Bush administration. He is as reviled by countless Latin Americans as he is revered among neocons who pine for a more muscular US role in the hemisphere and beyond. ... Many of PNAC’s goals — which included regime change in Iraq — aligned perfectly with George W. ..…

Bush’s invasion and occupation of Iraq. Since it loaned the money, China expects repayment in full. ..…

Bush’s Iraq war have attempted to blame the Obama Administration for this crisis. ... With Iraq on the brink of disintegration, Bush implemented his much-celebrated “surge.” ..…

The Bush administration’s “Stop-Loss” policy—in which soldiers were forced to stay in Iraq even after their deployments were up— was hugely unpopular and implemented over the objections of soldiers and their families. . ..…

Bush in Iraq only four years later. Moreover, the conflict had a major negative impact on Russian (and Chinese) views of the United States. . ..…

And as the Democratic Congress’s capitulation to Bush on almost all aspects of the war in Iraq has shown, a Democratic administration will want to prove itself as a responsible trustee of U.S. imperialism. . ..…