. vice president
- 9/112001 terrorist attacks
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
George W. Bush · Rumsfeld · Condoleezza Rice · weapons of mass destruction · mushroom cloud · yellow cake · Saddam Hussein · neoconservative · White House · Katrina · clear skies · torture · enhanced interrogation · Guantanamo · Republican · Texas · cowboy · coalition
- War on TerrorOsama bin Laden, IED, Guantanamo, regime change, troop surge
Bush administrationObama administration
44th executive branch tenure
Clinton administration · Democratic Party · New Deal era · Great Society · democratic socialism
Bush administrationObama administration
44th executive branch tenure
isolationism · non-interventionism · Clinton administration · international cooperation
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