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. ..…

With the return of Democrat to White House, era seemed to be ushered in with Obama's pledge to scale down troops Iraq, end Bush's torture programs, and close Guantanamo. ..…

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

Ironically, the relative stabilization of Iraq has enabled the Maliki government to increasingly resist U.S. ambitions in Iraq. ... The difficulties associated with both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have wrecked these earlier dreams of the Bush Doctrine. ..…

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. . ..…